Army Chief
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Jammu Kashmir assembly to summon former Army chief V K Singh
India | Oct 09, 2013, 06:31 PM ISTSrinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today took cognisance of a privilege motion for summoning former Army Chief Gen V K Singh for his remarks that state ministers and legislators were paid by the
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Pak Army chief Gen Kayani to retire on Nov 29
World | Oct 06, 2013, 09:45 PM ISTIslamabad: Pakistan's powerful Army chief Gen Ashfaq Parvez Kayani today declared that he was not seeking any more extension and would retire as scheduled on November 29, laying to rest intense speculation about his future."My
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No Kargil-like situation in Keran section of J-K: Army chief
India | Oct 04, 2013, 01:01 PM ISTNew Delhi: Army chief General Bikram Singh today dismissed the suggestion that a Kargil-like situation has developed in Keran sector in Jammu and Kashmir where around 40 terrorists backed by Pakistan Army are fighting with
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Eight former Army Chiefs say, no funds ever given by army to politicians, NGOs
India | Sep 27, 2013, 10:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: Eight retired former Army Chiefs today in a joint statement said, no funds were even given by the Army to any politicians, any political party or any NGO during their tenures.The joint statement
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LoC attack: Army chief pulls up top formation commanders
India | Aug 09, 2013, 09:12 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 9: Army chief Gen Bikram Singh has pulled up the commanders of formations deployed in Poonch sector at line of control in the wake of two major raids by the Pakistan army
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LoC attack: Army chief to visit Poonch today, martyrs' kin mourn killings
India | Aug 07, 2013, 03:25 PM ISTPatna/Kolhapur/New Delhi, Aug 7: The families of the four martyred jawans from 21 Bihar regiment mourned the death of their warrior sons with the Bihar government planning state funerals for all four of them. The
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Army chief, Omar discuss Kashmir security situation
India | Jul 17, 2013, 09:43 AM ISTSrinagar, July 17: The Indian Army chief, Gen. Bikram Singh, yesterday discussed the security situation with Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and assured him that measures would be taken to ensure that incidents
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Army chief on two-day Kashmir visit, reviews security
India | Jul 16, 2013, 09:29 AM ISTSrinagar, July 16: Indian army chief, Gen. Bikram Singh yesterday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir and the situation along the borders with Pakistan and China as he began his two-day visit to
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We will stay till last person is evacuated: Army Chief
India | Jun 29, 2013, 06:44 AM ISTGauchar, June 29: Sending a word of assurance, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh today said the armed forces will continue their operations till all the people are rescued from various locations in flood-hit Uttarakhand. Gen
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Tunisian army chief retires amid criticism
World | Jun 25, 2013, 01:17 PM ISTTUNIS, Tunisia, Jun 25: Tunisia's military strongman, who has been criticized for the army's inability to catch a band of al-Qaida linked militants, has announced his retirement.Army Chief of Staff Rachid Ammar was widely seen
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Uttarakhand: Time fast running out, says Army Chief
India | Jun 22, 2013, 05:24 PM ISTHyderabad, June 22: Amid reports of deteriorating weather in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, Army Chief General Bikram Singh today said efforts have been stepped up to evacuate people stranded in the hilly terrain as “time is limited”.Army
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Army capable of safeguarding security of country: Army chief
India | Jun 08, 2013, 04:19 PM ISTGaya (Bihar), Jun 8: Indian armed forces are capable of safeguarding the territorial sovereignty of the country, Army Chief Bikram Singh today said.“Indian army is capable of safeguarding territorial sovereignty of the country,” the Army
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Army chief briefs CCS on Chinese incursion
India | May 01, 2013, 10:52 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 1: The Indian Army chief, General Bikram Singh, Wednesday briefed the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on the Chinese incursion in Ladakh."The CCS met today and the army chief briefed us on
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Indian, Chinese officers meet to resolve border stand-off; Army chief discusses situation
India | Apr 24, 2013, 07:46 AM ISTNew Delhi, April 24: Indian and Chinese local military commanders yesterday held a flag meeting for the second time to resolve the stand-off over incursion by Chinese troops into the Indian side of the Line
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Ladakh Incursion: Army Chief General Bikram Singh to visit Jammu and Kashmir
India | Apr 23, 2013, 01:09 PM ISTJammu, Apr 23: In the backdrop of the Chinese incursion in Ladakh sector of Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief General Bikram Singh will arrive on a two-day visit of the state, starting Tuesday.The Army chief
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Time not right for removal of AFSPA: Army Chief
India | Mar 15, 2013, 05:59 PM ISTNew Delhi: The time is "not right" for the removal of AFSPA from Jammu and Kashmir, Army Chief Gen Bikram Singh said on Friday emphasising that any decision on this "should not be politicised". "We
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Army chief Gen Bikram Singh refuses to comment on Pak PM's visit
India | Mar 09, 2013, 05:58 PM ISTChandigarh, Mar 9: Army chief Gen Bikram Singh today declined to comment on the visit of Pakistan Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf to India against the backdrop of unease over the killing of two Indian
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Army chief to visit Lance Naik Sudhakar's family on Jan 18
India | Jan 16, 2013, 01:56 PM ISTSidhi (MP), Jan 16: Army chief General Bikram Singh would pay a visit to the family members of martyr Lance Naik Sudhakar Singh at his native Dadhiya village in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh on
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Army chief visits martyr's family, says, Pak soldier may have been killed in retaliatory firing
India | Jan 16, 2013, 10:39 PM ISTMathura, Jan 16: Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh Wednesday visited the family of Lance Naik Hemraj, who was beheaded by Pakistani troops."Being the head of the army, I consider them part of my family.
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Army Chief, Congress talk tough, as PM brings BJP leaders on board
National | Jan 15, 2013, 10:59 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 14 : Amid tension with Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC), Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today spoke to BJP leaders Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj and assured them that the Opposition