Monthly Archives: August 2018

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Shimla, January 1

A special Sainik Sammelan was organised here today in which Lt Gen PC Thimmaya, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Army Training Command, extolled all ranks and the civilian staff for exuding excellence in the previous year.

He conveyed his greetings to all ranks, civilian staff and families.

He complimented “Team ARTRAC” on tangible progress made on MoUs with renowned universities and successful collaboration with friendly armies.

The Army Commander urged all to rededicate themselves to ensuring continued excellence in the domain of academic, training and administrative initiatives.

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Ambala, January 1

An Uttar Pradesh-based private finance company had reportedly duped several Army men and their friends and relatives of lakhs of rupees while promising them up to three-time return in a one-year period.

Lured by the lucrative investment scheme, many of those working in the Army here and their acquaintances invested lakhs of rupees with Garvit Innovative Promoters Limited based at Gautam Buddh Nagar in Uttar Pradesh through their local agents.

Instead of getting the promised three-time return, the investors even lost their principal amounts.

One of the many duped investors, Mohd Shahidullah Seikh, who was posted as Havildar in the Army here, has approached the local police, which registered a case of cheating against the firm, the officials said here on Wednesday.

The complainant further stated that both the agents promised to pay him Rs 1.7 lakh against the deposit of Rs 62,100 after one year. “Believing them, I invested Rs 19,87,200 in their investment scheme, but even much after one year, the company hasn’t returned even a single penny,” he alleged.

According to the complainant, when he began inquiring about the company and their agents from his colleagues and acquaintances, many of them confided in him that they had also been duped in a similar fashion by the same persons.

Srinagar, January 1

A capacity-building tour to Delhi and Agra was organised for30 girl students from different parts of the Valley under the aegis of the Army’s Srinagar-based Chinar Corps.

The tour was “flagged in” by Chinar Corps Commander Lt Gen KJS Dhillon on December 31. The 30 girl students were accompanied by two teachers and two Army officers. The tour had left for Delhi on December 19, an Army statement said.

“The aim was to provide the students a better perspective of the available educational and career choices, to expose them to the rich cultural diversity and history of India and to empower the girls with an exposure of a lifetime,” it said.

Lt General Dhillon congratulated the students on the successful completion of the tour and expressed his satisfaction at the learning imbibed by the students and encouraged them to make the best use of the exposure towards building a better future for themselves. — TNS

Jammu, January 2

The Pakistan Army shelled mortars along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, a defence spokesman said on Thursday.

The Indian Army retaliated to the shelling that took place on Wednesday night.

“Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation by firing of small arms and shelling with mortars along the LoC in Krishna Ghati sector in district Poonch around 2100 hours on Wednesday,” the spokesman said.

The firing stopped at 2330 hours. PTI

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New Delhi, January 1

Army Chief General MM Naravane on Wednesday said the Army would lay equal focus on the country’s borders with China and Pakistan.

“We have been paying attention in the past to the western front, but the northern front requires equal attention. It is in that context we are doing capability development and enhancement on our northern borders, including the Northeast,” the Army chief said after inspecting a guard of honour outside South Block.

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On settling the boundary issue with China, he said: “We have a Line of Actual Control. The border question is yet to be settled. Progress has been made in maintaining peace and tranquility.”

On the border with Pakistan and threats from across the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, General Naravane said, “Whatever threats we have, we keep analysing them. This is a continuous process. We analyse threats and act accordingly.”

The Army Chief termed modernisation of the force as one of the key priority areas. “We have a long-term perspective plan based on the analysis of likely threat. Threats keep changing and we change our plan.”

New Delhi, December 31

In a stern warning to Pakistan, new Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane on Tuesday said, “India reserves the right to preemptively strike at sources of terror, asserting that a new normal in the country’s response mechanism to acts of cross-border terrorism has already been emphatically displayed.”

Gen Naravane also said the Army would enhance combat capabilities along the border with China so that it was fully prepared to deal with any security challenge.

“The threat remains from both northern and western sides. Over the last many years, we have been concentrating on our western borders while our northern border was at a little lower in priority. There was a need to rebalance and reprioritise,” he said.

Giving a detailed brief on India’s security challenges, including combating cross-border terrorism, Gen Naravane said a strategy of “resolute punitive response” was put in place to deal with Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, noting that the policy of “zero tolerance” would continue to drive counter-terror measures.

“If Pakistan does not stop its policy of state-sponsored terrorism, we reserve the right to preemptively strike at sources of terror threat,” he said. — PTI