According to officials, the encounter broke out around 8 p.m. when alert troops of the White Knight Corps established contact with a group of terrorists in the region.
"Lt Gen Pratik Sharma, ArmyCdrNC and all ranks of Northern Command pay homage to the braveheart Lance Dafadar Bharvad Mehulbhai Mepabhai, who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. Northern Command stands firm with the bereaved family in this hour of grief," the X post by Northern
Indian armed forces are observing "60 Years of Victory" in the 1965 India-Pakistan War this month as the nation commemorates 60th anniversary of its victory in the 1965 India-Pakistan War.
The Defence Minister made special mention of the indomitable spirit and valour of Param Vir Chakra awardee Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid, who laid down his life while destroying numerous enemy tanks under a relentless barrage of machine gun and tank fire during the Battle of
In a humanitarian gesture following flash floods and landslides across Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army's 26 Rashtriya Rifles unit has organised a five-day free medical camp under Operation Sadbhavana in the Bhalesa area of Doda district.
In a significant demonstration of preparedness and unity, the Indian Army, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), Police, Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and Civil Administration jointly conducted a large-scale earthquake response mock drill in Along, West Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh.
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Thursday interacted with students at Jharkhand Raj Bhavan's Birsa Mandap under 'Operation Sindoor' and shared his journey of joining the Army, encouraging students to consider careers in the armed forces.
Defence officials have told ANI that the forces are placing new orders to acquire additional Heron drones, which were effectively deployed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions during Operation Sindoor against Pakistan in May this year
The Defence Minister highlighted how a Jaish-e-Mohammed commander, admitted to the family of the terrorist Masood Azhar being "destroyed" during the May 7 operation by India, taken out in response to the Pahalgam terror attack on April 22.