Army Chief General MM Naravane takes charge as chairman of Chiefs of Staff Committee
India | December 16, 2021 11:07 ISTThe post fell vacant following the death of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat in the IAF helicopter crash on Dec 8.
The post fell vacant following the death of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat in the IAF helicopter crash on Dec 8.
Thirteen of the 14 people killed in three episodes of firing by army personnel on December 4 and 5 belonged to the Konyak tribe, one of the major tribes of Nagaland.
The black box, comprising the flight data recorder (FDR) and the cockpit voice recorder (CVR), of the ill-fated Mi-17V5 helicopter of the Indian Air Force was recovered from the crash site on Thursday.
CDS General Bipin Rawat and his wife Madhulika Rawat, seven Indian Army officers and jawans and four Indian Air Force officers lost their lives in the military chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 others lost their lives in an Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris district on Wednesday afternoon.
The Mi-17V5 helicopter carrying Gen. Rawat, the 63-year-old tri-services chief who would have completed two years at the end of this month in the new post after serving as the Army chief, crashed killing 13 of the 14 people on board including his wife and 11 other armed forces personnel.
According to IAF, 13 out of 14 on-board have died in the incident. IAF Group Captain Varun Singh is the lone survivor with serious injuries.
A military chopper crashed in Tamil Nadu's Coonoor on Wednesday in which Indian's Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat was travelling along with others.
CDS chief General Bipin Rawat, wife Madhulika Rawat and 11 other persons who were on board ill-fated IAF chopper Mi-17V5 which crash-landed today in Tamil Nadu have died in the incident.
The locals discussed their problems with Brigadier Mc Tamang, Vsm for the lack of infrastructure as per international standards. The Brigadier assured them of support from military and civil departments.
The Congress on Thursday once again attacked the government over border row with China and alleged that China has established three villages near Doklam and the Modi Government has done unpardonable, blatant and brazen compromise of 'National Security' as India's 'Territorial Integrity' stands exposed once again and questioned Prime Minister's silence on the issue.
The Battle of Rezang La is considered one of the ten greatest and most challenging military conflicts in the world
During his visit to New Delhi on the invitation of his Indian counterpart Gen. Manoj Mukund Naravane, Gen. Sharma will be conferred with the title of honorary 'General of Indian Army', the Nepal Army said in a press release.
"The type of courses being made available to Army personnel range from six months certificate courses to one year diploma courses and two years post graduate courses," the spokesman said
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met soldiers at Nowshera sector in the border district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Diwali, keeping up with his practice of spending the festival with Army personnel.
PM Modi greeted people on the occasion of Diwali. "Greetings to the countrymen on the auspicious occasion of Diwali. I wish that this festival of lights brings happiness, prosperity and good fortune in your life," Modi tweeted
While preparations for Deepotsav continue in Ayodhya, PM Modi has decided to celebrate Diwali in his own way. He will celebrating his Diwali with Indian Army in Naushera's Rajouri.
Last year, PM Modi had travelled to the Longewala border in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer to celebrate Diwali. He had lit diyas with jawans during the celebrations.
According to Indian Army, the exercise has strengthened mutual confidence, interoperability and enabled sharing of best practices between the two Armies.
Earlier in August, the Indian Army's Selection Board has cleared the way for the promotion of five women officers to Colonel (Time Scale) rank, post completion of 26 years of reckonable service.
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