Ali Sheikh, an army special forces commando soldier of 6 Para from Nadia district of the State, succumbed to injuries from the April 24 militant attack in Udhampur district. Two of his colleagues were critically injured in the attack.
A wreath-laying ceremony was held in Jammu on Friday to honour Havildar J Ali Shaikh, who succumbed to injuries after an encounter broke out between security forces and terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur district.
Havildar Naresh Kumar, a serving Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) of the 10th Battalion of the MAHAR Regiment in an act of courage and selflessness donated his deceased son's organs to six patients.
Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Friday honoured two veterans, Major General Alok Raj (Retd) and Havildar Gurprem Singh (Retd), with the 'Veterans Achievers Award' during his visit to Jaipur Military Station.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brijesh Chowta offered his deep condolences on the death over the five soldiers who died in a road accident in the Poonch district.
The deceased have been identified as Subedar Dayanand Tirakannavar, Lance Havildar Anoop, Naik Ghadge Shubham Samadhan, Sepoy Nikure Digamber and Sep Mahesh Marigond.
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Upendra Dwivedi, honoured Brigadier Harcharan Singh (Retd), Havildar Khajur Singh (Retd), and Naik Mohammed Aslam Bhat (Retd) with the 'Veterans Achievers Award' at Udhampur during his visit to the Headquarters Northern Command on Saturday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday reached the ancestral residence of Havildar Basudev Singh at Sarkot in the Gairsain district who lost his life during duty in Leh-Ladakh and expressed condolences to his family members.
For the first time, women from the Indian armed forces will be participating in the Olympics, with Havildar Jaismine Lamboria and CPO Reetika Hooda set to represent the tricolour in boxing and wrestling events at the multi-sport extravaganza.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has approved the upgrade of the Community Health Centre located at Rikhnikhal Block headquarters in Pauri Garhwal and named the hospital after Havildar Harendra Singh Rawat.
Havaldar Varinder Singh from the Sikh Regiment of the Indian Army developed a 'Multipurpose Octocopter' which can not only undertake surveillance operations but can also be used for other tasks like logistics operations, dropping grenades, aerial engagement of targets by firing weapons like