Hours after the killing of four soldiers, including an Army officer, was reported from the encounter site in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday said that "no one is being held "accountable," adding that by now the heads should have rol
"Raksha Mantri Rajnath Singh spoke to COAS General Upendra Dwivedi this morning. RM was apprised of the ground situation and the ongoing Counter Terrorist Op in Doda by the Army Chief," Office of the Defence Ministry posted on X.
The Army chief appreciated the contribution made by Veterans and VeerNaris during deliberations and directed that continued emphasis be maintained towards their welfare.
In his two-day visit to all Corps formations under the Eastern Army Command, including the Dimapur headquartered 3 Corps, Gen Dwivedi was briefed about the present situation in Manipur, which has seen large-scale ethnic violence in the last one year, Army officials told ANI.
Union Minister Jitendra Singh said that the new Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi's wide range of expertise and experience will certainly be an asset to the Indian Army.
Days after assuming charge as the Chief of the Indian Army, General Upendra Dwivedi on Wednesday visited Poonch-Rajouri sector to review the security situation along the Line of Control.
General Upendra Dwivedi took over the command of the Indian Army on June 30. The 30th Chief of the Indian Army belongs to the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and was Vice Chief of Army Staff from February this year.
Hailing from the Sainik School Rewa in Madhya Pradesh, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi and Army Chief Designate Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi were together in the school from class 5th-A in the early 1970s.
Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi will tomorrow take over as the next chief of the Indian Army on Sunday succeeding Gen Manoj Pande on completion of his 26-month tenure.