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Bipin Rawat reviews strategy to counter insurgency

The Army chief had spent the first day of 2019 with troops deployed along the Line of Control in Kupwara district.

03 Jan 2019 1:18 AM

Soldiers and officers who feign disability will face action, General Rawat said. (Photo: File)

‘Army not job provider, do not feign disability or illness’: Gen Bipin Rawat

Army Chief Bipin Rawat assured all help to former and serving soldiers who have actually suffered disability in the line of duty.

14 Dec 2018 8:28 AM

The Army Chief noted that Hooda was 'one of the main persons involved in the conduct of these operations. So, I respect his words very much.' (Photo: File)

Individual view: Army chief dismisses Hooda's remark on 'surgical strikes'

Hooda, however, maintained on Saturday that there was too much hype about the surgical strikes.

09 Dec 2018 9:34 AM

Army Chief Bipin Rawat was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the Passing Out Parade of the 135th course at the National Defence Academy (NDA) in Pune. (Photo: ANI):

Curtail terror, turn secular for cordial ties with India: Army Chief to Pak

‘They have turned Pakistan into an Islamic country,' Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said.

30 Nov 2018 2:10 PM

The AAP leader stirred the controversy with his statement following a blast on Sunday at the Nirankari Bhawan in Rajasansi village in Amritsar. (Photo: ANI)

'Inadvertent comment, regret it': AAP leader HS Phoolka on Army chief

AAP leader HS Phoolka says his 'statement has been totally misunderstood'. It was against the Congress and not the Army Chief.

19 Nov 2018 1:32 PM

Last month an Army jawan was killed in the Valley by the stone pelters evoking sharp reaction not just from Gen Rawat but the security establishment as well. (Representational image)

Central, J&K govts to deal sternly with stone pelters

The home ministry sources said the earlier decision of withdrawing such cases during the tenure of former CM Mufti was an “isolated incident”.

16 Nov 2018 5:59 AM

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat (Photo: PTI)

Bid to revive insurgency in Punjab, Assam, says Bipin Rawat

Punjab saw one of the worst phases of insurgencies in the pro-Khalistan movement in 1980s which was eventually quelled by the government.

04 Nov 2018 1:09 AM

He was addressing a gathering of senior Army officers, defence experts and former senior officials of government and police at a seminar here on ‘Changing Contours of Internal Security in India: Trends and Responses’. (Photo: File)

Bid to revive insurgency in Punjab through ‘external linkages’: Army chief

Attempts are being made through 'external linkages' to 'revive insurgency' in Punjab and if action not taken, it will be late, Rawat said.

03 Nov 2018 6:02 PM

Security force personnel stand guard behind a newly-built sandbag bunker in Srinagar. (Photo: H.U.Naqash)

New sandbag bunkers come up in Valley amid fears of spurt in violence

After killing of JeM chief Maulana Masood Azhar’s nephew, Usman Haider, militants may carry out deadly attacks.

03 Nov 2018 1:19 AM

The Narendra Modi government and its RSS mentors may pretend otherwise but it is well known that the J&K police, the Army and the paramilitary forces are already doing their best in the Valley. (Representational Image | PTI)

Sound politics the only solution to J&K

Evidently, Governor’s Rule in Kashmir has so far failed to push back the tempo of militancy in the Valley which has been energised since July 2016.

29 Oct 2018 12:00 AM

‘Stone-pelters overground workers of terror groups’

Both the Centre and the state administration, sources added, are also in favour of taking a tough stand against the stone pelters.

28 Oct 2018 6:53 AM

India can’t carry surgical hits inside nation, says Pakistan

But, he added, India was creating hurdles in regards to Pakistan hosting the conference.

05 Oct 2018 5:07 AM

Sitharaman said AFSPA law was brought 'to address situations which are absolutely unique and very challenging.' (Photo: File)

No grudge against officers approaching SC on AFSPA: Sitharaman

Defence Minister said officers have chosen to go to court as there is a 'certain sense of worry' in their minds which she can understand.

16 Sep 2018 4:28 PM

General Rawat, while speaking at an event to felicitate Asian Games medalists from the Army, also said the situation in Kashmir improved in 2017 as compared to the year before and in 2018, it was improving further. (Photo: File)

If Pak stops terror, we will also 'be like Neeraj Chopra': Army Chief

The picture of Neeraj Chopra shaking hands with Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem, who won bronze, on the podium went viral on social media.

06 Sep 2018 8:11 AM

The Army chief said if the armed forces don’t keep pace with time and the manner in which the social media is moving forward then it will be “fire-fighting” to keep up with time. (Photo: File)

‘Armymen can’t be denied smartphones’

Social media can be used for psychological warfare: Rawat

05 Sep 2018 2:17 AM

General Rawat said austerity measures will be brought within the Army to the maximum possible level. (Photo: PTI)

Moral turpitude, corruption to be dealt with sternly: Army chief on Major Gogoi

In August Army Court of Inquiry indicted Major Gogoi for 'fraternising' with a local woman at a hotel and being away from place of duty.

04 Sep 2018 5:36 PM

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman interacts with Army jawans and officers during a visit to an area along the Line of Control in J&K’s Kupwara on Sunday.

Defence minister, Army Chief review Kashmir situation; discuss upcoming polls

Defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday had had a quick on-the-spot assessment of the security situation in Kashmir Valley.

03 Sep 2018 12:33 AM

Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat (Photo: PTI)

Army’s austerity drive prompts cut in team to China

The former vice-chief also noted that 68 per cent of Army equipment was in the vintage category.

13 Jul 2018 2:00 AM

Army chief General Bipin Rawat interacts with students on National Integration/Educational Tour organised by the Army in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Brutal Army operations narrative in J&K motivated: Bipin Rawat

Army Chief said that military operations in Valley are people-friendly.

30 Jun 2018 1:16 AM

UN’s report on J&K ‘motivated’, says Bipin Rawat

Bipin Rawat said there was no need to be overly concerned as the rights record of the Indian Army is well-known.

28 Jun 2018 2:38 AM

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