Defenceinfo Bureau Report Ahead of the 65th Independence Day celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir on August, 15, elaborate security arrangements have been made across the State particularly around Bakshi Stadium in the Valley, where the main Independence Day function will be held and where Chief Minister Omar Abdullah would unfurl the Tri-colour. JK Police has laid out a three … [Read more...] about Tight security in J&K ahead of Independence Day celebrations
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Army Chief releases Coffee Table Book, “Iron Fist &Velvet Glove”
Defenceinfo Bureau Report The Army Chief, General VK Singh, recently released a Coffee Table Book, `Iron Fist & Velvet Glove’, at the Indian Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The book has been compiled by a photo-journalist, Mahesh Nair, from his experiences while travelling along the Indo-Pakistan border and the interiors of the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The book reflects the … [Read more...] about Army Chief releases Coffee Table Book, “Iron Fist &Velvet Glove”
India, Bangladesh ink border management deal
Defenceinfo Bureau Report India and Bangladesh have inked a key agreement aimed at enhancing quality of border management and ensuring cross-frontier security through measures like joint vigils to deal with human trafficking and smuggling of drugs and weapons. The comprehensive border management agreement was signed in the presence of visiting Home Minister P Chidambaram and … [Read more...] about India, Bangladesh ink border management deal
Indo-Pak dialogue tainted by blood
Defenceinfo Bureau Report Even as the Foreign Ministers of India and Pakistan were engaged in a dialogue at New Delhi, a large group of terrorists was being pushed into India across the line of control in the Machil sector of Kashmir. The Army intercepted the infiltration which led to a fierce battle that left one junior commissioned officer of the Indian Army dead. … [Read more...] about Indo-Pak dialogue tainted by blood
Successful anti-terrorist operation in Kashmir; a lesson for Mumbaikars
Defenceinfo Bureau report Even as the nation is reeling under yet another terror attack in Mumbai, a quiet and efficient anti-terrorist operation by Security Forces (SF) in Kashmir, led by the Indian Army, met with a resounding success by the elimination of five top terrorists of the dreaded Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), an organisation also said to be involved in the recent attack … [Read more...] about Successful anti-terrorist operation in Kashmir; a lesson for Mumbaikars