Assistance to Families of Martyred Soldiers of Indian Military

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Relatives console Selvi, wife of P Ilayaraja, who was killed in an encounter in Kashmir, in Kandani, near Ilayangudi in Sivaganga district on Sunday.

Sivaganga/Chennai, August 14, 2017 17:58 IST
Updated: August 14, 2017 19:03 IST
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Sepoy P Ilayaraja was one of the two army men killed in an encounter with militants in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Saturday.

An army jawan killed in a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir two days ago was buried with full military honours at his native village in Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

Sepoy P Ilayaraja was one of the two armymen killed in an encounter with militants in Shopian district of south Kashmir on Saturday.

Meanwhile, in Chennai, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami condoled the death of Ilayaraja.

P. Ilayaraja

Expressing sympathies with the family of the deceased soldier, the Chief Minister said he had directed that a sum of ₹ 20 lakh be provided to the slain jawan’s family.

The slain jawan’s mortal remains were flown to Madurai from New Delhi on Monday where collector K. Veeraraghava Rao paid tributes.

Ilayaraja’s body was later taken by road to his native Kandani village where he was laid to rest with full military honours amidst grieving relatives and villagers.

 

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Final journey: Villagers mourn as the body of the slain soldier P. Ilayaraja is taken to the burial ground at Kandani village in Sivaganga district on Monday. | Photo Credit: L. Balachandar

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Soldier laid to rest

with military honours

Hundreds of grief-stricken people of Kandani village bade a tearful farewell as the body of P. Ilayaraja, the sepoy who was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday morning, was laid to rest at his native village near Ilayangudi on Monday evening with the full military guard of honour.

Colonel S.S. Pandian, Station Staff Officer, Station Headquarters, Tiruchi, spoke.

 

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Indian army officers salute the coffin with the body of slain soldier Jagram Singh Tomar in Mendhar area of Poonch district, at an army garrison in Jammu, on Sunday. AFP

 

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Injured jawans dead

Meanwhile, a CRPF jawan, identified as Constable Reyaz Ahmad, who was injured in a grenade attack by militants in Budgam district on Monday, succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday in a Srinagar hospital.

An Army spokesman said injured soldier, Narendra Singh, who sustained bullet injuries from across the Line of Control in Rampur Sector on August 7, also succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday.

Lt. Gen. J.S. Sandhu, Chinar Corps Commander, and all ranks “paid homage to the martyr”.

Singh (43) had joined the Army in 1994 and hailed from Village Haripur in Dehradun. He is survived by his wife Asha Devi and two daughters.

“The mortal remains of the martyr were flown for last rites to his native village in Dehradun where he would be laid to rest with full military honours,” said the army spokesman.

 

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Ministry of Defence
21-August, 2017 14:44 IST
Demise of Gentleman Cadets at Indian Military Academy

Exercise PAHLA KADAM, a training camp for first term Gentlemen Cadets of Indian Military Academy was being conducted in the general area of Badshahi Bagh, Saharanpur district. During the runback of the exercise, seven Gentlemen Cadets fell unwell due to dehydration. All the Gentleman Cadets were administered first aid by the medical officer present at the exercise location and evacuated in specialized ambulances with paramedic support to Military Hospital, Dehradun. Gentleman Cadet Deepak Sharma whose condition was critical, was however rushed to the nearest medical centre (Lehman Hospital) at Vikasnagar. The individual succumbed to exhaustion and dehydration and passed away at 1:30 pm on 18 Aug despite best efforts made by the doctors.

Meanwhile, the other Gentlemen Cadets were shifted to Military Hospital, Dehradun where they were administered medical treatment. Gentleman Cadet Nabin Kumar Chhetri, the second individual, who was under treatment, however eventually passed away at 11:50 pm despite best efforts made by the doctors. The best medical treatment by specialized doctors at Military Hospital, Dehradun was provided and all efforts were made to treat the individual.

Wreaths were laid for both the departed Gentlemen Cadets in separate ceremonies which were attended by all Officers, JCOs and Gentlemen Cadets of the IMA.

The remaining Gentleman Cadets have been treated at the Military Hospital and are stable.

Manoj Tuli

APRO (Army)

 

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Srinagar, August 26, 2017 08:22 IST
Updated: August 26, 2017 09:08 IST

Army jawans take position following an attack carried out by militants at District Police lines in Pulwama district in South kashmir on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Nissar Ahmad

There is no official confirmation on number of militants involved in the attack
Militants stormed the premises of the District Police Lines in Pulwama on Saturday morning. One policeman, identified as Imtiyaz Ahmad Sheikh, was killed in the attack.

At least six security personnel are believed injured in the ongoing encounter.

"An operation to flush out militants is on in the area. Firing is still on," said a police official, refusing to divulge any further details.

There is no official confirmation on number of militants involved in the attack, which reportedly looks like a fidayeen (suicide) attack. The attack took place around 4:30 a.m.

Preliminary reports suggest militant opened indiscriminate fire and stormed into the premises, which houses policemen and CRPF.

Unconfirmed reports suggest three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and three policemen were injured in the attack.

The area is being sealed as more security personnel were rushed to the encounter site.

(This is a developing story)

 

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Ministry of Home Affairs
26-August, 2017 15:13 IST
Union Home Minister reviews security situation

The Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh today reviewed the internal security and law & order situation in the country in general and in Haryana and adjoining areas, and Jammu & Kashmir in particular.

The situation in Haryana was assessed at present to be under control, though it is being carefully monitored. The Home Minister took note of the assurance of DGP, Haryana that the law & order situation in Haryana would be kept in control.

The Home Minister also reviewed the on-going encounter in Pulwama, J&K. He expressed his profound sorrow over the martyrdom of one personnel of J&K Police and two personnel of CRPF, and expressed his heart-felt condolences to the families of these brave policemen. The terrorists have been cornered in a set of Government quarters and action to flush them out is in process. The exact number of terrorists is still not known. Two SPOs of J&K are trapped in the building where the terrorists have been cornered.

The Home Minister expressed the hope that these two SPOs would be rescued safely soon.

 

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Army soldiers stand guard as smoke billows from the District Police Lines during a gunfight, in Pulwama some 30 kilometers south of Srinagar. (Waseem Andrabi/HT)
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A wreath laying ceremony for two of the CRPF men — Constable Borase Dinesh Dipak from Gujarat and Constable Mohammad Yasin Teli from Baramulla district in north Kashmir — was held in the morning on Sunday at regional training centre, Humhama, Srinagar.

Tributes were paid to the other two CRPF constables, Ravindra Baban Dhanawade of Maharashtra and constable Jaswant Singh of Haryana, on Saturday evening.

The J&K policemen killed in the shootout were Imtiyaz Ahmad, Mohammad Yousuf Hajam, Rafiq Ahmad Hajam and Amarjeet Singh. Their wreath-laying ceremony was held in district police lines Awantipora on Saturday.

In a tweet, Army’s Chinar Corps commander and all ranks saluted the “martyred CRPF & JKP personnel & offers heartfelt condolences to the families.”

Chief minister Mehbooba Mufti condemned the killings and conveyed her sympathies to the bereaved families.

 

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The Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat chairing the 71st Board of Governors Meeting of Army Group Insurance Fund, in New Delhi on August 28, 2017.

The Adjutant General, Lt. General Ashwani Kumar addressing the 71st Board of Governors Meeting of Army Group Insurance Fund, in New Delhi on August 28, 2017.

 

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The assistant sub-inspector, Abdul Rashid, has been shifted to the district hospital in Anantnag.(Representative photo)
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A policemen shot at by suspected militants succumbed to his injuries on Monday in south Kashmir’s Anantnag town, officials said.

“ASI Abdul Rashid attained martyrdom.A great soul and a dedicated police officer.Heartfelt condolences.RIP,” tweeted the handle of deputy inspector general of police, south Kashmir range.

The attack on the cop came a day after eight security personnel and three militants were killed in a fidayeen attack in district police lines in Pulwama.

 

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Overwhelming grief: Zohra, daughter of Abdul Rashid Pir, at his wreath-laying ceremony in Srinagar .

CRPF convoy stoned in Pulwama
Militants shot dead a police officer in Anantnag in south Kashmir on Monday afternoon. Assistant sub-inspector Abdul Rashid Pir was critically injured when militants fired at him near Mehandi Kadal.

“Pir was declared dead in a Srinagar hospital where he was shifted for specialised treatment,” an official said.

In a separate incident, a mob threw stones at the convoy of the Inspector-General, CRPF, in the Tengpuna area of Pulwama. The security personnel fired tear gas shells to disperse the protesters.

Meanwhile, a cordon and search operation was stalled by clashes in Vijpara area of Hajin. The operation was called off after youth pelted forces with stones. Security forces used smoke shells to control the situation.

 

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Sanjay Pandey, DH News Service, Lucknow, Sep 1 2017, 18:51 IST

Rasoolan Bibi wife of Abdul Hamid who had posthumously received PVC, country's highest military decoration, for his bravery in the Indo-Pak war in 1965. Picture courtesy Twitter

It was a felicitation that left the wife of Abdul Hamid, who had posthumously received PVC, country's highest military decoration, for his bravery in the Indo-Pak war in 1965, hugely embarrassed.

Hamid's 95-year old wife Rasoolan Bibi had been ''felicitated'' Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav a couple of days back at a function in Azamgarh district, about 300 kilometres from here.

Interestingly Rasoolan Bibi came to know about her felicitation after reports to this effect were published in the local media. ''I was neither invited nor attended the function,'' a shocked Rasoolan told reporters on Friday.

According to the reports, the local unit of the SP had organised a program at Nathhupur village in the district on Wednesday during which Akhilesh was to unveil the statue of Ram Samujh Yadav, also a martyr. The party had invited the kin of the martyrs from the district and nearby areas, who were felicitated by Akhilesh on this occasion.

The organisers called out the name of Rasoolan Bibi and she was also ''felicitated'' amid loud clapping. It later turned out that a 70-year old woman reached on the stage and was felicitated.

''She never goes anywhere alone...she is always accompanied by one or more members of the family...on Wednesday she was at home,'' said Jamil, Hamid's grand son.

Havildar Abdul Hamid of 4 Grenadiers, who was commander of the RCL (Recoilless) gun detachment, had destroyed several enemy tanks in Khemkaran sector during the 1965 Indo-Pak war. He was awarded PVC six days after he was martyred in the battlefield.

''It was a mistake...we will meet Rasoolan Bibi and tender apology...we will also felicitate her,'' said a senior district SP leader in Azamgarh.

BJP leaders also slammed the SP for ''humiliating'' the martyr's wife. The saffron party is planning to hold a program to felicitate Rasoolan Bibi on September 10, the day Hamid had been martyred in the battlefield.

 

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Kin of martyred soldiers with mementoes presented by Samajawadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yavav at a function in Azamgarh.(HT PHOTO)

On August 30, Akhilesh Yadav unveiled the statue of martyr Ram Samujh Yadav in Natthupur village in district. The families of 38 martyrs were invited to the event. Akhilesh honorured the kin of slain soldiers from Uttar Pradesh with angvastaram and mementoes.

 

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Over the past two days, a senior army officer died of a suspected heart attack while two jawans were electrocuted in a military workshop.
india Updated: Sep 05, 2017 19:10 IST
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A senior army officer and two soldiers died in two separate incidents in Jammu region on Monday and Tuesday

The two soldiers were electrocuted in Udhampur on Tuesday.

Udhampur SHO Inspector Sanjeev Gupta said that the soldiers died due to electric shock at 3 Advance Base Workshop.

The dead soldiers have been identified as P Jaipal Reddy, son of P N Reddy of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh and I Vasudevan, son of I Irrulappan in Ramanathapuram district of Tamil Nadu.

The bodies have been shifted from the military hospital to district hospital Udhampur for post-mortem.

A day earlier on Monday, a Lt. Colonel died of an apparent heart attack in Chatha near Jammu.

“Lt. Col. Saibal Subash Dutta fell unconscious during morning exercise at an Army formation in Chatha on Monday morning. He was rushed to the military hospital at Satwari where he died”, said Chatha police post in-charge sub inspector Sandeep Charak.

Charak said that as a part of morning regimen the officer was running inside the army formation when he suddenly collapsed.

It seems that the officer suffered a cardiac arrest, he added.

The police have initiated inquest proceedings.

 

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Ministry of Defence
07-September, 2017 17:29 IST
Nirmala Sitharaman takes over as Defence Minister

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman took over charge as Defence Minister, here today. On her arrival at the Ministry of Defence in South Block, Smt. Sitharaman was received by outgoing Defence Minister Shri Arun Jaitley, Minister of State for Defence Dr. Subhash Bhamre, Defence Secretary Shri Sanjay Mitra, Defence Secretary (Defence Production) Shri AK Gupta, Chairman DRDO & Secretary Department of Defence R&D Dr. S Christopher and other senior officials. Smt Sitharaman is the first full time Woman Defence Minister of India. Immediately after assuming office, the Defence Minister approved a grant of over Rs 13 crore which will be released for 8685 ex-servicemen, widows and dependants out of the Armed Forces Flag Day Fund. She also approved financial assistance out of Raksha Mantri Ex-Servicemen Fund.