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NEW DELHI: The nation is celebrating the 72nd Army Day today and on the occasion, President Ramnath Kovind extended greetings to veterans and their families. "On Army Day, greetings to the valiant men and women of the Indian Army, to veterans and to their families. You are our nation's pride, the sentinels of our liberty. Your immense sacrifice has secured our sovereignty, brought glory to our nation and protected our people. Jai Hind!," he tweeted in the morning. Earlier today, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat along with army chief general Manoj Mukund Naravane, chief of the air staff air chief marshal RKS Bhadauria and navy chief Admiral Karambir Singh paid tributes at the National War Memorial. Defence minister Rajnath Singh also extended greetings to the Indian Army personnel. "On Army Day today, I salute all valiant Indian Army personnel and recall with pride their indomitable spirit, valor and sacrifices in making India a safer place. #ArmyDay2020," Singh tweeted. … [Read more...] about President Kovind extends greetings to soldiers, ex-servicemen on Army Day

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the Indian Army for its valour, professionalism and humanitarian spirit, sharing a video on Twitter of Chinar Corps that featured Army personnel and civilians carrying a pregnant mother through heavy snowfall in the Kashmir Valley. The video showed Army personnel and civilians carrying the women, Shamima, on a stretcher through heavy snow. "Our Army is known for its valour and professionalism. It is also respected for its humanitarian spirit. Whenever people have needed help, our Army has risen to the occasion and done everything possible. Proud of our Army. I pray for good health of Shamima and her child," Modi tweeted. Our Army is known for its valour and professionalism. It is also respected for its humanitarian spirit. Whenever pe… https://t.co/Nzt13cYWzs … [Read more...] about Army personnel escort pregnant woman to hospital in Kashmir, PM shares video

KOLKATA: The killing of Iranian general Qassim Suleimani and the situation in western and central Asia thereafter will certainly impact India, former chief of Army staff Gen (retd) Shankar Roychowdhury said in Kolkata on Wednesday. According to him, India will have to play its cards very carefully in the days to come so as not to antagonise Iran in any way. “India has always had very good relations with Iran and Afghanistan. India developed the Chabahar Port in Iran and has a lot of stake in that country. Iran has also stood by us on the issue of crude exports. We are all aware of US-Pakistan relations and should not allow Pakistan to take advantage of any wrong decision taken by India,” the former Army chief said, while calling Iran’s retaliation a strategic move. “Iran knows that it doesn’t have an air force capable enough to reach the shores of the US. The only option it had was to target US assets nearby. This is sound military strategy,” Gen … [Read more...] about Qassim Suleimani killing to affect India: Army ex-chief

Referring to an earlier memorandum dated June 17, 2014, it stated that “exemption under Indian Toll (Army and Air Force) Act, 1901 from payment of user fee is available to the persons who are ‘on duty’ and does not pertain to retired personnel.” “No exemption is available on use of personal vehicle if it is not used for discharging any official purpose and duty even if it accompanies the said official,” the circular said, adding that the exemption was available only on production of pass as specified in the Indian Toll Rules, 1942. … [Read more...] about Army personnel seek clarity on toll exemption

In the 50th year of Christ (Deemed to be University) Alumni day, the university will have over 21 former students from the university who are serving in the Indian Armed Forces. From Indian Army to Air Force, all these former students have been tracked meticulously by the Alumni team for over a year and the jawans have confirmed their presence. The university while felicitating these men from the Indian Armed forces, will be taking them back to their campus where they pursued their studies. The alumni members are also honouring the family of Martyr Major Sylvester Rajesh Ratnam from 1994 batch. Speaking about it, Jugnu Oberoi, student of first batch of Christ College and president of Alumni association said, “It was a herculean task for us to find out former students who are in the armed forces and serving our country. We pulled out the data from 1969 onwards and started searching every contact from our side. We took the help of our National Cadet Corps (NCC) and we searched … [Read more...] about Over 21 jawans who studied in Christ University to mark their presence in Alumni Day