eastern command news

Vijay Diwas 2020: PM Modi to light ‘Swarnim Vijay Mashaal’ tomorrow

The chief of defence staff General Bipin Rawat and the tri-service chiefs will also lay wreaths and pay respect to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty. The Eastern command of the Indian Army will pay homage to the valiant heroes of India and Bangladesh who took part in the Liberation War of 1971.

ITBP puts into operation one command each in C’garh, Guwahati

The cabinet had, in October 2019, approved two new commands -- the Western Command at Chandigarh and Eastern Command at Guwahati -- to be headed by an additional director general (ADG) rank officer in the ITBP.

CAA is a political issue. Use the Indian Army with care

The CAA must be negotiated with the citizen, and it is desirable that the soldier remains outside this mediation

Soldiers in Siachen won’t have to wait 90 days for a bath anymore

The soldiers are likely to be supplied with indigenously-developed waterless body hygiene products. Kolkata-based Eastern Command, which is responsible for guarding India’s disputed border with China, has tested and ordered the products, two officials said on condition of anonymity on Monday.

Air Force douses fire on cargo ship near Bengal coast, pollution response team on alert

Soldier from Kerala dies of suspected Nipah virus infection in Kolkata

Body fluids of the soldier has been sent to Indian Institute of Virology in Pune to verify whether he was infected with the deadly Nipah virus.

Eye on China, India scales up military presence, to build more hospitals on eastern border

The defence ministry has shared the details of these medical projects with a parliamentary panel responsible for oversight of the ministry’s functioning.