Rifles
(Search results - 58)IndiaApr 26, 2021, 7:02 PM IST
Mizoram forest fire: IAF, Assam Rifles rush to douse it
The fire, which broke out on April 24 in Gen A College Veng area, spread towards Serkawn and Zotlang areas of Lunglei
IndiaOct 6, 2020, 6:27 PM IST
Coming soon! Sig-Sauer assault rifles for troops deployed on China border
Indian soldiers in Eastern Ladakh fighting Chinese aggression will soon have Sig Sauer assault rifles with them
ViewsMay 27, 2020, 7:56 PM IST
'If I turn back, shoot me': A review of Captain Vijyant Thapar’s biography
29 June 1999 - On a sunny afternoon in Noida, more than a lakh people had gathered to pay their last respects to Lt. Vijyant Thapar, whose body was flown in by the Indian Airlines earlier that day. Col Virendra Thapar, Vijyant’s father, was a third-generation military man in the family. ‘Robin’ as he was affectionately called, Lt. Vijyant Thapar, led a company platoon of the 2 Rajputana Rifles that fought in the Battle of Knoll, Three Pimples and Lone Hill during the Kargil War in 1999. A story of a braveheart is revisited by Neha Dwivedi and Col Thapar in ‘Vijyant at Kargil: The Life of a Kargil Hero’.
IndiaDec 11, 2019, 9:11 AM IST
Indian Army receives new American assault rifles in Kashmir Valley to fight terrorism
The Sig Sauer SIG716 7.62x51 mm assault rifles will replace the Indian-made 5.56x45mm INSAS rifles.
IndiaNov 2, 2019, 3:42 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist arrested in Sopore
The cordon search operation was conducted by the Kashmir Police with joint team of 22 Rashtriya Rifles of Indian Army
IndiaAug 22, 2019, 3:50 PM IST
Jagannath Mishra's funeral: All 22 guns fail to fire during state honours; RJD MLA demands probe
The Bihar policemen tried to give a gun salute to Jagannath Mishra. But when the rifles failed to fire a shot, the cops were seen testing if their weapons had life by pulling the trigger but in vain. Thus mortal remains of Mishra were consigned to flames with full state honours sans the gun salute
IndiaJul 5, 2019, 12:59 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorist killed in Shopian encounter
A team of the Army's 44 Rashtriya Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and Jammu and Kashmir's Special Operation Group conducted the operation
IndiaJun 18, 2019, 6:35 PM IST
Hero who died saving the nation from terrorists: Major Ketan Sharma
Although Major Ketan Sharma's first posting was in Pune, two years ago he was transferred to Kashmir’s Anantnag as a part of the counter-insurgency operations group of the 19 Rashtriya Rifles.
IndiaJun 18, 2019, 11:47 AM IST
Series of terror attacks claim 4 jawans' lives in Jammu and Kashmir
In the latest attack on Tuesday morning, a soldier was martyred and another injured in an encounter in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. Anantnag has witnessed several such incidents in the recent past.
IndiaMay 20, 2019, 6:49 PM IST
Havaldar Piru Singh: Died bayoneting enemy troops while fatally injured in Indo-Pakistan war
Seeing more than half of the section killed or wounded, Havaldar Piru Singh did not lose courage. With battle cries, he encouraged the remaining men and rushed forward with great determination onto the nearest enemy MMG position
IndiaMay 18, 2019, 10:49 AM IST
Security forces hunt down 3 terrorists in Pulwama
An encounter had broken out between terrorists and troops of 130 Battalion CRPF, 55 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group (SOG) at 2.10 AM.
IndiaMay 16, 2019, 10:21 AM IST
Pulwama: 3 terrorists killed, jawan martyred; curfew imposed
A joint team of the army's Rashtriya Rifles and Jammu and Kashmir police Special Operations Group started a cordon and search operation after receiving information about terrorists hiding in Dalipora area near the police station in Pulwama
IndiaApr 29, 2019, 11:17 AM IST
Tension grips Manipur as Naga insurgent group violates ceasefire
The Chairman, CFMG confirmed that the group had issued instructions for the immediate vacation of the NSCN (IM) camp. Accordingly, Assam Rifles troops contacted the villagers to confirm the vacation of the camp.
IndiaApr 29, 2019, 9:41 AM IST
Monday motivation: When Indian Army reunites family in Northeast
Their fates intertwined with Assam Rifles when troops of Moreh Batallion deployed at Indo-Myanmar Friendship Bridge found them.
IndiaApr 25, 2019, 6:07 PM IST
Maj Mukund Varadarajan: Died in action only after neutralising 3 terrorists
Varadarajan of the 44 Rashtriya Rifles was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, the nation's highest peace-time gallantry award. Varadarajan is survived by his father R.Varadarajan, mother Geetha, wife Indhu Rebecca Varghese, daughter Arshea, and two sisters Swetha and Nithya.