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The DG NCC, Lt. Gen. Aniruddha Chakravarty presenting a memento to the Lt. Col. Michael Karl Walter Schwab, leader of the visiting German Armed Forces delegation, at Manekshaw Centre, in New Delhi on October 29, 2015.

Ministry of Defence
29-October, 2015 17:24 IST
DG NCC Hosts German Armed Forces Delegation

A 32 member German Armed Forces delegation led by Lt Col Michael Karl Walter Schwab visited the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Headquarters and interacted with the officers of the organisation today at Manekshaw Centre, Delhi Cantt. The Deputy Defence Attaché from the German Embassy accompanied the delegation who are from the German Foundation for Political Studies and International Understanding’.

The interactive meet was chaired by the Director General NCC Lt Gen Aniruddha Chakravarty, where senior officers of the organisation were also present. A presentation on the history, aims of NCC, organizational structure and facets of training was given to the visitors aimed at better understanding of the organisation.

The visiting delegation members evinced keen interest in the NCC activities as it is the largest uniformed youth organisation in the world. The presence of boy and girl cadets enabled a first-hand interaction of the visiting German delegation with them.

 

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The CMD, Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), Shri V. Udaya Bhaskar presenting the final dividend cheque for 2014-2015 to the Union Minister for Defence, Shri Manohar Parrikar, in New Delhi on October 30, 2015. The Secretary (Defence Production), Shri A.K. Gupta and the Addl. Secretary (Defence Production), Smt Surina Rajan are also seen.

The Minister of State for Home Affairs, Shri Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary being welcomed during the inauguration of the BSF Golden Jubilee Exhibition-2015 “Ek Swaranim Anubhav”, at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, in New Delhi on October 30, 2015. The Director General, BSF, Shri D.K. Pathak is also seen.

 

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Northern Command meet on combat medical support - The Hindu
Updated: October 31, 2015 07:42 IST
The Northern Command of the army on Friday organised a seminar on the ‘Combat medical support evolving doctrines’ as part of the continuing medical education (CME) programme.

The Udhampur-based Army hospital is the only tertiary care facility in the command zone that receives patients by road and air from the border areas as well the counter-insurgency, counter-terrorist environment, a defence spokesman said.

Leading experts in combat medical care from all the services presented their papers and discussed the latest advances in the field, he said.

In his inaugural address, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Lt. Gen. D. S. Hooda lauded the efforts of the Command Hospital in organising the academic event focused on the vital area of medical care in the services.

Maj. Gen S.P.S. Kochar while welcoming the guests and delegates said that, the academic event features lectures, panel discussions and deliberations on newer concepts, overseas experiences and training modalities.

Maj. Gen. N. Srinath, Commandant of Command Hospital while concluding the inaugural ceremony said that the proceedings of the CME will definitely help the medical fraternity keep abreast with latest in combat medicine.

 

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There are about nine lakh personnel serving in the paramilitary forces working under the Union Home Ministry.

 

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india once was interested in su24, mabe su 34?

 

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India Inks S-400 Missile Defense System Deal With Russia For $10.6 Billion
India Inks S-400 Missile Defense System Deal With Russia For $10.6 Billion

 

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Updated: November 6, 2015 14:40 IST
Army Services Corps honours its sole Mahavir Chakra awardee - The Hindu


At the peak of the Kargil war, 27-year-old Captain Neikezhakou Kenguruse, who had been commissioned barely six month prior, led the attack to capture Black Rock in Drass Sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Seven Pakistani bunkers stood before them, and heavy artillery greeted their journey up the knife-edge cliffs of Lone Hill in the early hours of June 28, 1999.

Nearing the first bunker, a grenade was thrown at them, and the captain sustained splinted injuries to the abdomen. Undeterred his continued his march up, and even threw away his shoes to allow him better grip on the steep cliff.

With the putter of machine guns ringing around him, he pulled out his rocket launcher and decimated the first bunker. Two Pakistani soldiers from the neighbouring bunker rushed towards him, and he tackled them armed with only a commando knife.

He was shot at repeatedly while he approached the third bunker, and in the confusion of the war, a landslide saw seven soldiers fall nearly a hundred feet. The next day, his body was found.

For his sacrifice, the Nagaland-born Captain Kenguruse was posthumously given the Mahavir Chakra — the only soldier from the Army Services Corps (ASC) to receive it.

And sixteen years later, on Friday, the sacrifice and the story is now memorialised with a grand depiction in bronze of the battle, of the medal, of the soldier at the ASC Gate on Victoria Road (the entrance is now named as the Capt. Kenguruse Gate — the first such commemoration for the sprawling 800-acre campus).

“We didn’t even know that he was the only Mahavir Chakra awardee in the whole of ASC. We didn’t know Neikezhakou was revered here. It is beyond our imagination and we are honoured,” said the Captain’s younger brother, Keneitsilie K., who had flown in with his parents from Kohima for the inauguration of the statue.

S.P.S. Katewa, Commandant of the ASC Centre and College, said the process to commemorate the winner of the highest gallantry award for the Corp started nearly five months. “There was a need to honour the Captain, and to showcase to the public his sacrifice,” he said.

 

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Former INA soldier dies - The Hindu
Updated: November 7, 2015 05:41 IST

Freedom fighter and former INA soldier Jaimal Singh, 98, was cremated with State honours here on Friday, family members said.

The former Indian National Army veteran passed away after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife, three sons and daughters each as well as grandsons and granddaughters.

Mr. Singh breathed his last on Thursday night in his village Sidhrawali on the Delhi-Jaipur-Mumbai highway.

Hundreds of people took part in the cremation that was also attended by Gurgaon Sub-Divisional Magistrate Vatsal Vashisht and Naib-Tehsildar Manesar Sankalp Singh.

The Haryana Police provided a guard of honour.

Several political leaders, social groups and citizen groups expressed sorrow over Mr. Singh’s demise.

The family said Singh had a sharp memory even at age 98. He often narrated stories of INA and the atrocities heaped on freedom fighters by the British government.

Born in 1917, Singh joined the British Army. He joined the INA on the call of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and faced years of imprisonment. - IANS

 

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I saw 2 brand new Tatra vehicles in carried by 2 carrier lorry near erode last week.

 

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Watch: Indian Army trains for tough times! | Zee News

 

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I thought this was important.
Defence News, PMO Takes Direct Charge of National Defence to equip India with Maximum Firepower

 

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paying respects at the Dograi War Memorial, in Khasa, Amritsar, Punjab on November 11, 2015.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paying respects at the Dograi War Memorial, in Khasa, Amritsar, Punjab on November 11, 2015.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi paying respects at the Dograi War Memorial, in Khasa, Amritsar, Punjab on November 11, 2015.

 

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Prime Minister's Office
11-November, 2015 18:11 IST
PM visits 1965 war memorials in Punjab; spends Diwali with officers and jawans of the Indian Armed Forces


The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today visited three memorials in Punjab which commemorate some of the spectacular successes of the Indian Armed Forces in the 1965 war.

The Prime Minister visited the Dograi War Memorial, and the Barki War Memorial. The battles of Dograi and Barki were decisive successes achieved by the Indian Army during the 1965 war.

The Prime Minister visited Asal Uttar, the site of one of the biggest ever tank battles, where the Indian Armed Forces achieved a major victory. The battle of Asal Uttar is remembered for the heroics of Veer Abdul Hamid, who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra. The Prime Minister paid homage by laying a wreath on the memorial of Abdul Hamid.

The Prime Minister greeted and interacted with officers and jawans of the Indian Army and Air Force, at Dograi War Memorial, Barki War Memorial, and Air Force Station – Halwara.

The Prime Minister said that everyone wishes to spend Diwali with his or her family, and therefore, just as he had visited Siachen last year, he has chosen to spend Diwali with the officers and jawans of the Armed Forces this year as well. He said that as this year marked the 50th anniversary of the 1965 war, he has chosen to visit locations where the brave soldiers of the Indian Armed Forces had shed blood and made the supreme sacrifice during that war.

The Prime Minister said that the long-pending issue of One-Rank, One Pension has been resolved, and it has been granted.


The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the soldiers at the Dograi War Memorial, in Khasa, Amritsar, Punjab on November 11, 2015.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the soldiers at the Dograi War Memorial, in Khasa, Amritsar, Punjab on November 11, 2015.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the soldiers at the Dograi War Memorial, in Khasa, Amritsar, Punjab on November 11, 2015.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laying wreath at the memorial of Abdul Hamid, PVC, at Asal Uttar, in Punjab on November 11, 2015.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laying wreath at the memorial of Abdul Hamid, PVC, at Asal Uttar, in Punjab on November 11, 2015.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi laying wreath at the memorial of Abdul Hamid, PVC, at Asal Uttar, in Punjab on November 11, 2015.

 

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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi pays homage at Barki War Memorial, in Punjab on November 11, 2015.