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Army to raise new battle formations along Pakistan border by October
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), June 19 (ANI): Aiming to further strengthen its ability to carry out swift strikes during wars, the Indian Army is going to raise new lethal battle formations along the borders with Pakistan by October.
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Army shifting two new formations to Shimla in replacement of Training Comm
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 14 (ANI): Amid protests from the Congress and locals over shifting of the Army Training Command from Shimla, senior sources in the force said two new formations would be deployed there and the number of troops posted there may be higher than ever before.
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Eastern Army Commander visits Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): Lieutenant General MM Naravane, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Command visited Army and Assam Rifles formations in Nagaland and South Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday as part of his two-day visit to Spear Corps and Inspector General Assam Rifles (
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Bipin Rawat visits operational formations in Kishtwar and Reasi sectors
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 4 (ANI): Army Chief General Bipin Rawat along with Army Commander, Northern Command, Lt General Ranbir Singh visited White Knight Corps to review the operational preparedness of the forces in the Corps zone. Rawat visited Operational Formations in K
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Defence Minister approves Army headquarters reforms, force to get new depu
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi (New Delhi), Mar 7 (ANI) Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has approved all the recommendations made by Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat for the reorganisation of the Army headquarters which would result in saving of 20 per cent officers posted in Delhi who would now be posted to fi
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Kargil war hero Air Marshal Nambiar to review operational preparedness of
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 2 (ANI): Kargil war hero Air Marshal R Nambiar, who has been appointed as the new chief of Indian Air Force's sword arm Western Air Command (WAC), will visit Srinagar on Saturday to review operational preparedness of the fighting formations.
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Nepal Army Chief on four-day India visit from January 12
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Nepal Army Chief General Purna Chandra Thapa will be reaching here on a four-day long visit to India, beginning January 12. During the visit General Thapa shall interact with senior Indian Army hierarchy and visit formations based at Jaipur and Lucknow, Defen
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High-altitude clouds becoming increasingly visible due to climate change
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] July 5 (ANI): The discovery of high altitude cloud formations was made possible in 1885 after the eruption of Krakatoa volcano in Indonesia increased the amount of water vapour in the air. Sightings of the clouds became more known during the 20th century, and scientists
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Full moon festival to begin in Andhra today
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) [India], June 9 (ANI): The State Tourism Department in Andhra Pradesh is holding a three-day full moon festival at Oravakallu, a natural landscape of regal rock formations, beginning today.
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FM approves re-organisation of CBEC for implementation of GST
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 25 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday approved the re-organization of the field formations of the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) for the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST).
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Democracy being murdered: Congress on Manipur, Goa Govt. formations
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 14(ANI): Accusing the Governors of Manipur and Goa of being subjected to manipulation by the Central Government, the Congress has claimed that the current political scenario in the states depicts the 'murder of democracy'.
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Army formations annual data collection exercise, says Bengal Area GoC
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Notwithstanding Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's allegations that army was deployed at two toll plazas on National Highway 2 in West Bengal without informing the state government "which is unprecedented and serious matter", Ge
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