SRINAGAR, Nov 7: Exactly 75 years ago, a fierce battle was fought in Kashmir’s Shalateng area that not only saved Srinagar from the onslaught of the Pakistani forces, but changed the face of the first Indo-Pak war of 1947-48. Scripted in military history books as the ‘Battle of Shalateng’, the most decisive battle of the war, Indian soldiers and other bravehearts fought the adversaries and ”annihilated the enemy” on November 7, 1947. ”The headquarters of the Counter Insurgency Force (Kilo) […]
Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh took over as General Office Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command of the Indian Army on Tuesday, a defence release said.
The Army inaugurated a 108-foot high National Flag in Baramulla district on Sunday. The Tricolour was installed at Hyderbaigh in Pattan in the north Kashmir district, Defence PRO Col Emron Musavi said.
Independence Day 2022: The project is a part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ campaign under the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ initiative of the central government. Major Gen Slaria appreciated the efforts of all those involved in the completion of the project.