Situation ‘stable but unpredictable’: Indian Army chief on Chinese activity in eastern Ladakh

Situation ‘stable but unpredictable’: Indian Army chief on Chinese activity in eastern Ladakh

Indian Army chief noted that there was no reduction in the number of troops of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the eastern Ladakh region. Deeming the situation in eastern Ladakh as ‘stable but unpredictable’, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande said that the objective of the next round of military talks would be to…

Indian Army making ponds in forward areas of Eastern Ladakh sector

Indian Army making ponds in forward areas of Eastern Ladakh sector

In the last couple of years, Ladakh has been one of the friction points between the Indian Army and Chinese troops. Considering the threat from China, India is building all the necessary infrastructure to deploy armed forces in the required numbers. Officials on Friday said the Corps of Engineers of the Indian Army have been…

Artillery guns to rockets, army upgrades capability in Ladakh

Artillery guns to rockets, army upgrades capability in Ladakh

The border standoff between India and China erupted in May 2020. While the two sides have had partial success in disengaging rival soldiers from some friction areas on LAC, talks are still on to end the deadlock that has derailed the bilateral relationship. The Indian Army is swiftly upgrading its capability in the Ladakh sector…

Woman officer’s plea on sexual favours in Kashmir:  Court dismisses case against 2 ACB officers

Woman officer’s plea on sexual favours in Kashmir: Court dismisses case against 2 ACB officers

The High Court of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh dismissed a petition by a female JKAS officer wherein she had sought direction for quashing a verification by Anti-Corruption Bureau(ACB) alleging that she was harassed by an SP and a DySP rank officers of ACB for allegedly obtaining sexual favors from her to “close the verification”…

Mercury falls to sub-zero level in most places in Kashmir, Ladakh under deep freeze
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Mercury falls to sub-zero level in most places in Kashmir, Ladakh under deep freeze

Night temperature dropped on Tuesday with all places but Srinagar and Kokernag in Kashmir Valley recording sub zero temperature. While Ladakh remained under deep freeze, all places but Banihal in Jammu division witnessed below normal temperature, a meteorological department official said. He said Srinagar recorded a low of 0.2°C against 3.7°C on the previous night….

Militancy Status: Number of active local militants reduced to two digit; foreigners very less, says DGP Dilbagh Singh

Militancy Status: Number of active local militants reduced to two digit; foreigners very less, says DGP Dilbagh Singh

Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DPG) Dilbagh Singh Tuesday said that the number of local militants active in Kashmir has been reduced to two digit while a “miniscule number of foreigners were active who are being tracked down.” “As far as the status of militancy is concerned, the number of active local militants…

Cache of arms recovered in J&K’s Bandipora, 2 held

Cache of arms recovered in J&K’s Bandipora, 2 held

Two suspects were apprehended in a joint operation on Tuesday and a huge cache of arms were recovered in Bandipora district in Jammu and Kashmir, Army officials said. Two persons were apprehended in a joint operation by the Indian Army and the Jammu and Kashmir Police, said officials on Tuesday. “On receipt of specific input,…