Army Chief calls on PM, discusses border situation with China

Against the backdrop of Chinese incursion, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh is understood to have pressed the government on Tuesday for an early decision on a proposal to raise a Strike Corps in the northeast to meet any security threat in the eastern sector.

Facing a shortage of around 10,000 officers, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh has ordered a study by IIM-Ahmedabad to review the six-decade-old process of their selection and make it speedy and more transparent. The study under a senior faculty of the IIM-A would ...

Gangtok: Vice Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen SK Singh, who is also the President of the Gorkha Brigade, on Friday unveiled the flag of Sikkim Scouts. The new battalion will form part of 11 Gorkha Rifles & will be raised at 11 GRRC, Lucknow. The battalion ...

Islamabad,May 19: In the backdrop of Nawaz Sharif's positive remarks on ties with India, powerful Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani has suggested Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate to take gradual initiatives with utmost caution for improving relations ...

Corps Commander of Srinagar-based 15 Corps Lt Gen Om Prakash was present during the meeting, the spokesman added.

The new launches in the affordable category could just be another marketing gimmick to push sales and mop up money A check on greed in the iron age The Lokayukta report in Karnataka exposed illegalities, irregularities and crime by mining mafia in connivance ...

Lahore, May 18: Pakistan Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today met Prime Minister-designate Nawaz Sharif for over three hours, exchanging views on regional situation and the war on terror.The meeting, sought by Kayani, was the first between the two since ...

STATE TIMES NEWS UDHAMPUR : Chief of Staff (COS), HQ Northern Command Lt Gen H.J.S Sachdev inaugurated Pachauri Park near Thomas bridge, Udhampur. The park, now open to public, has been established in the fond memory of Late Lt Col V.K Pachauri, who was the ...

Japanese Chief of Army Staff Gen Eiji Kimizuka today discussed issues concerning security, enhancing military ties and other issues with Eastern Theatre Army Commander Lt Gen Dalbir Singh.