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Lt Gen Raju, who has extensive experience in counter-terror operations, will succeed Lt Gen Paramjit Singh who has taken charge as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (strategy). Lt Gen B S Raju, the General-Officer-Commanding of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps, will be the new Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of the Indian Army. Lt Gen D P Pandey, currently serving as the Director General of the Territorial Army , will succeed Lt Gen Raju at the crucial corps that carries out the Army's counter-insurgency operations in Kashmir, they said.  Lt Gen Raju, who has extensive experience in counter-terror operations, will succeed Lt Gen Paramjit Singh who has taken charge as Deputy Chief of the Army Staff (strategy).  The new post of deputy chief of the army staff (strategy) was created to deal with military operations, military intelligence, strategic planning and operational logistics.  Lt Gen Raju is expected to take charge as the new DGMO in late March or early Ap...

For the third time this year, a cadet from Punjab has bagged the prestigious Sword of Honour for being adjudged as overall best cadet of his batch during pre-commission training in an Army institution. The Sword of Honour for the Autumn Term, 2020, was awarded to Lt Watandeep Singh Sidhu during the Passing out Parade (PoP) held at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, on Saturday. He has opted for the elite Parachute Regimen Sidhu, who held the rank of Academy Cadet Adjutant in the final term at IMA, hails from Threeke near Ludhiana. An alumnus of the Rashtriya Indian Military College, he had joined the National Defence Academy, Kharakvasla, in November 2016 and after completing the three-year course in 2019, proceeded to the IMA. He had been adjudged best in physical endurance, PT and tactical ability. “It is a matter of great pride for our family and I am overjoyed at my son’s achievement. He had always wanted to join the Army,” said Watandeep’s father Baljinder Singh Sidhu, w...

 Sidhu is also the sixth generation officer from his family to join the army Lt Adhiraj Singh Sidhu A 22-year-old resident of Panchkula, Lieutenant Adhiraj Singh Sidhu, who passed out from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, on Saturday, became the third generation officer from his family to pass out from the elite academy. Sidhu is also the sixth generation officer from his family to join the army. He joins 21 Rajputs, a glorious and illustrious regiment of infantry. He said, “I am proud to continue the family tradition, joining the army was a dream for me.” His father is a Colonel. His grandfather was a Brigadier, great grandfather a Major, great great grandfather a Captain from the famous 36 Sikh, now 4 Sikh. His grandfather, Brig Pritam Singh Sidhu, was a pass-out of the third IMA course; father Col Sarup Singh Sidhu was from the 79th IMA course; Lt Adhiraj Singh Sidhu passed out from the 147th IMA course. Sidhu is also the fourth person from his family to join the inf...

UPSC CDS (II) 2020 Notification is out !! The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released notification for the upcoming UPSC CDS Exam II 2020. The UPSC CDS Exam II notification was released online on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.   The last date to apply for the UPSC CDS II examination is 6.00 PM, August 25, 2020 . The online Applications can be withdrawn from 01.09.2020 to 07.09.2020 till 6.00 PM. The UPSC is conducting this recruitment drive to fill up 344 posts under Combined Defence Service across the country. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admit Card will be made available on the UPSC website ( http://upsc.gov.in) for downloading by candidates.   Click here to download the Official Notification UPSC CDS (II) 2020 - Official Notification Click here to apply now for UPSC CDS (II) 2020 Click here to apply now Eligibility Criteria : (i)       For IMA - unmar...

The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has released notification for the upcoming UPSC CDS Exam II 2020. The UPSC CDS Exam II notification was released online on Wednesday, August 5, 2020. UPSC CDS (II) 2020 Notification is out !! The last date to apply for the UPSC CDS II examination is 6.00 PM, August 25, 2020 . The online Applications can be withdrawn from 01.09.2020 to 07.09.2020 till 6.00 PM. Click here to download the Official Notification UPSC CDS (II) 2020 - Official Notification Click here to apply now for UPSC CDS (II) 2020 Click here to apply now The UPSC is conducting this recruitment drive to fill up 344 posts under Combined Defence Service across the country. The eligible candidates shall be issued an e-Admit Card three weeks before the commencement of the examination. The e-Admit Card will be made available on the UPSC website ( http://upsc.gov.in) for downloading by candidates. Click here to download the Official Notification UPSC CDS (II) 2020 - Official Notificati...

Indian Army TGC 132 Recruitment 2020 | File Photo  Indian Army has issued a short notice on its official website for online application for Technical Graduate Course (TGC-132). The online application for Technical Graduate Course (TGC-132) will be commencing in January 2021, will open from July 28, 2020 at 1200 hrs to August 26, 2020 at 1200 hrs. Download the Official Notification here:  TGC-132 Official Notification Applications are invited from unmarried Male Engineering Graduates for 132nd Technical Graduate Course (commencing in January 2021 at Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun) for permanent commission in the Indian Army. A candidate must be unmarried male and must either be: (i) A citizen of India, or (ii) A subject of Bhutan, or (iii) A subject of Nepal, or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st of January 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India. Interested and eligible candidates can apply online at Join Indian Army website....

Representative Image The passing out parade at the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun was held on Saturday. 423 Gentleman cadets of 146 Regular and 129 Technical Graducate Course, including 90 from friendly foreign countries got commissioned into the Army.   Army Chief General MM Naravane reviewed the passing out parade at IMA Dehradun.  #WATCH Uttarakhand: Cadets at the Indian Military Academy (IMA) in Dehradun celebrate after their passing out parade. 382 officers are joining the Indian Army today. 459 officers took part in the parade, including 77 foreign cadets from friendly nations. pic.twitter.com/0nkI1ypTun — ANI (@ANI) June 8, 2019 Addressing gentlemen cadets at the IMA in Dehradun, Army Chief General M M Naravane said the country is passing through difficult times and its safety and honour depend on the ability of its young officers as military leaders.  Lt Gen Milind N Bhurke, the commandant of Military Colleged of Telecommunication Engineering (MCT...

In yet another departure from the norm, the cadets will not go home but instead report to their respective pre-commissioning training academies directly. While the Army cadets will report to the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, the air force and navy cadets will joining the Air Force Academy, Dundigal and Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala respectively. National Defence Academy (NDA) 138th course passed out on May 30, 2020, completing their rigorous three-year training at the tri-services academy. A total of 335 cadets graduated from the NDA which includes 226 Army cadets, 44 Naval cadets and 65 Air Force cadets. The course also included 20 cadets from friendly foreign countries (Bhutan, Tajikistan, Maldives, Vietnam, Tanzania, Mauritius, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Turkmenistan, Fiji, Uzbekistan, Sudan, Mongolia and Bangladesh). The restrictions and protocols in place due to coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak meant that unlike the previous courses, the 138th was attended o...

File photos of Lt Gen CP Cariappa (C), Lt Gen CB Ponnappa (R) and Lt Gen PC Thimmaya (L). (Photo Credits: Twitter / @ KodaguConnect) It was a proud moment for the people of Kodava district when Lt Gen CP Cariappa took command of India’s elite 1 Strike Corps at Mathura on Friday. Lt Gen Cariappa became the Corp Commander and the District boasts of rare distinction of three Lieutenant Generals serving the army simultaneously. Kodava is a small and beautiful mountain district of Karnataka and is well known in the world for coffee and its “brave warriors”, men and women, serving in all services. Talking only of Indian Army there are 90 posts at the rank of Lieutenant General. Lt Gen PC Thimmaya and Lt Gen CB Ponnappa are the other two generals. Lt Gen Thimmaya is the Army Commander at the Army Training Command and Lt Gen Ponnappa is the Chief of Staff at the Northern Army Command.  All three officers are a product of the National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla and joined the army at ...