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For the first time in history, Indian Army has deployed female soldiers for internal security and combat duties near the line of control with Pakistan, reports TOI.    Zee News   The women platoon is from paramilitary force Assam Rifles and has been stationed in the Tangdhar sector of north Kashmir. These 30 woman soldiers are led by Captain Gursimran Kaur of the Army Service Corps (ASC), who is a third-generation military officer of her family. “Deployed at security checkpoints leading to the LoC, the women soldiers are also being used for crowd control and frisking of women because there are intelligence inputs of weapons and drugs being smuggled across,” TOI quoted the officer as saying. The Indian Army has been recruiting women in small numbers but only as officers till now. Women are also not a part of ‘fighting arms’ of infantry, armoured corps, mechanised infantry and artillery. Incredible! Indian Army Riflewomen deployed for the first time along Line of Control be...

Image : Indian Air Force Flying Officer Tejaswi Ranga Rao is the first woman weapons systems officer in the Sukhoi-30 fleet, frontline air-dominance fighter aircraft, which is considered as the backbone of the Indian Air Force’s frontline fighter jets. A weapon systems officer, also referred as ‘wizzo’ in the Air Force, is a flight officer responsible for all air operations and weapon systems of a military aircraft. A wizzo maintains the aircraft’s system riding behind the pilot. With the appointment of Rao, India joins the list of other countries like the UK and the US, to have women wizzos in the Air Force. Tejaswi Ranga Rao After finishing schooling in Chennai, Rao’s family moved to Bangalore, where she pursued BSc in Biotechnology, Chemistry and Genetics. During her BSc stint, Rao enrolled in the National Cadet Corps (NCC), which was the major reason for her to apply for the forces. Being a part of the NCC opened up the avenue of opportunities, and took Rao a step closer in achievi...

Indian Army has published the recruitment notification for the recruitment of Soldier General Duty (Women Military Police). Eligible and interested candidates can apply for the post of through official website joinindianarmy.nic.in from 27 July 2020 to 31 August 2020. Check Details Here Indian Army Recruitment 2020:   Indian Army has published the recruitment notification for the recruitment of Soldier General Duty (Women Military Police). Eligible and interested candidates can apply for the post of through official website joinindianarmy.nic.in from   27 July 2020 to 31 August 2020. India Army will conduct recruitment rallies at Ambala, Lucknow, Jabalpur, Bangalore, Shillong and Pune. Admit Cards for the rally will be sent through registered e-mail.Candidates will be allotted venue based on their home districts. Final location and date of the recruitment rally will be given on the admit card. RELATED STORIES IAF Airmen (STAR 01/2020) Exam in Third Week of August 2020: Check I...