Army Officers News
SC gives govt a month to implement order on women army officers
Centre gets more time to comply with the SC’s February verdict on giving women officers permanent commission in the Indian Army
1 min read8 Jul 2020SC orders Centre to give permanent commission to women in Army
The Supreme Court has ruled that all women officers shall be considered for permanent commission in the army and will be eligible for both ‘command’ and ‘criteria’ appointments.
17 Feb 2020Shopian firing: Supreme Court stays FIR against Major Aditya Kumar
The Supreme Court restrains the Jammu and Kashmir Police from taking any 'coercive steps' against Army officers, including Major Aditya Kumar, in Shopian firing case
2 min read12 Feb 2018J&K: 2 army officers killed, 6 injured as Pakistan targets LoC posts in Poonch
During Pakistan’s attack in Poonch, sepoy T.K. Reddy (21) and defence porter Mohd Zahir (22) suffered serious injuries and died, says a defence spokesperson
1 min read12 Oct 2017Women to be allowed in combat role in Indian Army: General Bipin Rawat
Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat says initially women will be recruited for positions in military police as jawans
1 min read4 Jun 2017Kashmir: One killed, seven injured during protests in Kupwara
The anti-India protests in Jammu and Kashmir followed the Kupwara attack that left three Indian army personnel and two militants dead
2 min read27 Apr 2017Kupwara attack: 3 Army officers, 2 militants killed after four-hour gunbattle
Five soldiers injured in Kupwara attack were shifted to Srinagar for treatment, after militants from across the LoC attacked the army camp in Kashmir
1 min read27 Apr 2017Defence budget: What Arun Jaitley didn’t tell you in his speech
OROP inflates the defence budget by 10% to Rs3.4 trillion, and will go up further after Seventh Pay Commission
3 min read29 Feb 2016