J’khand carrot & stick policy weans villagers from Maoism

By: Sapna Singh At a time when Naxals’ influence has been confined to a few pockets in the bordering areas of Jharkhand, police officers deployed in these areas are still finding it difficult to wean villagers from Naxal ideologies, but ...

MiG-21 crashes in Kangra, pilot killed

A MiG-21 fighter jet of the Indian Air Force crashed on Wednesday in Patta Jatian village at Jawali area of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh. The pilot was killed in the accident. “On Wednesday afternoon a MiG-21 aircraft, which was ...

IAF pilot ejects safely in Jamnagar after Jaguar develops snag

An Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot was safely ejected on Friday after the fighter jet Jaguar developed technical snag during the landing phase in Jamnagar of Gujarat. The pilot was on a routine training mission from Jamnagar air base. &ldq...

Jaguar aircraft crashes in Jamnagar

A Jaguar combat aircraft of Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday crashed in Jamnagar of Gujarat while on a routine training mission sortie. "Today morning a Jaguar aircraft on a routine training mission from Jamnagar crashed around 1030 hours...

Eyeing permanent commission for women, Army to create “specialized cadre”

In an effort to resolve the issue of offering permanent commission to women, the Indian Army is mulling to create a “specialized cadre” system so that they can be assigned non-combatant roles. Six branches of the Indian Army have b...