Major Suman Gawani and Brazilian Naval Officer Commander Carla Monteiro de Castro Araujo will receive the award during an online ceremony presided over by United Nations Secretary-General Guterres on May 29, the International Day of UN Peacekeepers.
Indian Army oldest artillery man Major (retd) Gurdial Singh Jallanwalia, who fought four wars, including World War II and two wars against Pakistan, has passed away. He was 103. The war veteran breathed his last on May 21, a senior Indian Army officer said on Friday.
The soldiers of the Indian Army and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) were involved in incidents of face-off in North Sikkim. As per Indian Army sources, aggressive behaviour and minor injuries have been incurred by both sides. Troops disengaged after local lever interaction and dialogue.
"Their only objective is to spread terror, be it through terrorism or coronavirus," CDS General Rawat said during an exclusive conversation with India TV
Indian Army, Indian Navy and DRDO have also used technology to alter some of the equipment and make them smarter and more helpful in the fight against coronavirus.
The Indian Army has classified all the personnel into three categories - Green, Yellow and Red, amid the coronavirus crisis in the country. This comes after the Indian Army finalised broad modalities for those rejoining the forces.
The Chief of the Army Staff General MM Naravane, on Friday confirmed that there are currently 8 positive cases of COVID-19 in the Indian Army. "So far, we have only 8 positive cases in the entire Indian Army, of which 2 are doctors and 1 nursing assistant, 4 are responding well to treatment and we had one case in Ladakh, now he is fully cured and has joined duty," Army Chief Gen MM Naravane told news agency ANI, in Kupwara.
The Indian Army on Tuesday refuted reports suggesting that its troops have been deployed in Gujarat for implementing the lockdown in the state amid a spurt in the coronavirus cases, news agency ANI said today.
An amateur video has surfaced showing the Indian Army targeting terror launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in the Keran sector.
Engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro on Tuesday said it has won a 'large' contract from the Indian Army for setting up an advanced IT-enabled system to operate the Armed Forces network under the Network of Spectrum (NFS).
The Indian Army on Sunday informed that nine terrorists have been killed in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir. However, one Army soldier lost his life and two others are critically injured in this operation.
Indian Army on Saturday issued an advisory asking people to use soap wash to their hands instead of using sanitizers, before lighting diyas or candles on April 5.
One of the coronavirus infected persons as been identified as a colonel, while the other one is a JCO
The Army headquarter will function with bare minimum staff of around 15 per cent from Thursday onwards, sources said. The office of Department of Military Affairs was also closed on Wednesday.
The Indian Army will be shutting down CSD canteens in 82 districts under lockdown, in its bid to combat the spread of coronavirus
Indian Army has taken measures to counter the growing threat of coronavirus in India. These measures come after a jawan of the Ladakh Scouts regiment tested positive in Leh earlier this week. In lieu of the growing threat of coronavirus, leaves of all Indian Army personnel, who are already on leave, have been extended till April 15.
Coronavirus outbreak: The infected people are relatives of the earlier positive cases and have been quarantined. With this, the total number of positive cases of coronavirus has risen to 8. A 34-year-old soldier had tested positive for novel coronavirus in Leh. This was the first COVID-19 case in the armed forces.
Iran and Italy are the two most affected countries by coronavirus after China. The External Affairs Ministry has evacuated as many as 454 Indian nationals who were stranded in coronavirus-hit Italy and Iran, so far.
Indian Army has cancelled all recruitment drive for a one month period amid Coronavirus pandemic.
The army on Sunday rescued nine people, including five women, who were stranded in snow in the higher reaches of Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri district, a defence spokesperson said.
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