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Amid face-off with China, Army ammo worth $190 mn languishes in Russia

Army has not carried out pre-despatch inspection (PDI) for the last seven months

Two terrorists eliminated in Sugan Shopian encounter in Jammu and Kashmir

Two terrorists were neutralised by the security forces in an ongoing encounter in the Sugan Zainapora area of Shopian district

Ladakh standoff: 7th round of Commander-level talks likely on October 12

The Indian delegation at the talks is likely to be headed by Lt Gen Harinder Singh, the commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps of the Indian Army

Atal Tunnel dedicated to armed forces, people in border areas: Rajnath

The strategically important Atal Tunnel is dedicated to the armed forces protecting India's borders and those living in the remote terrains, said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh here on Saturday

Shopian fake encounter: Bodies of slain trio exhumed, handed over to family

Bodies of three men from Rajouri, killed in an alleged fake encounter by Army in Shopian have been exhumed

Army pays tributes to soldiers killed in Pak firing in J&K's Kupwara

The Army on Friday paid tributes to two soldiers who were killed in Pakistani firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir

Govt to execute communication network project for Army in forward areas

The project will also help provide secure network coverage in areas along the Line of Control (LoC) and the international border with Pakistan, they said

India Army to get new and secure communication network for Rs 7,796 cr

For better survivability and responsiveness in operational situations, the Cabinet Committee on Security approved a proposal for a better communication network at an estimated cost of Rs 7,796 crore

India rejects China's 1959 LAC definition, calls it 'untenable, unilateral'

Srivastava said it is the Chinese side which by its attempts to transgress the LAC in various parts of the Western Sector has tried to unilaterally alter the status quo

Army gears up for winter in eastern Ladakh to maintain combat readiness

A significant number of T-90 and T-72 tanks, artillery guns and infantry combat vehicles were flown into various sensitive areas including Chushul and Demchock sectors as part of the logistics operati

After Rohtang, focus shifts to Shinku La tunnel between Ladakh and Lahaul

The BRO is also studying the feasibility of constructing a tunnel beneath the 13.5-km-long snow avalanche-prone Shinku La like the Rohtang tunnel to avoid the majestic pass

Indian Army ready to face China, - 40 degree Celsius in Eastern Ladakh

Along with the enemy across the border, the Indian Army is also working on war footing to fight the extremely harsh winters by building new shelters and prefabricated structures for the soldiers

India-Pak troops exchange fire along international border in J-K's Samba

No one was injured in the firing which started around 11.45 pm on Saturday in Mangu Chak Border Outpost (BOP) area of Ghagwal secto

We need to trust our armed forces to secure our interests: Jaishankar

Amid the border standoff with China in eastern Ladakh, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday said it was an ongoing issue and "we need to have trust in our armed forces and their ability to secure our interests".

Militant killed in encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama district

An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said

DRDO successfully test fires laser-guided anti-tank guided missile

An indigenously developed laser-guided anti-tank guided missile has been successfully test fired by the DRDO at a firing range in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, officials said on Wednesday. The weapon, having a range of up to four km, was test fired from an MBT Arjun Tank at KK Ranges in Armoured Corps Centre and School (ACC&S) in Ahmednagar on Tuesday, they said. The laser-guided anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) is likely to significantly enhance the fire-power capability of the Indian Army particularly along the frontiers with Pakistan and China, the officials said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on successful test firing of the ATGM. "Congratulations to @DRDO_India for successfully conducting test firing of Laser Guided Anti Tank Guided Missile from MBT Arjun at KK Ranges (ACC&S) in Ahmednagar. India is proud of Team DRDO which is assiduously working towards reducing import dependency in the near future," he ..

India, China agree on disengagement of troops, to hold more talks: Report

The two sides also mentioned the harsh winter in the Ladakh region beginning October when temperatures fall upto minus 25 degree Celsius and oxygen becomes scarce, the sources said

Army recovers drone dropped arms, ammo in J&K; probe suggests JeM hand

The arms and ammunition were airdropped by a Pakistani drone in a village in Akhnoor region, Army officials said

DRDO working on cultivating vegetables under intense winters for Army

The research for the same is being done by DRDO's Defence Institute of High Altitude Research

India-China military talks on Ladakh lasts 14 hrs; more negotiations ahead

The government sources said the talks began at around 9 am in Moldo on the Chinese side of LAC across India's Chushul sector in eastern Ladakh and ended at 11 PM