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India, China set to hold fifth round of commander-level talks today on LAC disengagement
India and China military level talks are expected to focus on the critical Finger Area and the strategic Depsang plains, they said. The Indian side is working on restore status quo ante (the situation as it existed in early April) along the LAC.
Updated on Aug 02, 2020 09:56 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Six Army personnel awarded Shaurya Chakras; 19 top officers get PVSM
Lt Col Jyoti Lama, Maj Konjengbham Bijendra Singh, Naib Subedhar Narender Singh and Naik Naresh Kumar were among the recipients of the award. Naib Subedar Sombir was posthumously awarded the Shaurya Chakra.
Updated on Jan 25, 2020 08:45 PM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
Northern Army chief’s chopper makes emergency landing, all 7 onboard safe
The army’s Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) with Lt Gen Ranbir Singh and seven others on board was on a sortie from Udhampur to Poonch when it developed a technical snag, according to a source.
Updated on Oct 24, 2019 05:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
Panel recommends reserve force to cut down army size
The single-member panel of former Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General DS Hooda (retd), under whose watch the 2016 surgical strikes were conducted, submitted its report to the National Security Advisory Board late November.
Updated on Dec 29, 2018 08:23 AM IST
New Delhi | Rahul Singh
Don’t mix army and politics: Gen who led surgical strike
The veteran was moderating a session on the “Role of cross-border operations and surgical strikes” on Day 1 of the Military Literature Festival organised by the Punjab government at Lake Club in Chandigarh on Friday.
Published on Dec 07, 2018 11:49 PM IST
Chandigarh | Manraj Grewal Sharma