The Chief of the Army Staff, General Upendra Dwivedi, visited the Indian Army’s Vajra Corps to assess its operational preparedness along the Western borders.
The martyr’s mortal remains were sent to his hometown, Kohlvin village in Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh.
The martyred JCO has been identified as Subedar Kuldeep Chand of the 9 Punjab.
Combined with nano drones, the Robo Mules were deployed two weeks ago to assess the buildings damaged in the quake and navigate through the debris.
The Indian Army's field hospital has so far treated 258 patients and undertaken six major and 27 minor surgeries as part of the ongoing Operation Brahma in Mandalay, Myanmar.
A total of six Shaurya Chakra have been awarded, of which one is posthumous. Bar to Sena Medal (gallantry) has been awarded to four, Sena Medal (gallantry) awarded to 116, including 15 posthumous, and Mention-in-Despatches to 28 Army officers which include three posthumous.
While the Armies of the two countries exchanged sweets at various points on the Line of Control (LOC), BSF exchanged sweets with Pakistan Rangers on the International Border (IB).
Yogendra Singh Yadav was just 19 when he was awarded the country's highest military award for his bravery during the Kargil conflict.
Training in weapon handling, firing and weapon maintenance is being imparted to VDC members in the Poonch, Rajouri and Reasi districts of Jammu that are the traditional infiltration route of terrorists.
The Indian Army mountaineers from the Ladakh Scouts Regiment will attempt scaling APSARASAS I, APSARASAS II, APSARASAS III, PT-6940 and PT-7140 simultaneously.
