6/20/2013: HAVOC IN HILLS: ARMY CONTINUES RESCUE WORK IN UTTAR...

LAKHIMPUR KHERI: Army choppers were pressed into service to rescue some 150 villagers stranded in Mirjapur village in Lakhimpur Kheri, chief development officer, Kheri, Surendra Vikram Singh, said. Two choppers reached the village this

Stranded tourists being rescued by army personnel in Uttarakhand on Wednesday. The rescue operation is one of the largest in several decades. Courtesy: Indian Army The Uttarakhand flash floods are shaping up to be the worst tragedy to strike the ...

CHANDIGARH: Lieutenant general Sanjiv Chachra, general officer commanding-in-chief, Western Command met the chief minister of Haryana, Bhupinder Singh Hooda at his residence on Wednesday.The visit was a courtesy call by the Western

If IAF has deployed 18 Mi-17 and Dhruv helicopters and two AN-32 aircraft for rescue and relief work under 'Operation Rahat', Army has pressed into service 5,600 soldiers, 19 boats, nine helicopters and 10 specialized mountaineering teams under its 'Operation ...

The People's Liberation Army and armed police has come under pressure in China to curb extravagant lifestyles and corrupt practices of some officers following a diktat issued by the country's president Xi Jinping. The decision to extend Xi's cleansing drive ...

New Delhi/Dehradun:The fate of about 13,000 people believed to be at Kedarnath is uncertain as only around 1,000 people have been evacuated from there so far, following the cloudburst last week. The Army is constructing a makeshift helipad at Kedarnath so ...

Pakistani troops on Wednesday violated ceasefire and opened indiscriminate firing along Line of Control (LOC) in Poonch sector after an infiltration bid was foiled by Indian troops. A group of four armed persons from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) ...

Army today put in place and commenced execution of 'Operation SURYA HOPE' with the aim of providing relief, hope, humanitarian assistance and logistic needs in Badrinath, Hemkund and Kedarnath regions. In the first phase, Army teams will carry out ...

Army managed to rescue 9,000 people from areas around Uttarkashi even though thousands still remained without any help in the state's remotest part - Kedarnath. Special mountain rescue teams have been formed by the Army to provide immediate relief to the ...