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Read more about ITBPs dog squad in Tapovan rescue operations, 90m tunnel cleared on Business Standard. A glacier burst triggering a flash flood in the region, claiming several lives and nearly 150 missing

More than 200 still missing, multiple agencies teaming up to search for survivors

Read more about Rescue efforts intensify as toll in Ukhand glacier disaster rises to 18 on Business Standard. More than 200 people are still missing

Western Command honours its soldiers for exceptional bravery ANI | Updated: Feb 06, 2021 18:16 IST Mamun (Punjab) [India], February 6 (ANI): The Western Command honoured its distinguished and gallant soldiers on Saturday for its exceptional bravery, commendable devotion to duty and distinguished service to the nation. The ceremony was organised by the Gurj division under the aegis of Rising Star Corps at Raavi Auditorium, Mamun Military Station on behalf of...

Press Release Get WPS situation under control, protect Pinoy fishermen from Chinese bullying Senator Risa Hontiveros today called on the government to immediately get the situation at the West Philippine Sea (WPS) under control amid Chinas escalating belligerence in Philippine waters. The senator urged government agencies such as the Department of National Defense (DND) and Philippine Coast Guard (PGC) to do more to protect local fishermen who are being harassed and chased off from traditional ...

Published February 5, 2021, 10:27 AM House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Friday, February 5 accused China and the Armed Forces of the Philippines of collusion in hiding from the public the harassment of fisherfolk at the West Philippine sea and this includes the case of fisherman Larry Hugo. (FLICKR / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Bayan Muna chairman Neri Colmenares supported Zarate’s claim, saying that the harassment of Filipino fisherfolk by China’s c...

Court of Inquiry ordered into conflict between two top Army officers in Jaipur ANI | Updated: Feb 03, 2021 21:17 IST New Delhi (India), Feb 2 (ANI) A court of inquiry has been ordered into the ongoing conflict between the two top officers of the South Western Army Command in Jaipur. SWAC commander Lt Gen Alok Kler and his deputy Chief of Staff Lt Gen KK Repswal have been complaining against each other in letters written to top hierarchy of Army. The CoI h...

  Navy Rear Admiral Ramil Enriquez, commander of the Western Command, said fisherman Larry Hugo may have perceived that he was being blocked to go to one of the sandbars near the Kalayaan Group of Island with the presence of a Chinese Coast Guard ship near the area.   “When we enlarged a photo from the video which he posted in his Facebook account, we noticed that there is no movement of the water which we normally see when a ship is moving. This means that Chinese ship was not moving durin...

Nain may head S Command, Mohanty to be vice chief Sanjeev Pargal JAMMU, Jan 22: A major reshuffle is on cards in Army’s top hierarchy in the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh involving GOCs of Srinagar-based 16 Corps, Karu (Ladakh)-headquartered 3 Infantry Division which looks after the Eastern Ladakh where India and Chinese troops are engaged in standoff for past several months, Rajouri’s 25 Infantry Division and Gulmarg’s High Altitude Warfare School (HAWS) among others....

BSF fully alert to thwart any misadventure by Pak: Spl DG Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Jan 20: The BSF is fully alert to thwart any misadventure by Pakistan along the borders of the country, the force’s Special Director General, Western Command, Surender Panwar said today. He was speaking at a civil action programme organized by the BSF at Makwal village near the International Border here as part of the force’s efforts to assist the border population and foster a close bond with them. “...