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Lt Gen Chaki: Maoist rebels targeting Gorkha soldiers
[Hindustan Times, 09 November 2003]
By Man Aman Singh Chhina
Subathu (Solan): Maoist rebels in Nepal had started targeting Gorkha soldiers of Indian Army visiting their native villages in Nepal by asking for help in imparting military training to rebel cadres as well as extorting money from them. This revelation was made here today by Lt Gen Ashok Chaki, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning & Systems), who is also the Colonel of 4th Gorkha Regiment. Lt Gen Chaki said the Maoist rebels had specifically been after the Gorkha soldiers who went on leave with large sums of money on their person and tried to extort as much amount as they could. The Maoist rebels had been targeting the Nepalese Army regularly in its campaign to get the country rid of monarchy and had recently even abducted the Military Adviser of United Kingdom while he was on a recruiting tour in rural Nepal. Lt Gen Chaki, however, added that the soldiers of Nepalese descent in Gorkha battalions were being indoctrinated by the Indian Army to withstand the pressure tactics of Maoist rebels and that the threats of rebels had had no effect at all on the Gorkha soldiers.
"There have been instances where soldiers in Nepal on leave have been asked to train the rebels in use of weapons, etc, but our boys have not acceded to their requests and their morale is high," said Lt Gen Chaki, who was in Subathu to attend the re-union function of 4th Gorkha Rifles. The General also revealed that the Indian Army had taken up a number of issues relating to the welfare of retired Gorkha soldiers settled in Nepal. Among the new initiatives was the proposal to extend the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to Nepal so that the soldiers settled there could also avail medical benefits as their counterparts in India. "We will identify certain locations where the polyclinics can be opened and certain hospitals can be affiliated to the ECHS," he said. Lt Gen Chaki added that unlike the British Army, which discriminated in the emoluments and facilities made available to Gorkha soldiers, the Indian Army gave them the same facilities as any other Indian soldier.
[Hindustan Times, 09 November 2003]
By Man Aman Singh Chhina
Subathu (Solan): Maoist rebels in Nepal had started targeting Gorkha soldiers of Indian Army visiting their native villages in Nepal by asking for help in imparting military training to rebel cadres as well as extorting money from them. This revelation was made here today by Lt Gen Ashok Chaki, Deputy Chief of Army Staff (Planning & Systems), who is also the Colonel of 4th Gorkha Regiment. Lt Gen Chaki said the Maoist rebels had specifically been after the Gorkha soldiers who went on leave with large sums of money on their person and tried to extort as much amount as they could. The Maoist rebels had been targeting the Nepalese Army regularly in its campaign to get the country rid of monarchy and had recently even abducted the Military Adviser of United Kingdom while he was on a recruiting tour in rural Nepal. Lt Gen Chaki, however, added that the soldiers of Nepalese descent in Gorkha battalions were being indoctrinated by the Indian Army to withstand the pressure tactics of Maoist rebels and that the threats of rebels had had no effect at all on the Gorkha soldiers.
"There have been instances where soldiers in Nepal on leave have been asked to train the rebels in use of weapons, etc, but our boys have not acceded to their requests and their morale is high," said Lt Gen Chaki, who was in Subathu to attend the re-union function of 4th Gorkha Rifles. The General also revealed that the Indian Army had taken up a number of issues relating to the welfare of retired Gorkha soldiers settled in Nepal. Among the new initiatives was the proposal to extend the Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) to Nepal so that the soldiers settled there could also avail medical benefits as their counterparts in India. "We will identify certain locations where the polyclinics can be opened and certain hospitals can be affiliated to the ECHS," he said. Lt Gen Chaki added that unlike the British Army, which discriminated in the emoluments and facilities made available to Gorkha soldiers, the Indian Army gave them the same facilities as any other Indian soldier.
Re: Indian Army -- News Folder -- November 2003
Spirited reunion for doughty 4 Gorkha
HT Correspondent
[Hindustan Times, 09 November 2003]
Subathu: The doughty spirit of the officers and men of the Gorkha Rifles was all pervasive at the reunion of the 4th Gorkha Rifles (GR), one of the oldest regiments of the Army, being held at Subathu Cantonment. As many as 100 retired officers, 130 JCOs and 102 ladies are attending the reunion, which is also being graced by the presence of two former British officers, Maj Geoffrey Lloyd and Maj Richard Poole. The day began with the Colonel of the 4th Gorkha Rifles, Lt Gen Ashok Chaki, laying a wreath at the war memorial along with former Gorkha officers and soldiers.
Later, a special Sainik Sammelan was held where the Commandant of the 14 Gorkha Training Centre, Brig Raghuvinder Kapoor, and Lt Gen Chaki spoke in Gorkhali to the assembled serving and retired personnel. The Commanding Officers of all five battalions of the 4 GR attended the Sainik Sammelan and so did Lt Col N.N. Appay from USA, Col B.C. Mehra from Geneva, Lt Gen T.P.S. Rawat (Uttaranchal Minister) and Maj Gen B.D. Kale. Peppering his speech with wry Gorkha humour, Lt Gen Chaki said he was proud to mention that all battalions of 4GR were performing excellently in the field and had earned a multitude of laurels. He made specific mention of the First Battalion, which has won the Chief of Army Staff's Unit Citation and various other competitions.
Lt Gen Chaki also revealed, among widespread cheer, that the majority of officers passing out from the Indian Military Academy and Officers' Training Academy were opting for Gorkha Rifles and of these 75 per cent were opting for 4 GR. Addressing the audience in flawless Gorkhali, the 80-year-old Maj Geoffery Lloyd, who had come from the UK to attend the reunion, passed on a message from another former British Gorkha officer to those present. The officer, Maj Dickey Day, asked the men of Gorkha Rifles to keep up the good name of the regiment, do well as they did in their time and ended with a resounding "Jai 4 Gorkha."
Several officers and jawans of 4 GR were honoured on the occasion for their excellent performance in the battlefield. The next of kin of many soldiers accepted the awards in several cases. Those honoured today were Capt Anirban Bandhopadhyaya, Sena Medal (Posthumous) First Bn, Capt C.P.S. Khati, Shaurya Chakra Fourth Bn, L/Nk Rosan Thapa (Posthumous) Third Bn, Rifleman Til Bahadur Rana (Posthumous) First Bn, Rifleman Praves Singh Thapa (Posthumous) Second Bn, Rifleman Shiv Kumar (Posthumous) 12 RR Sector, Sub Kosh Bahadur Gurung, Sena Medal First Bn, Sub Jang Bahadur Thapa Third Bn, Nb Sub Dev Bahadur Thapa, KC (Posthumous) First Bn, Nb Sub Man Bahadur Thapa Third Bn, C.H.M. Girman Singh Rana 14 GTC, Hav Mandhoj Gurung Fifth Bn, Hav Bhas Bahadur Thapa First Bn, Hav Bir Bahadur Gurung First BN, Rifleman Bijay Thapa Sena Medal Fifth Bn, Rifleman Dheeraj Thapa SM Fourth Bn and Rifleman Sabin Kumar Khawas Bhujel First Bn.
HT Correspondent
[Hindustan Times, 09 November 2003]
Subathu: The doughty spirit of the officers and men of the Gorkha Rifles was all pervasive at the reunion of the 4th Gorkha Rifles (GR), one of the oldest regiments of the Army, being held at Subathu Cantonment. As many as 100 retired officers, 130 JCOs and 102 ladies are attending the reunion, which is also being graced by the presence of two former British officers, Maj Geoffrey Lloyd and Maj Richard Poole. The day began with the Colonel of the 4th Gorkha Rifles, Lt Gen Ashok Chaki, laying a wreath at the war memorial along with former Gorkha officers and soldiers.
Later, a special Sainik Sammelan was held where the Commandant of the 14 Gorkha Training Centre, Brig Raghuvinder Kapoor, and Lt Gen Chaki spoke in Gorkhali to the assembled serving and retired personnel. The Commanding Officers of all five battalions of the 4 GR attended the Sainik Sammelan and so did Lt Col N.N. Appay from USA, Col B.C. Mehra from Geneva, Lt Gen T.P.S. Rawat (Uttaranchal Minister) and Maj Gen B.D. Kale. Peppering his speech with wry Gorkha humour, Lt Gen Chaki said he was proud to mention that all battalions of 4GR were performing excellently in the field and had earned a multitude of laurels. He made specific mention of the First Battalion, which has won the Chief of Army Staff's Unit Citation and various other competitions.
Lt Gen Chaki also revealed, among widespread cheer, that the majority of officers passing out from the Indian Military Academy and Officers' Training Academy were opting for Gorkha Rifles and of these 75 per cent were opting for 4 GR. Addressing the audience in flawless Gorkhali, the 80-year-old Maj Geoffery Lloyd, who had come from the UK to attend the reunion, passed on a message from another former British Gorkha officer to those present. The officer, Maj Dickey Day, asked the men of Gorkha Rifles to keep up the good name of the regiment, do well as they did in their time and ended with a resounding "Jai 4 Gorkha."
Several officers and jawans of 4 GR were honoured on the occasion for their excellent performance in the battlefield. The next of kin of many soldiers accepted the awards in several cases. Those honoured today were Capt Anirban Bandhopadhyaya, Sena Medal (Posthumous) First Bn, Capt C.P.S. Khati, Shaurya Chakra Fourth Bn, L/Nk Rosan Thapa (Posthumous) Third Bn, Rifleman Til Bahadur Rana (Posthumous) First Bn, Rifleman Praves Singh Thapa (Posthumous) Second Bn, Rifleman Shiv Kumar (Posthumous) 12 RR Sector, Sub Kosh Bahadur Gurung, Sena Medal First Bn, Sub Jang Bahadur Thapa Third Bn, Nb Sub Dev Bahadur Thapa, KC (Posthumous) First Bn, Nb Sub Man Bahadur Thapa Third Bn, C.H.M. Girman Singh Rana 14 GTC, Hav Mandhoj Gurung Fifth Bn, Hav Bhas Bahadur Thapa First Bn, Hav Bir Bahadur Gurung First BN, Rifleman Bijay Thapa Sena Medal Fifth Bn, Rifleman Dheeraj Thapa SM Fourth Bn and Rifleman Sabin Kumar Khawas Bhujel First Bn.
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Army Chief to attend 225th raising day of 2 Guards
[Hindustan Times, 14 November 2003]
The second battalion of the Brigade of Guards (1st Grenadiers) will celebrate its 225th Raising Day on November 22nd somewhere in the western sector. The Chief of Army Staff, General N.C. Vij, will take part in the Raising Day celebrations in his capacity of Honorary Colonel of the Guards Regiment. The battalion was earlier a part of the Grenadiers Regiment and was raised at Bombay (now Mumbai) on 22 November 1778 by Captain James Stewart as part of the erstwhile Bombay Army. In the reorganisation of 1796, it became the First Battalion of the First Grenadier Regiment. In 1903, the Regiment was renamed 101st Grenadiers and in the post World War I reorganization, the 101st Grenadiers became the First Battalion of the Fourth Bombay Grenadiers. The battalion switched over to the Brigade of Guards in 1952 and since then has been known as 2 Guards (1 Grenadiers). The battalion took part in the defence of Mangalore in 1783-84 in which it participated with the Black Watch Regiment of British Army as a result of which the title 'The Bombay Grenadiers' with the badge of the 'White Horse' of the House of Hanover were conferred on the Regiment.
The Grenadiers won Battle Honour Mangalore. The battalion also won the Battle Honour Mysore when it formed a part of Lord Cornwallis' force in the siege of Srirangapatnam. During the Second Afghan War of 1878-80, the Regiment marched to Kandahar and subsequently lost half its strength in the disastrous action of Maiwand. It lost 357 men as killed in action with 61 wounded out of a total of 450 men. It won the Battle Honours of Kandahar 1880 and Afghanistan 1878-1880. The 1st Grenadiers were awarded Battle Honour East Africa 1914-1916 during the First World War and during the Second World War they were stationed in Iraq and Persia as part of the Tenth Army. Post-Independence the unit received the Battle Honour Guraiz for capturing the Guraiz valley in Jammu and Kashmir. The battalion converted to a mechanised infantry role in December, 1994 and has carved a niche for itself in the mechanised forces. Many serving and retired officers of this illustrious battalion will take part in its 225th celebrations later this month.
[Hindustan Times, 14 November 2003]
The second battalion of the Brigade of Guards (1st Grenadiers) will celebrate its 225th Raising Day on November 22nd somewhere in the western sector. The Chief of Army Staff, General N.C. Vij, will take part in the Raising Day celebrations in his capacity of Honorary Colonel of the Guards Regiment. The battalion was earlier a part of the Grenadiers Regiment and was raised at Bombay (now Mumbai) on 22 November 1778 by Captain James Stewart as part of the erstwhile Bombay Army. In the reorganisation of 1796, it became the First Battalion of the First Grenadier Regiment. In 1903, the Regiment was renamed 101st Grenadiers and in the post World War I reorganization, the 101st Grenadiers became the First Battalion of the Fourth Bombay Grenadiers. The battalion switched over to the Brigade of Guards in 1952 and since then has been known as 2 Guards (1 Grenadiers). The battalion took part in the defence of Mangalore in 1783-84 in which it participated with the Black Watch Regiment of British Army as a result of which the title 'The Bombay Grenadiers' with the badge of the 'White Horse' of the House of Hanover were conferred on the Regiment.
The Grenadiers won Battle Honour Mangalore. The battalion also won the Battle Honour Mysore when it formed a part of Lord Cornwallis' force in the siege of Srirangapatnam. During the Second Afghan War of 1878-80, the Regiment marched to Kandahar and subsequently lost half its strength in the disastrous action of Maiwand. It lost 357 men as killed in action with 61 wounded out of a total of 450 men. It won the Battle Honours of Kandahar 1880 and Afghanistan 1878-1880. The 1st Grenadiers were awarded Battle Honour East Africa 1914-1916 during the First World War and during the Second World War they were stationed in Iraq and Persia as part of the Tenth Army. Post-Independence the unit received the Battle Honour Guraiz for capturing the Guraiz valley in Jammu and Kashmir. The battalion converted to a mechanised infantry role in December, 1994 and has carved a niche for itself in the mechanised forces. Many serving and retired officers of this illustrious battalion will take part in its 225th celebrations later this month.
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India completes 155mm artillery system trials
[Jane's Defence Weekly, 19 November 2003]
The Indian Army has completed firing trials of three competing 155mm/ 52-cal towed artillery systems. Under its Field Artillery Rationalisation Plan, the service intends to buy up to 400 howitzers from one of the three contenders. The plan stipulates spending about Rs900 billion ($18.75 billion) over the next two decades to acquire towed howitzers, wheeled 155mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and the Bhim tracked SPH.
The towed weapons under evaluation are:
* The TIG-2002 from Israel's Soltam;
* The South African Denel G5/2000; and
* The FH-77 BO5 L52 from Bofors Defence of Sweden (Jane's Defence Weekly 26 February).
Local defence industry sources said the three weapons had met most of the general staff qualitative requirement (GSQR), achieving the required firing range of 40-42km. The three competitors were unable to meet the GSQR during testing last year. A representative of one of the three rivals told JDW this resulted in extensive modifications to its weapon for the fresh trials. Each of the three howitzers fired 350 rounds in various configurations besides demonstrating their 'shoot-and-scoot' abilities and cross-country mobility in the western Pokhran desert.
Goran Karlsson, Bofors' vice president for marketing, said negotiations would begin with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) once the trial reports were finalised by the army. Separately Bofors is negotiating with the MoD to sell additional spares for the 410 FH-77B 155mm/39-cal howitzers that it supplied to the army in the late 1980s and also upgrade the weapons to 155mm/45-cal. Official Indian sources also point to the close links that Denel and Soltam have with the army's artillery projects. Soltam is upgrading 180 Soviet-built M-46 130mm field guns to 155mm/39-cal and 155mm/45-cal.
Denel's LIW T6 155mm/52-cal turret system has been successfully integrated with the chassis of the locally designed Arjun main battle tank to produce the Bhim. Price negotiations, stalled earlier this year over its high cost, have resumed (JDW 18 June). Denel is reportedly seeking $3.2 million to $3.5 million for each T6 turret and another $1 million towards integration costs, including the navigation and fire-control systems.
[Jane's Defence Weekly, 19 November 2003]
The Indian Army has completed firing trials of three competing 155mm/ 52-cal towed artillery systems. Under its Field Artillery Rationalisation Plan, the service intends to buy up to 400 howitzers from one of the three contenders. The plan stipulates spending about Rs900 billion ($18.75 billion) over the next two decades to acquire towed howitzers, wheeled 155mm self-propelled howitzers (SPHs) and the Bhim tracked SPH.
The towed weapons under evaluation are:
* The TIG-2002 from Israel's Soltam;
* The South African Denel G5/2000; and
* The FH-77 BO5 L52 from Bofors Defence of Sweden (Jane's Defence Weekly 26 February).
Local defence industry sources said the three weapons had met most of the general staff qualitative requirement (GSQR), achieving the required firing range of 40-42km. The three competitors were unable to meet the GSQR during testing last year. A representative of one of the three rivals told JDW this resulted in extensive modifications to its weapon for the fresh trials. Each of the three howitzers fired 350 rounds in various configurations besides demonstrating their 'shoot-and-scoot' abilities and cross-country mobility in the western Pokhran desert.
Goran Karlsson, Bofors' vice president for marketing, said negotiations would begin with the Ministry of Defence (MoD) once the trial reports were finalised by the army. Separately Bofors is negotiating with the MoD to sell additional spares for the 410 FH-77B 155mm/39-cal howitzers that it supplied to the army in the late 1980s and also upgrade the weapons to 155mm/45-cal. Official Indian sources also point to the close links that Denel and Soltam have with the army's artillery projects. Soltam is upgrading 180 Soviet-built M-46 130mm field guns to 155mm/39-cal and 155mm/45-cal.
Denel's LIW T6 155mm/52-cal turret system has been successfully integrated with the chassis of the locally designed Arjun main battle tank to produce the Bhim. Price negotiations, stalled earlier this year over its high cost, have resumed (JDW 18 June). Denel is reportedly seeking $3.2 million to $3.5 million for each T6 turret and another $1 million towards integration costs, including the navigation and fire-control systems.
Re: Indian Army -- News Folder -- November 2003
Results of promotion boards of Maj Gens
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh weekly defence column, Nov 18
Reveille
Top changes in offing
A total of 14 officers of the rank of Major General have been cleared for promotion to the coveted rank of Lt General. According to the list declassified last week, while one officer belongs to the 1966 batch,13 are of the 1967 batch. The promotion board for this was held in April this year. Meanwhile, the officers approved in another board held later this year (for those who had not completed their mandatory service by April) is yet to be declassified, though military grapevine has it that at least four more officers of the 1967 batch have been approved for Lt General.
The officer who has made it to the Lt General rank from the 1966 batch is Major General R.N. Kapur (Gorkhas). Since he was treated as a fresh case in a special review, he will get back his original seniority and would be the first one among the approved officers to pick the next rank.
Of the 13 officers of the 1967 batch approved, seven Major Generals are from infantry which include Dev Raj, AS Bahia, Kamal Khanna, Ashok Kapur, Madan Gopal, Sushil Gupta and Dalvir Singh, the four from artillery are Deepak Kapur, K.C. Vig, K.S. Jamwal, and P.K. Singh and the two from armoured corps are Daljit Singh and Aditya Singh.
These promotions will affect many changes at the top level. Only those of them who have three years service in the next rank will be given command of a Corps while a few may not even pick up their approved rank because of the age factor and may have to retire in their present rank.
Since one or two of the officers approved did not fit into the earlier calculations, certain changes slated earlier may be modified. Earlier, Maj Gen Ashok Kapoor was slated to take over the Corps Headquarters in Nagrota in place of Lt Gen TPS Brar, who is expected to move as Commandant Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. Similarly, Major General Daljit Singh was slated to take command of 3 Corps Headquarters in the East in place of Lt Gen Rajender Singh who suddenly sought pre-mature retirement.
Extensive mine laying comes under focus The Engineer-in-Chief’s branch in Army Headquarters has carried out a detailed study of the extensive mining carried out during the nearly year-long deployment of the Army in Operation Parakram. Senior officers say that the report has reached the conclusion that the mines were laid in much greater numbers then required thus leading to considerable problems when demining operations started. It is almost a year since the Army pulled out from the border areas but the Engineer Regiments are still deployed along the International Border and Line of Control with Pakistan trying to extricate the hastily laid mines. It has also been reflected in the report that the extensive mining led to a situation where even the offensive formations would have faced some problems had they been needed to spearhead a battle into the enemy territory. The report has also recommended that technologically advanced mines be used in future which would be safer to extricate and avoid needless casualties.
It’s Counter Terrorism Operations now The Army has started referring to the anti-militancy efforts in Jammu and Kashmir as Counter Terrorism Operations (CT Ops) as against its earlier definition of Counter Insurgency Operations (CI Ops).
According to senior officers the decision was taken with a view to classify the militants in J&K as terrorists in consonance with the governments policy which refers to Pakistan’s involvement in cross border terrorism in the state.
The change of terminology finally came out in the open at the recent reunion of Gorkha Rifles at 14 GTC in Subathu where various Commanding Officers of Gorkha battalions referred to their respective battalions performance in CT Ops.
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh weekly defence column, Nov 18
Reveille
Top changes in offing
A total of 14 officers of the rank of Major General have been cleared for promotion to the coveted rank of Lt General. According to the list declassified last week, while one officer belongs to the 1966 batch,13 are of the 1967 batch. The promotion board for this was held in April this year. Meanwhile, the officers approved in another board held later this year (for those who had not completed their mandatory service by April) is yet to be declassified, though military grapevine has it that at least four more officers of the 1967 batch have been approved for Lt General.
The officer who has made it to the Lt General rank from the 1966 batch is Major General R.N. Kapur (Gorkhas). Since he was treated as a fresh case in a special review, he will get back his original seniority and would be the first one among the approved officers to pick the next rank.
Of the 13 officers of the 1967 batch approved, seven Major Generals are from infantry which include Dev Raj, AS Bahia, Kamal Khanna, Ashok Kapur, Madan Gopal, Sushil Gupta and Dalvir Singh, the four from artillery are Deepak Kapur, K.C. Vig, K.S. Jamwal, and P.K. Singh and the two from armoured corps are Daljit Singh and Aditya Singh.
These promotions will affect many changes at the top level. Only those of them who have three years service in the next rank will be given command of a Corps while a few may not even pick up their approved rank because of the age factor and may have to retire in their present rank.
Since one or two of the officers approved did not fit into the earlier calculations, certain changes slated earlier may be modified. Earlier, Maj Gen Ashok Kapoor was slated to take over the Corps Headquarters in Nagrota in place of Lt Gen TPS Brar, who is expected to move as Commandant Defence Services Staff College, Wellington. Similarly, Major General Daljit Singh was slated to take command of 3 Corps Headquarters in the East in place of Lt Gen Rajender Singh who suddenly sought pre-mature retirement.
Extensive mine laying comes under focus The Engineer-in-Chief’s branch in Army Headquarters has carried out a detailed study of the extensive mining carried out during the nearly year-long deployment of the Army in Operation Parakram. Senior officers say that the report has reached the conclusion that the mines were laid in much greater numbers then required thus leading to considerable problems when demining operations started. It is almost a year since the Army pulled out from the border areas but the Engineer Regiments are still deployed along the International Border and Line of Control with Pakistan trying to extricate the hastily laid mines. It has also been reflected in the report that the extensive mining led to a situation where even the offensive formations would have faced some problems had they been needed to spearhead a battle into the enemy territory. The report has also recommended that technologically advanced mines be used in future which would be safer to extricate and avoid needless casualties.
It’s Counter Terrorism Operations now The Army has started referring to the anti-militancy efforts in Jammu and Kashmir as Counter Terrorism Operations (CT Ops) as against its earlier definition of Counter Insurgency Operations (CI Ops).
According to senior officers the decision was taken with a view to classify the militants in J&K as terrorists in consonance with the governments policy which refers to Pakistan’s involvement in cross border terrorism in the state.
The change of terminology finally came out in the open at the recent reunion of Gorkha Rifles at 14 GTC in Subathu where various Commanding Officers of Gorkha battalions referred to their respective battalions performance in CT Ops.
Re: Indian Army -- News Folder -- November 2003
Daily Pioneer
145 kms of LoC fenced: Vij
Agencies/ Pathankote
Nearly 145-km stretch along the Line of Control has been fenced and high tech thermal imagers installed along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir to stop infiltration, Army Chief General N C Vij said Saturday.
Pakistan continues to thrust proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir with 85 militant training camps running in the country and Pakistan occupied Kashmir areas, he told reporters after celebration of 225th Raising Day of brigade of Guards-2 Guards (1 grenadiers) here Saturday.
Besides installation of ground censors and thermal imagers, army has completed 145-kms of fencing along LoC to stop infiltration from Pakistan in J&K, Vij said.
145 kms of LoC fenced: Vij
Agencies/ Pathankote
Nearly 145-km stretch along the Line of Control has been fenced and high tech thermal imagers installed along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir to stop infiltration, Army Chief General N C Vij said Saturday.
Pakistan continues to thrust proxy war in Jammu and Kashmir with 85 militant training camps running in the country and Pakistan occupied Kashmir areas, he told reporters after celebration of 225th Raising Day of brigade of Guards-2 Guards (1 grenadiers) here Saturday.
Besides installation of ground censors and thermal imagers, army has completed 145-kms of fencing along LoC to stop infiltration from Pakistan in J&K, Vij said.