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Lt Gen Pratik Sharma takes charge as Northern Command chief
Prior to taking charge as GOC-in-C of Northern Command, Lt Gen Sharma was the director general of military operations and deputy chief of army staff (strategy)
Published on May 02, 2025 09:08 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
Change of guard at Northern Command as Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar retires
Jammu-based defence spokesperson Lt Colonel Suneel Bartwal said Lt Gen Suchindra Kumar on Wednesday laid a wreath at Dhruva War Memorial in Udhampur
Published on May 01, 2025 06:58 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Pahalgam attack comes days before Northern Command set for change in guard
The Pahalgam terror strike, a rare a targeted attack on tourists, comes days ahead a change of guard at the Udhampur-based Northern Command
Published on Apr 23, 2025 06:41 AM IST
Rahul Singh, New Delhi
Lt Gen MV Suchindra felicitates officers, soldiers
During an investiture ceremony held in Mathura, a total of 38 Sena Medals (Gallantry), five Sena Medals (Distinguished), two Yudh Seva Medals and 10 Vishisht Seva Medals were awarded to the individuals
Published on Feb 12, 2025 10:48 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
Pistols manufactured by local firm sanctioned in US inducted by Army
The induction of the indigenous machine pistols predates the US sanctions, people aware of the matter said, asking not to be named.
Updated on Nov 06, 2024 06:30 AM IST
Rahul Singh, New Delhi
720 terrorists eliminated in 5 years: Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar
Fielding media queries at Udhampur on the sidelines of a programme, General Kumar said, “South of Pir Panjal, the region from Kathua-Samba and the districts of Rajouri, Poonch and hinterland of Udhampur, Reasi, Doda, Kishtwar and Bhaderwah were largely peaceful for more than a decade and a half.”
Updated on Oct 26, 2024 09:10 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Northern Command honours brave, gallant soldiers
Indian Army's Northern Command honored soldiers for bravery and service at an investiture ceremony in Prayagraj. Lt Gen MV Suchindra Kumar presented awards and urged all to uphold army values.
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 06:06 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Prayagraj
Northern Army Commander visits J-K’s Rajouri sector
Northern army commander was visiting forward areas in the Rajouri sector to review the operational preparedness in the light of the prevailing security situation, said defence spokesperson Lt Col Suneel Bartwal
Updated on Jan 13, 2024 09:08 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
Guest column: A second life
During a sortie, General Officer Commanding in Chief of Northern Command took off from Poonch but the chopper developed a snag and crash landed in a ravine
Updated on Jan 07, 2024 09:12 AM IST
Col Avnish Sharma (retd)
Rajnath holds security review meet, visits border areas of Rajouri
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday reviewed prevailing security scenario at a joint security review meet here in the aftermath of terror ambush at Surankote on Thursday that left four soldiers dead and three injured and Friday’s custodial deaths of three civilians in an army camp.
Updated on Dec 28, 2023 08:50 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
Won’t allow anyone to come on our soil: Northern command chief
Lieutenant general Dwivedi said, “We are always operationally prepared on the Line of Control (LOC) and Line of Actual Control (LAC) to meet any challenges with Pakistan and China”
Published on Sep 12, 2023 12:49 AM IST
Ravi Krishnan Khajuria, Jammu
59th Raising Day of Strike One Corps held at Mathura Cantt
The Raising Day is observed as the anniversary of the day the corps was first established in 1965 in Varanasi.
Updated on Apr 02, 2023 04:39 AM IST
Delhi: 11 agitations by North MCD teachers in four years, yet salaries pending
Teachers’ union says they will continue their strike even as other staff bodies have suspended stir
Updated on Dec 15, 2021 02:29 AM IST
Sanjeev Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Northern Command kept out of theaterisation ambit
The Udhampur-based Northern Command is responsible for guarding the country’s borders with Pakistan and China in the north, and is the nerve centre of counterterrorism operations in Jammu & Kashmir.
Updated on Jul 02, 2021 07:06 AM IST
Rahul Singh, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
Army chief Naravane reviews situation along LAC
Gen MM Naravane, who reached the forward area at 8.30am, visited troops of the XIV Corps, which is part of the Udhampur-based Northern Command
Updated on Dec 23, 2020 06:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan
Army jawan killed, two others injured in IED blast along LoC in Akhnoor
Three army personnel suffered injuries in the blast and they were rushed to Army’s Northern Command hospital in Udhampur. However one of the personnel succumbed to his injuries in the hospital.
Updated on Nov 17, 2019 10:40 PM IST
Hindustan times, Jammu | HT Correspondent
‘Security in place to ensure peace in Jammu and Kashmir’: Indian Army
General Singh chaired a meeting of the core group of intelligence and security agencies in Srinagar on Tuesday to review the operational readiness to meet any contingency.
Updated on Aug 06, 2019 06:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | HT Correspondent
1 army soldier killed, 7 injured in blast on LoC in J-K’s Poonch
Official sources said soldiers of the Barasingha Battalion of the 12 Madras regiment were on a patrol in Dera Dibsi area along the hilly LoC when the incident occurred around 10.45am.
Updated on May 22, 2019 03:13 PM IST
Jammu | Ravi Krishnan Khajuria
‘If need arises, we will go for surgical strikes again’ says Northern Army Commander
“Indian Army is prepared for a range of options. I want to assure that anytime when situation warrants, we will be able to take action which is deemed appropriate at that time.”
Updated on Oct 18, 2018 10:52 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Dharamshala | HT Correspondent, Letterschd@hindustantimes.com
Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, who announced surgical strikes, takes charge as Northern Army Commander
Lt.Gen. Ranbir Singh, 58, will be the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Command headquartered at Udhampur in Jammu and Kashmir
Updated on Jun 01, 2018 09:19 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service, New Delhi | Indo Asian News Service