Army pays tribute to its braveheart

Southern Command Pune organising open online competition on Theme Indian Army

Southern Command, Pune is organising an open online competition with theme ‘Indian Army: A symbol of unity in diversity’. The contest is open to all under various age categories with a total prize award money of Rs 1,22,000/- (Rupees One Lac Twenty Two Thousand only) alongwith award of merit certificate from Indian Army. The competition […]

By Connect Gujarat Desk 25 Oct 2020

Passing out parade and valedictory function of Electrical specialisation course conducted at INS Valsura

A total of 34 officers including 10 officers from friendly foreign countries successfully completed their Electrical Specialisation Course O-173 from the portals of INS Valsura, the premier Electrical training establishment of the Indian Navy. The valedictory address for the passing out ceremony was delivered by Vice Admiral SR Sarma AVSM VSM, Chief of Materiel over […]

By Connect Gujarat Desk 18 Oct 2020

Tamul plate manufacturing by Indian Army

Boon for Ex Insurgents of Assam Indian Army in its renewed and re-energised focus to rehabilitate ex-insurgents, has undertaken self-employment projects in Assam. One such project is “Manufacture of Tamul Plates” operationalised at Borrangajuli Village in Tamulpur district. As a pilot project, few ex cadres are being engaged in making bio-degradable, environment friendly, cost effective […]

By Connect Gujarat Desk 03 Sep 2020

Indian army says 20 soldiers martyred in violent clashes with Chinese troops in Galwan area of Ladakh region

Indian Army has said that it is firmly committed to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the nation. In a statement, the Army said, Indian and Chinese troops have disengaged at the Galwan area where they had earlier clashed on Monday night. Seventeen Indian troops who were critically injured in the line of duty […]

By Connect Gujarat Desk 17 Jun 2020

Indian Army donates blood to Civil hospital Ahmedabad

In order to assist the civil administration in this hour of crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic, Indian Army undertook a ‘Blood Donation Camp’ on request of civil medical authorities at Ahmedabad. Acting swiftly on request of Blood Transfusion Department, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, blood donation camp is being organised at Military Hospital, Ahmedabad from 03 April […]

By Connect Gujarat Desk 03 Apr 2020

Army to establish quarantine centres for 1,500 people as coronavirus spreads

The Indian Army will establish quarantine facilities for 1,500 people at different locations across the country in the wake of rising cases of novel coronavirus infections outside China, two officials familiar with the move said on Friday. The tentative locations where such facilities will come up as part of the government’s overall efforts to control […]

By Connect Gujarat Desk 07 Mar 2020

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcomed SC’s judgement on Permanent Commission for women in Army

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh welcome Supreme Court’s judgement on giving the Women officers permanent commission in the Armed Forces. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has supported the idea of permanent commission for women and announced the change in policy in his Independence Day speech in 2018. A historic decision to allow women in field operations came […]

By Connect Gujarat Desk 18 Feb 2020

Indian Army Scout Master competition conducted at Jaisalmer

Indian Army Scout Master Competition was organised at Jaisalmer Military Station from 10 February to 16 February 2020. A total of six teams comprising of two teams each from Southern Command, South Western Command and Western Command participated in the competition. The competition was conducted in five stages namely Infiltration & Ambush Exercise, Scout Specialists […]

By Connect Gujarat Desk 16 Feb 2020