Five infantry battalions are expected to be axed and other units merged or turned into reservists in the biggest overhaul of the Army in more than a century, under plans due to be announced. full story ![]()
Two new battalions of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), to be based in Haridwar and Mysore, have been sanctioned by the central government.
india.com (10 days ago)
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The U.N. peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has threatened to stop supporting two Congolese army battalions unless soldiers accused of raping scores of women in an eastern town are prosecuted, a senior U.N. official said on Thursday.
reuters.com (2 months and 13 days ago)

A shake-up of Army bases to accommodate a speeded-up return of all troops from Germany will mean the disposal of seven sites across the country, it has been announced.
standard.co.uk (2 months and 15 days ago)
Supporting a trained and disciplined work force in the over 1 lakh ex-servicemen in the state, the Himachal government intends to raise two eco-battalions for which the defence ministry would be approached for funding, top government functionaries said.
indiatimes.com (3 months and 9 days ago)

A shake-up of Army bases to accommodate a speeded-up return of all troops from Germany will mean the disposal of seven sites across the country, it was announced today.
telegraph.co.uk (2 months and 15 days ago)
India will raise another 30,000 troops for the infantry battalions of its Army, Rajya Sabha was told on Wednesday.
india.com (2 months and 14 days ago)

The move continues the strategic revamp being undertaken by Pascal Soriot, who axed the dividend payout for shareholders as his first decision on joining last October.
dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 2 days ago)
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - The Democratic Republic of Congo has promised to bring a group of suspected mass rapists to justice after the United Nations last month threatened to halt support to two Congolese army battalions, the world body said on Tuesday.
reuters.com (1 month and 15 days ago)
To force their way back into the national side, the axed trio of Gambhir, Yuvraj and Sehwag should keep the fighting spirit alive, Kris Srikkanth said.
indiatimes.com (9 days ago)

Since the Salvation Army set up its North Mississippi headquarters in Tupelo more than 40 years ago, the Army’s lodge has held 19 beds, 13 in the men’s quarters and six in the women’s.
djournal.com (2 months and 29 days ago)
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