Monthly Archives: August 2018

Air Chief Marshal AP Singh talks about the S-400 strikes while delivering the Air Chief Marshal LM Katre memorial lecture in Bengaluru

ndian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Saturday said that the Indian S-400 air defence system had shot down five Pakistani fighter jets in the air along with a Pakistani surveillance plane at a distance of about 300 km, besides some parked F16s at the Jacobabad air base.

The IAF Chief was delivering the Air Chief Marshal LM Katre memorial lecture in Bengaluru during which he mentioned about the IAF operations during Operation Sindoor (May 7-10).

The IAF Chief said, “…We have at least five fighters confirmed kills and one large aircraft, which could be either an ELINT aircraft or an AEW &C aircraft, which was taken on at a distance of about 300 km. This is actually the largest-ever recorded surface-to-air kill that we can talk about.”

He then mentioned the Pak F16 base at Jacobabad, saying, “One of the major airfields that was attacked. Here there’s an F-16 hangar. One half of the hangar is gone. And I’m sure there were some aircraft inside which have got damaged there…”

“The IAF also hit at least two command and control centres, like Murid and Chaklala. At least six radars, some of them big, some of them small. Also, there is an indication of at least one hangar for surveillance planes and few F-16s.”

The security forces had launched a search operation in Dool area of the hilly district following specific information about the presence of terrorists

An encounter broke out between terrorists and security forces in Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, officials said.

The security forces had launched a search operation in Dool area of the hilly district following specific information about the presence of terrorists, they said.

On noticing the security search parties, the hiding terrorists, believed to be two in number, opened fire, leading to a gunfight, they added.

Army’s White Knight Corps confirmed the encounter in an X post. It said the alert troops, while carrying out an intelligence-based operation, have established contact with terrorists in the early hours on Sunday and exchanged gunfire.

The Army said the operation is under progress.

He said it was a mission in the grey zone where they did not know what the enemy’s next move would be

In Operation Sindoor, we played chess, remarked General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Army Staff (COAS) while inaugurating ‘Agnishodh’ — the Indian Army Research Cell (IARC) at IIT-Madras. He asserted that Operation Sindoor was unlike any conventional mission and that it was akin to playing a game of chess as “we did not know” what the enemy’s next move would be.

“We did not know what the enemy’s next move was going to be, and what we were going to do. This is called the grey zone. Grey zone means that we are not going for the conventional operations. What we are doing is just short of a conventional operation,” he said.

While addressing the faculty and students on “Operation Sindoor — A New Chapter in India’s Fight Against Terrorism”, he highlighted it as a calibrated, intelligence-led operation reflecting a doctrinal shift.

“We were making the chess moves, and he (enemy) was also making the chess moves. Somewhere, we were giving them the checkmate and somewhere, we were going in for the kill at the risk of losing our own but that’s what life is all about.”

Speaking on the Operation, the COAS said, “What happened on April 22 in Pahalgam shocked the nation. On April 23, the next day itself, we all sat down. This was the first time that RM (Defence Minister Rajnath Singh) said ‘enough is enough”.

He said the free hand was given to all three chiefs. “You decide what is to be done,” we were told, adding, “That is the kind of confidence, political direction and political clarity we saw for the first time. That is what raises your morale. That is how it helped our army commanders-in-chief to be on the ground and act as per their wisdom.”

“On the 25th, we visited the Northern Command, where we thought, planned, conceptualised and executed the seven targets out of the nine that were destroyed, and a lot of terrorists were killed. On April 29, we met the Prime Minister for the first time. It is important how a small name Op Sindoor connects the whole nation. That is something which galvanised the whole nation. That is the reason the whole nation was saying why have you stopped? That question was being asked and it has been amply answered,” Dwivedi added.

The initiative ‘Agnishodh’ aims to upskill military personnel in emerging fields such as additive manufacturing, cyber security, quantum computing, wireless communication and unmanned systems, fostering a tech-enabled force. (With Agencies)

Punjab ex-servicemen to boycott all independence day government functions in protest of shielding of guilty police officials by Mann sarka

SC DISMISSES PETITION COL BATH’S ACCUSED AGAINST CBI PROBE

Colonel assault case: Supreme Court junks plea against transfer of probe to CBI

Boycott Spicejet till they apologise for insulting a serving Army Officer: GEN BIPIN BAKSHI

NDTV PANNEL DISCUSSIONS : LT GEN KJS DHILLION HITS NAIL ON TH HEAD

Watch at 19 and 32 seconds. Spicejet staff assaulted the officer first. What followed was a befitting reply.

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Colonel Assault Case: “Respect the Army; You Sleep Peacefully Because of Them”: Supreme Court Backs CBI Probe in Assault on Colonel

Colonel Bath ਕੇਸ ਦੇ ਰੋਸ ਵਜੋਂ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ ਦਿਹਾੜੇ ਦੇ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਸਰਕਾਰੀ ਸਮਾਗਮਾਂ ਦਾ ਬਾਈਕਾਟ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਵੱਡਾ ਫ਼ੈਸਲਾ

High Court’s tight slap to CM Maan, Punjab & Chandigarh police in Col. Bath case || Connect Newsroom

‘Have respect for Army people…They go and defend you, and they come back wrapped in the National Flag,’ says Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, dismissing police officers’ petition against CBI probe

Satya Prakash Tribune News Service

‘Have respect for Army people…They go and defend you, and they come back wrapped in the National Flag,’ says Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, dismissing police officers’ petition against CBI probe

Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son Angad were allegedly assaulted by Punjab cops, including four Inspectors, during a parking dispute near a roadside eatery close to Rajindra Hospital in Patiala. File photo

The Supreme Court on Monday deprecated the conduct of Punjab Police officers accused of assaulting a serving Army Colonel and his son over a parking dispute as it rejected police officers’ petition against the Punjab and Haryana High Court’s order for a CBI probe into the incident.

“Have respect for Army people. You are sleeping peacefully in your house because that man is serving at the border at minus 40 degrees… They go and defend you and they come back wrapped in the National Flag,” a Bench of Justice Sanjay Kumar and Justice Satish Chandra Sharma said, dismissing the police officers’ petition against the high court’s July 16 order for a CBI probe.

“When the war is going on, you glorify these Army officers…Your SSP says, I am not able to arrest them in spite of rejection of anticipatory bail (plea) because they are police officers…Eight-day delay in lodging FIR!” the Bench wondered.

“This kind of lawlessness is not acceptable. No legal arguments, nothing is there…Your bail was dismissed, they are roaming freely and they have not been arrested…Let the CBI look into this,” the top court said, describing the High Court’s order as “well-reasoned”.

The counsel for the police officers contended that the high court’s order indicted them even before the trial could commence.

The alleged incident took place on the intervening night of March 13 and 14 when Colonel Pushpinder Singh Bath and his son were having food at a roadside dhaba in Patiala. He alleged four Inspector-rank officers of the Punjab Police and their armed subordinates attacked him and his son without provocation, snatched his ID card and cell phone, and threatened him with a “fake encounter”—all in public view and under CCTV camera coverage.

On April 3, the high court had assigned the probe to Chandigarh Police and directed them to complete it in four months. However, on July 16 the high court transferred the probe to the CBI—two days after it reprimanded the Chandigarh Police over laxity in their probe into the matter.

Colonel Bath alleged that Chandigarh Police “failed” to ensure a free and fair investigation that was conducted by a special investigation team, led by Chandigarh Superintendent of Police.

[https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv2HTFDCefs

If you want know the full story you have to watch the video taken by the officer at the check-in counter.

It was clearly shown that his check in baggage was more than 7 kg and he paid 1200/- rupees as penalty but the staff at thecounter failed to provide the receipt. He discarded his personal clothes in the dustbin to reduce the weight. Still all these incidents happened.How dare a civilian raised his hands and slapped an army officer when he was under the protection/custody of a CISF personnel?