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General Upendra Dwivedi to take over as army vice chief

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 05, 2024 09:09 PM IST

Lt General Dhiraj Seth takes over as South Western Army chief

Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth (Twitter/@adgpi)
Published on Nov 01, 2023 08:51 PM IST

Gen Srinivasan takes over as BRO chief

Lieutenant General Raghu Srinivasan.
Updated on Oct 01, 2023 01:16 AM IST

Colonel Manpreet Singh’s grief-struck family proud of his 20-year service

Colonel Manpreet Singh had himself joined the army in 2003 as a Lieutenant and was serving in Anantnag for the past four years. Hehad visited his native Bharaunjian village near Mullanpur, Mohali, on leave around seven months ago. (HT file)
Published on Sep 15, 2023 04:06 AM IST

Lt Gen Manoj Kumar Katiyar takes over as Western Command GOC-in-C

Upon assuming the charge, General Katiyar paid his respects at Veer Smriti by laying a wreath. (HT Photo)
Updated on Jul 02, 2023 12:57 AM IST

India donates 10 ventilators to Nepal

Vinod Mohan Kwatra presented the ventilators to Nepali Army chief Gen Purna Chandra Thapa, who is also the honorary general of the Indian Army, during a ceremony held at the army headquarters in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Updated on Aug 11, 2020 05:03 AM IST

Covid-19 lockdown: Army to strictly observe ‘no movement’ till April 19

The army said personnel from the remaining branches would work from home and any specific task would be handled on a case-to-case basis until April 19.
Updated on Apr 16, 2020 02:42 PM IST

Army announces home quarantine for its personnel at headquarters amid coronavirus outbreak

To avoid crowding at entry and exit points, personnel attending office have been asked to adhere to staggered work timings: 9am to 5.30pm and 9.45am to 6.15pm.
Published on Mar 21, 2020 03:56 AM IST

Army HQ to be shifted to Delhi Cantonment

The Army headquarters will be moved from the iconic South Block at Raisina Hill to the Delhi Cantonment area
Published on Feb 20, 2020 03:20 AM IST

Armyman’s widow gets family pension after 7 years of struggle

After Mohan Lal’s death, despite being the nominee, Daishara was denied the family pension as Vishnu, who was impersonating her, started drawing it from the branch of a national bank in Ambala.
Updated on Aug 24, 2019 09:55 AM IST

Restructuring of Army’s HQ gets go-ahead from Centre

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh has given his go-ahead to the restructuring of the Army headquarters (HQ).
Updated on Aug 21, 2019 11:56 PM IST

Details of MS Dhoni’s Kashmir stint with Indian Army revealed

MS Dhoni will serve the Indian Army in the Kashmir valley
Updated on Jun 05, 2020 12:48 AM IST

Life-saving drugs siphoned off from military hospital, finds army inquiry

Army authorities recovered 6 lakh in cash during searches of the premises of some soldiers, suspected to be involved in the siphoning of medicines
Updated on Apr 03, 2019 08:07 AM IST

Army creates two new positions for strengthening vigilance, rights issues

The ADG (vigilance) wing will have officers drawn from the three services for an objective and impartial approach, while the ADG (human rights) branch will have a police officer on deputation.
Updated on Mar 08, 2019 08:40 AM IST

Govt approves mega reforms in Army: Report

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved the first batch of long-pending reform measures in the Army, sources said.
Published on Mar 07, 2019 08:14 PM IST

Convent of Jesus and Mary Chelsea: Giving young women tools to take over the world

The all-girls school has produced famous alumnae. Prominanat among them are actor Priety Zinta and former Union minister Preneet Kaur, who is also wife of Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh
Updated on Oct 29, 2018 11:57 AM IST

Defence ministry lays down protocol for closing roads in cantonments

The protocol has been issued after several rounds of discussions and detailed review of the closure of roads by defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman.
Updated on Aug 11, 2018 12:00 AM IST

Retired brigadier pays conmen 35,000 over promise of 3.2 lakh ‘retirement bonus’

The retired Briagadier received phone calls from people, who claimed to be working at Principal Controller of Defence Accounts Pune.
Updated on Jun 07, 2018 10:20 AM IST

Monday Musings: Let Cantts be, but open arterial roads to public

Motorist using the Elliot Lines road near Kalyaninagar. The road was recently opened to civilian traffic to help reduce commute time in the city.
Updated on Jun 04, 2018 02:41 PM IST