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Out of the 18 persons killed in incidents of lightning strike in eight districts, five persons were killed in East Champaran, four in Jamui, one in West Champaran, two each in Munger, Bhagalpur and Madhepura and one each in Vaishali and Samastipur districts. (Photo: File)

Mumbai: 3 CISF jawans injured after lightning strikes them in Thane

The jawans were at the shooting range for practice when the incident took place at around 2.40 pm, the official said.

10 Oct 2017 8:12 PM IST

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday inaugurated the Pratham-Shyok Bridge that will link Leh to Karakoram (Photo: ANI)

Defence Minister inaugurates Pratham-Shyok Bridge in Leh

The defence minister said the government wanted to understand the conditions the soldiers live in.

30 Sept 2017 8:03 PM IST

The outermost circle called Rakshak Chakra comprises rows of more than 600 dense trees with each tree representing many soldiers who guard the territorial integrity of the nation round-the-clock. (Photo: ANI)

National War Memorial to honour Jawans who laid down their lives...

Names of martyrs have been inscribed in golden letters on granite tablets arranged in a circular pattern which...

24 Feb 2019 1:33 PM IST

Those who never made eye-to-eye contact, never greeted one another, such Bua-Bhateeja (aunt-nephew) have come on the same forum. This tells how powerful we are, BJP president Amit Shah said, targeting the SP-BSP alliance. (Photo: ANI)

Shah hits out at Naidu, says he trusts Imran Khan not PM Modi

The BJP chief defended the Prime Minister, saying that he was leaving no stone unturned in ensuring the safety and...

21 Feb 2019 4:20 PM IST

Congress leaders paid their respects to the martyrs and met their family members. (Photo: ANI/ Twitter)

Rahul along with Priyanka, Scindia visits families of Pulwama martyrs...

On February 14, jawans of CRPF were killed by a suicide bomber of JeM in Pulwama while they were travelling to Srinagar...

20 Feb 2019 5:31 PM IST

CREDAI identifies 30 flats for families of jawans martyred in Pulwama...

These flats are situated in the respective home cities or states of the soldiers.

11 March 2019 6:11 PM IST

In a video that has gone viral, a few soldiers posted in Siachen demonstrate how hard it is for them to cook or consume food in the extremely cold weather conditions. (Photo: Facebook Screengrab | @IMA.Dehradun.Uk)

Watch: Jawans in Siachen battle minus 70 degree cold, struggle with...

The Siachen base camp is at an average altitude of nearly 18,000 feet. It is also one of the coldest battlefields in the...

9 Jun 2019 2:15 PM IST

MoS Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy informed the Lok Sabha about the statistics while replying to an unstarred question by Congress lawmaker Shashi Tharoor regarding the number of security personnel who lost their lives and compensation provided to their families. (Photo: ANI)

963 terrorists neutralised since 2014, 413 security personnel lost...

Reddy informed that pursuant to govt's policy of zero tolerance against terrorism, security forces are taking action...

16 July 2019 3:38 PM IST

Defence minister Rajnath Singh leaves Parliament during the Budget Session in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: Asian Age)

1248 ceasefire violations by Pakistan in last six months: Defence...

Rajnath Singh also informed that four Army jawans were killed in these ceasefire violations by Pakistan.

1 July 2019 5:17 PM IST

Since the current strength of women constables in the RPF is only about 2.25 pc, the railway ministry gave priority to hire women to ensure their empowerment and increased representation in the force. (Photo: Twitter)

In biggest recruitment drive, RPF hires over 10,500 jawans

The written exams for these posts were held at 400 centres across the country.

22 Sept 2019 2:19 PM IST

(Photo: Representational/File)

No proposal to scrap Sahayak system in Army: Govt

Last month, an Army official had said that the force is actively considering recruiting civilian staff to do away with...

28 July 2017 7:40 PM IST

Home Minister Rajnath Singh. (Photo: PTI/File)

Sacrifices of jawans will not go in vain: Rajnath Singh after Naxal...

Singh paid homage to 12 CRPF personnel killed in a Naxal ambush in Sukma, during wreath laying ceremony there.

12 March 2017 10:37 AM IST