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Security forces personnel deployed at Kirti Nagar in Sirsa on Monday

Security personnel keep strict vigil near Sunariya Jail, in Rohtak on Monday. | Photo Credit: PTI

In Rohtak, where the sentencing is to take place, security personnel guarding the Sunaria Jail have been authorised to open fire at nefarious elements.

The Inspector General of Police tells reporters that over 100 weapons, the weapons were seized from the fields

According to PTI, a multi-layer security cordon manned by police and 23 companies of paramilitary forces has been thrown in and around Rohtak and also around the Sunaria Jail.


No entry: Security personnel mount vigil near the Sunaria jail

2,300 Central forces are deployed

 

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Jawans of the Rapid Action Force stands gaurd during the curfew in Bathinda on Monday. (Express Photo by Gurmeet Singh)

Security forces personnel stand guard in Amritsar on Monday

Indian Army soldiers conduct a flag march amid a curfew after their deployment in Jalandhar.

The state government said an AK-47, six pistols and two rifles were also recovered from a vehicle in the Dera head’s motorcade.

The cans were found after police impounded nearly 30 vehicles, most of them SUVs, from Mansa Devi Complex on Saturday night. In the crackdown following the violence on Friday, police have also seized several weapons, including an AK-47 rifle, from these vehicles and arrested their drivers.

Villagers in Beghu, which has a population of about 9,000, most of them non-supporters of the sect chief, fear a rerun of the violence.

Though their village is just 500 metres away from the sect headquarters, police had put up barricades three kilometres away from the complex, they say.

 

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Security forces at Kirti Nagar in Sirsa. | Photo Credit: PTI

 

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http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...initiatives/article19587075.ece?homepage=true
Arun Jaitley said 65 out of 99 recommendations of the Shekatkar Committee have been accepted by the government
In major reform of the Indian armed forces to improve the combat efficiency, the Unions Cabinet on Wednesday approved a series of recommendations that would redeploy 57,000 soldiers in non-core areas to operational duties.

The recommendations were made by the Lt Gen (Retd) D.B. Shekatkar committee appointed to recommend measures for enhancing combat capability and rebalancing defence expenditure of the armed forces to increase the teeth-to-tail ratio.

“This committee had given about 99 recommendations. The Government in consultation with the Indian Army has been going through them and the first batch of 65 recommendations have been accepted yesterday. These all have to be operationalized by the end of 2019,” Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said in the media briefing after the Cabinet meeting.

Defence sources said that all these recommendations are related to the Army and the remaining 34 recommendations pertaining to the Navy, Air Force and the Integrated Defence Staff (IDS) are likely to be taken up soon.

“The first phase of the reforms involves redeployment and restructuring of approximately 57,000 posts of officers/JCOs/ORs and civilians,” the Defence Ministry said a statement.

The various areas of reform include optimisation of signal establishments, restructuring of repair echelons including base workshops, redeployment of ordnance depots, better utilisation of supply and transport echelons and animal transport units, closure of military farms and army postal establishments in peace locations and improving efficiency of the National Cadet Corps (NCC).

Of these, the order for the closure of 39 military farms was issued in the beginning of August and would be completed in three months.

The 11 member committee headed by Lt Gen (Retd) Shekatkar was appointed by the then Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar in May last year and the report was submitted to the Defence Ministry in December 2016.

“Restructuring by the Indian Army is aimed at enhancing combat capability in a manner that the officers/Junior Commissioned Officers (JCO)/ Other Ranks (OR) will be used for improving operational preparedness and civilians will be redeployed in different wings of the armed forces for improving efficiency,” the statement added.

 

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Indian Army to undergo major reforms, government says
Major reforms will be carried out in the Indian Army to enhance its combat capability which will include redeployment of nearly 57,000 officers and other ranks as well as ensuring better utilisation of resources, the government announced on Wednesday.

Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said perhaps for the first time after Independence, such a big and "far-reaching" reform process is being initiated in the Army.

Replying to a question that whether the exercise was undertaken keeping in view the Doklam episode, Jaitley said, "This is not specific to any incident. It had been going on much prior to Doklam."

The reform initiatives were recommended by a committee headed by Lt Gen DB Shekatkar (retd) which had a mandate to recommend measures for enhancing of combat capability and rebalancing defence expenditure of the armed forces to increase "tooth to tail ratio".

The 'tooth-to-tail' ratio refers to the amount of supply and support personnel (termed as tail) for each combat soldier (tooth).
The panel had suggested 99 recommendations for structural changes in the Army and out of which the defence ministry has accepted 65 after consultations with all the stakeholders, Jaitley said.

The defence ministry said the reforms will be carried out by December 31, 2019.

The ministry said civilians will be redeployed in different wings of the armed forces for improving efficiency.

Jaitley said the Union Cabinet was today apprised of the defence ministry's decision to carry out the reform process in the Army.

The Shekatkar committee was appointed in May last year and it had submitted its report in December.

"In a first ever exercise after Independence, the Ministry of Defence in consultation with the Indian Army has decided to reform the Indian Army in a planned manner. These decisions were approved by the Defence Minister," the ministry said in a statement.

In the first phase, it said the reforms will involve redeployment and restructuring of approximately 57,000 posts of officers, junior commissioned officers and other ranks and civilians.

It said optimization of signals establishments, closure of military farms and army postal establishments in peace locations as well as restructuring of repair echelons in the army including base workshops will also be part of the extensive exercise.

The ministry said there will be redeployment of ordnance echelons to include vehicle depots, ordnance depots and central ordnance depots apart from streamlining inventory control mechanisms.

The reform will also be carried out to ensure better utilisation of supply and transport facilities and animal transport units.

There will be enhancement in standards for recruitment of clerical staff and drivers in the Army as also improving the efficiency of the National Cadet Corps.

"Implementation has begun with the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Security to close 39 military farms in a time bound manner," the ministry said.
The army's commanders' in April had deliberated extensively on enhancing the Army's overall strike capability.

"Restructuring by the Indian Army is aimed at enhancing combat capability in a manner that the officers/JCOs/ORs will be used for improving operational preparedness and civilians will be redeployed in different wings of the armed forces for improving efficiency," said the defence ministry.
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Kalyan Ray, New Delhi, DH News Service, Aug 30 2017, 16:58 IST

The defence ministry has now set in motion a reform process in the Army in accordance with the recommendations of a high-powered panel, headed by Lt Gen DB Shekatkar (retd), that submitted its report in December 2016. PTI file photo

 

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Ministry of Defence
01-September, 2017 17:59 IST
National Integration Tour Organised by Indian Army for Students from LEH

As part of the Indian Army’s ongoing outreach programme to foster the spirit of National Integration across the entire swathe of the country, a tour comprising of 20 school students from Biamah in Leh district of J&K is being organised from 25 August to 05 September 17. The participants interacted with Lt General Sarath Chand, Vice Chief of Army Staff today. He shared his experiences while serving in these areas with the students and motivated them to work hard and contribute actively in the Nation Building process. He also exhorted them to join the Indian Armed Forces and serve the cause of the Nation.

The tour was flagged off from Leh on 25th of August and during the course of their tour the participants have already visited various cultural and historical places in Chandigarh and Delhi. These National Integration Tours are educational and motivational tours for youth of J&K and North Eastern States, with an aim to provide an insight into the rich heritage of the country as well as various developmental and industry initiatives that are underway. This initiative will expose them to various career options and enable them to interact with renowned personalities.

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The Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Sarath Chand in a group photograph with the students from Leh district of J&K and other Army Officers, in New Delhi on September 01, 2017.

 

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File photo of a Bofors gun in Drass sector.

 

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Bajekan, Nejiakhera and Begu villages Sirsa district

 

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Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
http://www.thehindu.com/news/nation...bipin-rawat/article19630592.ece?homepage=true
He calls for integration of the three services and stresses on the primacy of the Army.

Despite having credible deterrence, India should be prepared for a two-front war on the western and northern borders, Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat said on Septemner 6 even as he underscored the primacy of the Army over other two services.

“Credible deterrence does not take away the threat of war… Nuclear powers don’t go to war and that nuclear weapons are weapons of deterrence, yes they are. But to say that they can deter war, they will not allow nations to go to war, in our context that may also not be true,” Gen. Rawat said at a seminar organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies. In this context, Gen. Rawat noted that the country is surrounded by two adversaries, one on the western border and one to the north.

“As far as our Western adversary is considered, we don’t see any scope of reconciliation, because their military, the polity, and the people in that nation have been made to believe that there is an adversary, India, which is all out to break their nations into pieces...” he observed. He questioned as to how long the country will continue to bear this proxy war. “When will the country decide the threshold levels have been crossed…? Because of the proxy war there is always scope for conflict with our western neighbour,” he added.

Tensions along the Line of Control have been high since the Uri terror attacks in September 2016.

On China, Gen. Rawat said flexing of muscles has started. His comments come in the backdrop of the recent standoff in Doklam. “Salami slicing, taking over territory in a very gradual manner, testing our limits of threshold is something we have to be wary about and remain prepared for situations emerging which could gradually emerge into conflict…,” he stated. In this backdrop, Gen. Rawat called for integration of the three services and stressed on the primacy of the Army in that.

 

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Gen Bipin Rawat visited Rangapahar Military Station to review operational preparedness of Army Formations in forward areas

 

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NEW DELHI, September 06, 2017 23:46 IST
Updated: September 06, 2017 23:46 IST
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/army-supremacy-has-to-be-maintained-rawat/article19632019.ece

‘Wars will be fought on land, and hence it is a must’
India should be prepared for a two-front war despite its nuclear weapons, said the Chief of the Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat, on Wednesday even as he called for maintaining the “supremacy and primacy” of the Army in a joint services environment.

“Wars will be fought on land, and therefore the primacy of the Army must be maintained. The other services, the Navy and Air Force, will play a very major role in support of the Army which will be operating on the ground because no matter what happens, we may be dominating the area or the air, but finally war will be won when we ensure territorial integrity of the nation,” Gen. Rawat said at a seminar organised by the Centre for Land Warfare Studies.

“And therefore the supremacy and primacy of the Army in a joint services environment becomes that much more relevant and important,” he said.

Tri-service integration has been a touchy issue with the Navy and Air Force worried that their autonomy would be eroded.

Deterrence may not help

Stating that the country was surrounded by two adversaries, one on the western border and one to the North, Gen. Rawat said, “War is in the realm of reality.” “To say that in future there will be no wars if you have sufficient deterrence may not always be true. Nuclear powers don’t go to war and that nuclear weapons are weapons of deterrence, yes they are. But to say that they can deter war, they will not allow nations to go to war, in our context that may also not be true,” he said.

He stressed that the nature of warfare had been changing and much before militaries get into battle, wars may commence through non-contact warfare. For this, Gen. Rawat referred to the Chinese campaign over the Doklam standoff in which Beijing mounted an aggressive pitch alleging that Indian troops had crossed into its territory.

“In fact, if you look at the recent incident that happened on our northern borders close to Sikkim, we did see information, psychological, media and legal warfare being launched by the adversary. It did not however lead to kinetic warfare…,” he said.

On China, Gen. Rawat added that flexing of muscles had started. “Salami slicing, taking over territory in a very gradual manner, testing our limits of threshold is something we have to be wary about and remain prepared…,” he said.

On Pakistan, Gen. Rawat questioned how long the country would continue to bear the proxy war and said, “Because of the proxy war there is always scope for conflict with our Western neighbour.”

“As far as our Western adversary is considered, we don’t see any scope of reconciliation, because their military, the polity and the people in that nation have been made to believe that there is an adversary, India, which is all out to break their nation into pieces...” he observed.

Tensions along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan have been running high since the Uri terror attacks in September last year.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/fire-at-armys-ammunition-depot-in-bathinda/article19634646.ece
NEW DELHI: , September 07, 2017 09:55 IST
Updated: September 07, 2017 09:55 IST

The fire is now under control and no casualty has been reported
A fire was reported in the Army’s Forward Ammunition Depot (FAD) in Bathinda in the early morning on Thursday.

“The fire commenced at about 5 am in a shed having low grade ammunition,” Army sources said.

The fire is now under control and no casualty has been reported, sources said.

 

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Northern army chief Lt General Devraj Anbu poses with a soldier during an investiture ceremony in Udhampur on Thursday.

Army soldiers in action outside a house where militants were hiding during an encounter in which top three Hizbul Mujahideen Commanders and two Army soldiers were killed, at Awneera in Shopian.(PTI File Photo)

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‘Operation all-out’, an offensive launched by the security forces to flush out militants would continue till there is complete peace in Jammu and Kashmir, Director General of Police (DGP) S P Vaid said here today.

Speaking to reporters, the DGP said that the situation in J&K was “much better” now compared to last year.

Yes, the operation will continue, till we get complete peace in Kashmir, Vaid said when asked whether the ‘operation all-out’ would continue.

Asked whether the militants had changed their strategy in the aftermath of ‘operation all out’ and in the wake of a suicide attack on district police lines Pulwama recently, he said that if the militants change tactics, so would the security forces.

“In a situation like this, every one changes their tactics. We will also change, do not worry,” he said.

On whether there were reports or apprehensions of law and order problems in the Valley in the wake of NIA raids, the DGP said people were rather “very appreciative” of the act of the investigating agency.

“I do not think so, there is no such report. Rather, the people are very appreciative of this act of the agencies and are asking why it was not done much earlier,” Vaid said.

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“There are 20 companies of CRPF, 12 companies of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), five companies of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), two companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF), four companies of army, and two companies Border Security Force (BSF) to control the law and order situation.”

“The high court-appointed court commissioner AKS Pawar (retired judge) for carrying out search at the dera will hold a meeting for visiting Sirsa soon. After the meeting, the security forces will start search operation on the dera premises,” Sirsa deputy commissioner (DC) Prabhjot Singh said.

Officials said a chopper with SWAT teams will keep an eye on the search operation that will be carried out with the help of dog and bomb squads.

Inspector general of police (IGP, Hisar range) Amitabh Singh Dhillon, superintendent of police (SP) Ashwin Shenvi and deputy commissioner (DC) Prabhjot Singh on Wednesday checked all check-posts installed by the security forces.

Silence at dera premises

When mediapersons on Wednesday arrived at the dera from the gate of MSG Hospital, the guards allowed them to see the premises and the MSG Resorts.

A pin-drop silence prevailed at the headquarters. Some guards were guarding the main and other entry gates. A dera follower said, “Ab yahan follower nahi, media wale zyada dikhte hain” (Now you can more mediapersons than dera followers).

Dr Puneet Kumar at the Dera Sacha Sauda hospital said, “This is a 300-bed multi-specialty hospital. There are a total of 450 staff members, including 50 doctors. We are also recommending the patients to go to some other hospitals as there is no electricity here.”