Col Alok Mathur, SM ( Veteran) Flight G8-205 of First Air took off from Indira Gandhi International Airport Terminal 2, at dot 0500 hours for Leh on 02 August 2021. I was a passenger on the flight, on my way for a much awaited vacation in Ladakh, a region that I have been visiting regularly in to rejuvenate my spirits. It was drizzling and overcast with moving monsoon … [Read more...] about A journey through beautiful Ladakh
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J&K: Pakistan frustrated by foiled Infiltration bids yet undeterred in spreading terror
Onkareshwar Pandey In a spectacular, intelligence based operation along the Line of Control (LOC) alert troops of the Indian Army foiled a huge infiltration attempt from Pakistan Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (POJK) in the Hathlanga forest area of Rampur, District Uri, Kashmir. The Indian forces deployed along the LOC had been on high alert since the last few days due to a … [Read more...] about J&K: Pakistan frustrated by foiled Infiltration bids yet undeterred in spreading terror
Indian Army’s socio-cultural outreach in J&K
Hardeep Bedi A team of specially abled veteran soldiers, under the banner of CLAW_Global, has recently created a world record by becoming "the largest number of people with disabilities to scale the world's highest battlefield (Siachen Glacier)." CLAW is an international organisation for soldiers disabled during active service. The Indian Army facilitated and trained the … [Read more...] about Indian Army’s socio-cultural outreach in J&K
Syed Geelani: Architect of a dark, turbulent period in the history of Kashmir
Jaibans Singh "It is a real tragedy that Geelani was buried in India and not in Pakistan." This statement posted on Facebook by Indu Jalali, a Kashmiri Pandit lady living in Europe, aptly summarises the widespread sentiment at the demise, due to old age, of the Kashmiri separatist, Syed Ali Geelani, at age 91, on 1 September. Geelani was the kingpin of separatism in … [Read more...] about Syed Geelani: Architect of a dark, turbulent period in the history of Kashmir
Army’s outreach to contain terrorist recruitment
Dr. Simrit Kahlon In what is heralded as the first outreach of its kind, Lt. General DP Pandey, General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Srinagar based Chinar Corps of the India Army, “directly and face to face” addressed 83 family members of active terrorists and urged them to guide their wards back into the mainstream of society. The interaction took place at Shopian on 31 … [Read more...] about Army’s outreach to contain terrorist recruitment