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Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar on Sunday took charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-In-Chief of Western Naval Command (WNC) from C Ajit Kumar in a ceremony at the Command Post of Headquarters, Western Naval Command, Mumbai. Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar on Sunday took charge as the Flag Officer Commanding-In-Chief of Western Naval Command  Vice Admiral Ajit Kumar retired after four decades of service in the Indian Navy. The outgoing and incoming Commanders-in-Chief were accorded a Guard of Honour after which the handing over of the baton to the new Commander-in-Chief took place. On assuming command, Vice Admiral Hari Kumar laid a wreath at the Gaurav Stambh monument. "Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, an alumnus of the National Defence Academy was commissioned into the Indian Navy on January 1, 1983. He specialised in Gunnery and has commanded five ships including a Destroyer and the aircraft carrier INS Viraat," stated an official statement from the Navy. "He has held important staff a...

Lt Gen Harpal Singh has been appointed as the new Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army and would take over the new role on December 1. Lt. Gen. Harpal-Singh He has been appointed as the new Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army. He is presently the Director-General of Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and would take over his new appointment on December 1. Singh, an alumnus of National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, was commissioned into the Corps of Engineers on 24 December 1982. Major Gen Rajeev Chaudhary has been appointed as the new Director-General of the Border Roads Organisation. He later commanded a Border Roads Task Force in Jammu and Kashmir valley. He has also been the Chief Engineer of Project Dantak (BRO) at Bhutan, Chief Engineer (Navy), Mumbai and Chief Engineer HQ Eastern Command. Lt Gen Harpal Singh is a graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, the Higher Command and National Defence College courses. Major Gen Rajeev Chaudhary has been appointed as the ne...

The UPSC conducts the NDA Exam twice a year and many students appear in this exam to get selected for the defence services. The NDA Exam consists of a written test and a personality cum intelligence test called SSB Interview. The candidates, who clear both the exams, are recommended for the final selection. Students of class 12th should start preparing for the exam at a very early stage because the competition is very tough. Cavalier India (Bangalore) NDA Preparation Tips can help the aspirants crack the coming NDA exam (I) 2021 very easily. The students need the guidance for preparation of the NDA exam (I) 2021 so that they can fulfil their dreams. First, the students need to know the exam pattern of the NDA and what the selection procedure is. If they know this, then they will prepare in a proper direction otherwise all their efforts will go in vain. The selection procedure of NDA is as follows: All the students have to clear all these steps of the selection process to get commission...

Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane and Air Force's Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria are coursemates from NDA days and have been thick friends since then. File photos of Army Chief Gen Manoj Mukund Naravane (on left) and Air Force's Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria Ten months after the creation of the post of Chief of Defence Staff and at a time when two National Defence Academy coursemates are heading the Army and the Air Force, the two forces are preparing to fight a war jointly against the Chinese forces opposite Eastern Ladakh sector. As soon as one lands at the Leh airfield, one can see the Indian Air Force C-17s, Ilyushin-76s, and C-130J Super Hercules aircraft flying in with rations and supplies for the troops deployed on the forward locations opposite the Chinese forces. "The instructions from the top at Air Headquarters are clear that whatever requirements are projected by the Army and other security forces here have to be fulfilled. The results are here for eve...

Representational image The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC), has released online applications for the National Defence Academy and Naval Academy Examination (II) 2020.  Click here to apply now -  www.cavalierindia.com .  T he last date for registration is  6 pm of 6 July 2020 .  UPSC NDA, NA (II) 2020 notification released: Registration begins, apply before 6 July at our website  www.cavalierindia.com   The commission will conduct the examination on 6 September . The NDA, NA (II) notification 2020 was earlier scheduled to be released on 10 June but was postponed to 16 June. In the Part I registration, applicants will be required to submit basic information. After submission of details, candidates will be prompted to check and make corrections in the form if needed. The Part II Registration will consists of filling up payment details, uploading of photograph, signature, photo identity card document, selection of examination centre and agreeing to...

Study smart and crack the NDA in 30 days with these preparation hacks. Easy is perhaps the last word to strike one’s mind when thinking about the National Defence Academy exam. It is one of the toughest senior secondary level competitive examinations conducted to select competent individuals for admission into the prestigious National Defence Academy and Indian Naval Academy. Being conducted twice every year, the examination in its expanded form is also referred to as the NDA and NA exam. Union Service Commission (UPSC), the apex recruitment agency behind the NDA and NA examinations, has deferred the national level examination till further notice. The first session of the NDA 2020 examination was earlier scheduled to be held on April 19. Considering that the exam stands postponed due to the COVID-19 crisis, the UPSC might announce the new dates anytime after the lockdown is removed. Once the dates are out, and the NDA admit card is released, the aspirants may not get even a month’s tim...

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 ...