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Sri Lanka army chief appointed as acting CDS
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jan 01 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed Army Commander Lt. General Shavendra Silva as a new acting Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) after Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne stepped down from the post.
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India needs to pay more attention to China border, says new Army chief
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): The new Army chief Lieutenant General MM Naravane on Wednesday said that India needs to pay more attention to its border along China and asserted that the force is capable of dealing with any security challenge.
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New Army chief Lt Gen MM Naravane visits National War Memorial in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 1 (ANI): A day after taking charge as Chief of the Indian Army, Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane visited the National War Memorial here to pay tributes to martyrs.
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'Exercise Him Vijay' was very successful; Mountain Strike Corps ready: Arm
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Army Chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday said the 'Exercise-Him Vijay' conducted in Arunachal Pradesh a few months ago has been very successful and the 17 mountain strike Corps is ready to take on any of the task envisaged for it in the mountains.
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As CDS, Gen Rawat to don parent service uniform with different Peak Cap, S
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): General Bipin Rawat, who has been appointed the country's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), will be donning the parent service uniform, though with different Peak Cap and Shoulder Rank Badges in his new role.
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Transgressions along Chinese border occurring due to differing perceptions
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Army Chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday said that transgressions along the Chinese border are occurring due to differing perceptions between both the countries on where Line of Actual Control (LAC) lies.
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Terrorists waiting on launchpads to cross over to India from PoK; Indian A
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Army Chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday said the Indian Army is aware of the fact that terrorists are waiting on their launchpads in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) to crossover, however, the force is fully prepared to meet this threat.
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Pakistan uses terrorism as tool of state policy: Army Chief Naravane
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): In an apparent reference to Pakistan, Army Chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday said that the "neighbouring country" uses terrorism as a tool of state policy.
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My main aim is to maintain high operational readiness of Army: General Nar
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Army Chief General MM Naravane on Tuesday said that his main aim would be to maintain the high standard of operational readiness of the force.
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PM Modi broke news to Gen Rawat about appointment as first CDS
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): It was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who broke the news to General Bipin Rawat about his appointment as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
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Lt Gen MM Naravane takes over as 28th Army chief
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Lieutenant General Manoj Mukund Naravane took over as the 28th Army chief on Tuesday, succeeding General Bipin Rawat who has become India's first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS).
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Army better prepared to take on challenges at Pak, China borders: CDS Gen
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 31 (ANI): The Indian Army is better prepared to take on the challenges at Pakistan and China borders, said India's first Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) Bipin Rawat before demitting office of the Army chief on Tuesday.
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