Defence
Thousands respond to IAF recruitment rally in Srinagar
By chennaivision at 22 July, 2009, 3:56 pm
Srinagar, More than two thousand Kashmiri youths today appeared in the written tests of the Indian Air Force (IAF) during the recruitment rally at Bakshi stadium near here.
Though the rally was to start at 0915 hrs, but unemployed youths reached the gates of the stadium two to three hours before the test began.
Several [...]
India,French Navies rescue hijacked Indian dhow off Somalian coast
By chennaivision at 16 July, 2009, 5:57 pm
New Delhi, A joint effort by Indian and French navies off the Somalian coast today led to the release of an Indian dhow ‘M V Nafeya’, with 14 Indians on board, after five days in captivity of Somalian pirates off Boosaaso, Somalia.
While all members of the dhow are safe, the pirates escaped, [...]
Army hands over accused TA soldier to J &K police
By chennaivision at 10 July, 2009, 4:31 pm
Srinagar, The defence authorities released and handed over to police a soldier of Territorial Army (TA) Ashiaq Hussain Peer, accused of killing a girl in the frontier district of Kupwara yesterday.
A Defence Ministry spokesman today said that Peer, a local of Tregham has been serving in 160 TA Battalion in Kupwara.
He was allegedly [...]
Two-day conference on ‘Future Force Sapper’
By chennaivision at 7 July, 2009, 5:14 pm
Bangalore, Lieutenant General Noble Thamburaj, Vice Chief of the Army Staff will be the Chief Guest at a seminar on ‘Future Force Sapper’ on July 9 and 10.
The main objective of the seminar would be reviewing emerging technologies, employment concepts and organizational structure to enable shaping Combat Engineers into a modern, optimally equipped [...]
Navy officers complete technical course
By chennaivision at 19 June, 2009, 5:21 pm
Kochi, As many as 44 Naval Officers of the Executive Branch completed their professional training here today.
INS Venduruthy Commanding Officer Commodore S K Jha reviewed the passing-out parade of the officers commemorating the successful completion of the course, according to an official release here today.
Sub Lieutenant K U Limaye won the prestigious [...]
Bodies brought to Jorhat from Mechuka ALG
By chennaivision at 12 June, 2009, 10:51 am
Jorhat, All the 14 bodies of the AN-32 Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft, which crashed on June 9 were brought today to Jorhat in Assam from Mechuka Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) in West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.
IAF sources said the bodies would be handed over to the respective families of [...]
Hunt for missing plane begins in Arunachal
By chennaivision at 10 June, 2009, 11:52 am
Guwahati, Hunt for the missing AN-32 of the Indian Air Force (IAF) began at the crack of dawn today as four choppers took off from all the airport bases of IAF located in upper Assam.
According to IAF spokesman B Sahu, choppers are concentrating in the West Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh, which is mountainous and [...]
Change of command in Black Cat Division
By chennaivision at 10 June, 2009, 11:50 am
Gangtok, Major General Ravinder Singh Chopra has taken command as the new GOC of the elite Black Cat Division (17th Mountain Division) which looks after the military affairs in the border state of Sikkim.
Major General Chopra replaces Major General Sanjiv Chachra as the new GOC of the 17th Mountain Division.
The formal transfer of command was [...]
10 engg colleges to vie in DRDO competition
By chennaivision at 6 June, 2009, 6:26 pm
Bangalore, Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has embarked upon a new programme to encourage young engineering students all over the country.
Talking to reporters here today, DRDO Chief Controller (R and D) Dr Prahlada said a nationwide competition was organised for designing employable ‘Low Cost Outdoor Surveillance System’ and ten best engineering colleges had been [...]
State to boost NCC activities at senior level: CM
By chennaivision at 29 May, 2009, 6:08 pm
Shimla,Himachal Pradesh Government would motivate students to take up NCC along with studies and create more NCC battalions in the State to boost their chances of entering the defence services, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal said here today.
In a meeting of NCC Officers, the Chief Minister said the State Government would extend all possible assistance [...]
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