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India-Pakistan air strikes: Locations targeted by PAF home to many brigades of Indian Army's Northern Command
Fp Staff •These locations targeted by PAF are significant in the context of the escalating India-Pakistan tensions as they have a number of Indian Army formations under the Northern Command in these parts, especially Bhimber Gali.
Surgical strikes: Nine soldiers awarded gallantry medals for destroying terror launch pads
•The army commander commended all ranks of the Northern Command for their dedication and devotion to duty during the surgical strikes
Kashmir crisis: Indian Army killed 13 armed intruders in last 96 hours along LoC
Ians •The Indian Army said on Saturday that it has killed 13 militants during last 96 hours as it foiled multiple infiltration bids on the line of control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir
Mutilated bodies of 2 Indian soldiers found along LoC; Pakistan Army denies involvement
•Two Indian soldiers were killed and their bodies mutilated today in an attack by troops in Pakistan on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
Indian Army tweets about mutilation of soldiers' bodies but had refused to respond to RTI
•The army on Monday tweeted about the mutilation of the bodies of two Indian soldiers by the Pakistan army but refused to divulge details about such incidents under the Right to Information (RTI) Act, citing "national security" concerns.
All you need to know about Praveen Bakshi, the frontrunner who was superseded to post of Army Chief
Fp Staff •Lt General Praveen Bakshi, the seniormost in the hierarchy, was overlooked for the top post.
Kashmir conflict: Let’s wean back local militants, says Northern Army commander-in-chief
David Devadas •The outgoing commander-in-chief of the Jammu and Kashmir-based Northern Command, Lieutenant-General DS Hooda, has emphasised the need to improve processes for drawing back into society Kashmiris who had taken to arms
Lt Gen Amarjeet Singh Bedi takes over as GOC, Gajraj Corps in Tezpur
•Lt Gen Bedi has been commissioned into Garhwal Rifle Regiment on 13 June 1981 and has a distinguished military career, in which he has executed important Command, Staff and Instructor appointments.
Army Chief Dalbir Singh visits Northern Command in Udhampur after cross-LoC strike
•Army Chief Dalbir Singh on Friday visited the Northern Command based here to take stock of India's operational preparedness along the border in the wake of heightened tension in Indo-Pak ties following the surgical strike targeting terror camps across LoC.
Army chief Dalbir Singh visits Northern Command after surgical strikes across LoC
•The surgical strike, seen as a reprisal for Uri terror attack, was planned and executed by the Northern Command