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Indian Army Revised The Timing For 1.6 KM Run

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Revised timings for 1.6 Km Run for all categories – Sol GD, Sol Tdn, Sol Clk/ SKT/IM, Sol Tech, Sol NA / NA (VET), Hav Edn, Hav Svy Auto Carto, JCO Catering and RT JCO will be conducted as per laid down timings under two gps and marks allotted for each gp is given as under :-

The policy will be implemented for all recruitment rallies scheduled for Rtg yr 2017-18 (i.e wef 01 Apr 2017). The policy would be applicable for all future cat which are under consideration as well.

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9 Things to Know About Longewala Battle

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Know About Longewala Battle

Longewala battle 1971 that was famous for the exceptional victory of Indian soldiers over Pakistani forces, where solders showed their bold bravery to deter the Pakistani force about 15 times larger than Indian Company. Indian army is celebrating 45 years of the battle and remembering the night of victory. “Border” movie was pictured on the incident and is still remembered as a motivational movie. The entire incident was about a battle of a night, when the Indian soldiers showed an exemplary performance of their courage and faced Pakistani soldiers without reinforcement and air support. Some facts about Laungewla battle are:-

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Brigadier Kuldip Singh MVC, VSM
  1. Lack of Weapons- Indian soldiers had limited weapons as compared to the Pakistani army. Pakistani forces came with about 2000 soldiers, 1 mobile Infantry Brigade and 45 tanks. While just 120 Indian soldiers with a jeep mounted with M40 rifle, were standing in front of them. The air support provided to the Indian army was restricted for the night of the attack and the Indian soldiers were all alone at their post.
  2. Captain Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, the dynamic Leader – The leader of the battle, Captain Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, was the pivotal part of the entire incident. He was the one who drove the josh in the veins of the Indian soldiers and led them to do, what earlier seems to be impossible.
  3. Bulk of Problems, Yet Deterred All – After getting the information of the huge Pakistani military armed with tanks approaching the Longewala post, Captain Kuldip Singh contacted battalion headquarters and asked for immediate reinforcement. But headquarter informed him that the reinforcement will reach to them by the dawn.
  4. Unexpected Attack Averted – The Longewala post was pointed as a less important post by the top officials. That’s why, only one company was deployed at the post. But the company showed its best in averting the odds and securing the post from the mammoth Pakistani force that entire night.
  5. The Ultimate Show Of Courage And Bravery – The bravery and courage of Indian soldiers to keep their post safe and secure was unmatched. The decision to stay on the post was a hard step, even after being aware of the tank regiments approaching them. 120 Indian soldiers were nothing in front of the 2000 Pakistani soldiers. This was a lesson for the upcoming officers and will always be remembered.
  6. Actual Target Was Not Longewala – The actual target of the Pakistani soldiers was not the Longewala, but they were aiming Jaisalmer. After observing one company at the Longewala post, they changed the route and headed to the Longewala post.
  7. Tactics Used In The Battle – Pakistani Army reached the post and found a fencing, which they perceived it to be made for mines. Pakistani army wasted its 4 hours scanning for the Mines, Indian forces did not fire a single bullet in the four hours, as the darkness made it hard for Pakistani forces to track Indian troops.
  8. Indian Air Force Was At Its Peak – The next morning, when Indian hunters reached the battle spot, they bombarded the Pakistani tanks and that was the moment, when Pakistani forces ran to save their life.
  9. The Counter Attack By Indian – After Longewala post was secured by the Indian troops, Kumaon regiment approached the Pakistani ranger posts opposite to the Longewala post and captured 3 posts there and there was no loss of life in counter attack.

Conclusion – The Longewala battle is still remembered for the bold actions and sacrifice of the Indian soldiers. The soldiers showed their best in deterring the Pakistani soldiers. The battle is still remembered as an outstanding achievement of the Indian army. 45 years have passed and still the battle is remembered and the victory is celebrated to revive the josh in the people.

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JAG 18 SSB Interview Date Men and Women

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Indian army is going to publish the JAG 18 SSB interview date and JAG 18 centre allotment list for both men and women course going to commence in April 2017 at OTA, Chennai. Candidate can find the update related to JAG 18 ssb interview schedule below.

 

JAG 18 Entry Scheme 2017 Vacancies

  • Men 13
  • Women-07

JAG 18 SSB Interview Date Men

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NCC 41 SSB Dates Men and Women

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Indian army official website www.joinindianarmy.nic.in is being published NCC 41 SSB interview dates for men and women special entry. Candidates who have applied for NCC 41 special entry can find their SSB interview allotted centre and SSB dates. In this blog we are publishing NCC 41 SSB dates women course, all lady candidates who have applied for NCC 41 course can find their ssb dates here.

 

NCC 41 SSB Dates Men

There are total 4800+ men candidates got shortlisted for NCC 41 special entry ssb interview.

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NCC 41 SSB Dates Women

There are total 1500+ women candidates and ward of battle causality got shortlisted for NCC 41 special entry ssb interview. There is a mix of women candidates with NCC A and B grade who are shortlisted for NCC 41 ssb interview.

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Dates will be updated soon, keep checking.

INS Betwa Tipped While Undocking, Claims 2 Lives

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In an unexpected incident, INS Betwa accidentally slipped over while undocking at naval dockyard, Mumbai, claiming 2 lives and injuring 14 crew members. The ship was at dry dock while the entire incident happened. The sources alleged the failure of dock-block mechanism as the cause of the accident. The failure of this mechanism led to the hitting of the mast of the ship to the ground from the left side that led to the accident.

The ship was undergoing repairing at the dock and all this happened during the undocking of the ship.  The two sailors who lost their lives were NK Rai and Asutosh Pandey. It is not the first time that INS Betwa faced such incident. In 2014, INS Betwa hit an unidentified object in the sea, while coming to the Mumbai dock, which led to the technical problems in its sonar systems.

About The Ship

It is a Brahmaputra class guided missile frigate, built by GRSE (Garden Reach Ship Builders) and has joined the service in 2004. The ship is fitted with 2 Bhopal turbines and 30,000 HP engine and can attain a speed of 30 knots (56 Kmph). It is also efficient to carry 2 helicopters (2 Sea King Helicopters or 1 Sea King and 1 HAL Chetak). The ship has also got some efficient arms in it like Barak missile, anti- ship torpedoes, Merela super rapid guns etc.

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INS Betwa is named after the Betwa River

Other Incidents in Indian Navy in Recent Years.

  • In 2014, three major accidents happened in Indian Navy. A small fire broke out in INS Ganga at Mumbai dock which injured 3 people, fire in INS Sindhuratna claimed lives of 2 sailors and 1 officer died in INS Kolkata after inhaling carbon dioxide.
  • In 2013, blast in the torpedo compartment of INS Sindhurakshak led to the loss of 18 members of the submarine. INS Tarkash also went through an accident while docking.

Conclusion – INS Betwa has been one of the best warheads in the Indian Navy. The incident will be interrogated further and some sources are also alleging that the ship will not be able to sail again due to the accident. Indian navy is inducting new warheads were frequently, but the maintenance and life extension of the old warheads is also a matter of concern. The loss of precious lives of soldiers in such accidents is also a point of concern. The accident will be a lesson for other ships and naval soldiers to stay careful.

3 Officers Killed, 1 JCO Critical In Cheetah Crash At Sukna Base, WB

Know Your Paramilitary: The Border Security Force

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Till 1965 India’s borders with Pakistan were manned by the State Armed Police Battalion. Pakistan attacked Sardar Post, Chhar Bet and Beria Bet on 9 April, 1965 in Kutch. This exposed the inadequacy of the State Armed Police to cope with armed aggression due to which the Government of India felt the need for a specialized centrally controlled Border Security Force, which would be armed and trained to man the International Border with Pakistan. As a result of the recommendations of the Committee of Secretaries, the Border Security Force came into existence on 01 Dec 1965, and Shri K F Rustamji was the first chief and founding father.

Here is about BSF, summed in 9 points:

Border Security Force

  1. It is a Central Armed Police Force charged with guarding India’s land border during peace time and preventing transnational crime
  2. The BSF, in its 48 years of existence, has emerged as an elite force of the country having excelled with distinction in the 1971 war with Pakistan.
  3. Its ethos is “Any task, anytime, anywhere” and the BSF has given blood and sweat to execute its motto “Duty Unto Death”.
  4. The BSF contributes every year a significant number of personnel for services for UN Mission.
  5. It was raised in the wake of the 1965 War on 1 December 1965 “for ensuring the security of the borders of India and for matters connected therewith”.
  6. The BSF has its own cadre of officers but its head, designated as a Director-General (DG), since its raising has been an officer from the Indian Police Service.
  7. The BSF has grown exponentially from a few battalions in 1965 to 186 battalions with a sanctioned strength of 2.5 lakh personnel including an expanding air wing, marine wing, artillery regiments, and commando units.
  8. The BSF, long considered a male bastion, has now deployed its first batch of women personnel at the border to carry out regular frisking of women as well as other duties performed by their male counterparts, including guarding the border.

The BSF, first line of India’s defense currently stands as the world’s largest border guarding force. BSF has been termed as the First Line of Defense of Indian Territories.

 

Army Cadet College Passing Out Parade; Uttarakhand’s Neeraj Negi Gets Gold Medal

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As many as 55 cadets of the Army Cadet College (ACC) wing graduated from the Indian Military Academy (IMA) here today. The Chief of Army Staff (COAS) gold medal was awarded to Wing Cadet Captain Neeraj Negi, while COAS silver and bronze medals were given to Wing Cadet Adjutant Sourav Das and Bronze Medal Company Cadet Captain Jai Kumar, respectively.Lt Gen SK Saini, Commandant, IMA, was the chief guest at the graduation ceremony of 108 Army Cadet College Wing Course. He said hard work with dedication is one of the most important tools to excel in ones’ life.

Cadets should always remain updated about the military warfare, weapons and communication equipment, he said.He advised cadets to master in their respective fields by going through maximum courses during their service in the Army. He congratulated them for successfully completing their three years of training at the Army Cadet College Wing.Of the 55 cadets, 22 are from science stream while 33 from humanities. Degrees were conferred on cadets by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

The Commandant’s silver medal for being first in service subjects was given to Wing Cadet Quater Master Chetan Thapa, while for being first in humanities stream and science stream were given to Company Quater Master Sergent Inderjeet Singh and Company Cadet Captain Jai Kumar, respectively.Lt Gen Saini awarded the Commandant’s Banner to the Champion Company. The Banner is awarded to Kargil Company for excelled in various competitions like sports, academics, camps, debates and interior economy.Earlier, Brig Ravi Dimri, Commander, Army Cadet College Wing, while presenting the college’s report, highlighted the high standards and commendable academic performance shown by the cadets of the graduating course.

He said the ACC had a rich history of training selected personnel from other ranks of all three services who had the potential to become officers in the Indian Army. After three years of training at the Army Cadet College, they will join the IMA for one year for their pre-commissioning training.army-cadet-college-passing-out-parade-3 army-cadet-college-passing-out-parade-2 army-cadet-college-passing-out-parade

End-of-term exhibit

Dehradun: The end-of-term indoor club exhibition-cum-competition was held at the IMA here on Friday. Neena Saini, wife of IMA Commandant Lt Gen SK Saini, was the chief guest. This exhibition showcased glass, oil and charcoal paintings along with pencil sketches with monuments of the IMA as the theme. The photography and wildlife club is a popular  club  among  GCs and  ACC  Wing  Cadets. It exhibited an innovative display of life like photographs with catchy captions and write-ups. The members of the computer club abreast with the latest technology gave the basic framework for the development of the GC assessment and management software, e-dossiers and the section hospital management system, which are presently operational in the IMA.. — TNS

Indian Naval Academy Passing Out Parade 26 Nov 2016

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339 cadets of Indian Navy, 67 cadets of Indian Coast Guard and one cadet from Tanzanian Navy passed out at an impressive Passing out Parade held at the Indian Naval Academy (INA), Ezhimala on 26 November 2016. The parade was reviewed by the Vice Admiral AR Karve, AVSM, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command. The passing out cadets which included 25 female cadets belonged to four courses of Autumn Term 2016, viz., 91st Indian Naval Academy Course (B Tech), 91st Indian Naval Academy Course (MSc), 22nd Naval Orientation Course (Extended) and 23rd Naval Orientation Course (Regular). The ‘President’s Gold Medal’ for the Indian Naval Academy B Tech course was awarded to Flotilla Cadet Adjutant Anmol Bhatia. The ‘Chief of the Naval Staff Gold Medal’ for the Naval Orientation (Extended) Course was awarded to Cadet Harsimranjeet Singh Sidhu.

The ‘Chief of the Naval Staff Gold Medal’ for the Naval Orientation (Regular) Course was awarded to Cadet Hitharth P Gopikrishnan. The parade was also witnessed by the parents and guardians of all successful cadets, and a large number of local and outstation dignitaries, media personnel, sainik school cadets and school children. The ceremony culminated with the successful cadets forming up in two columns and marching in salute, past the Academy’s Saluting Dias known as the Quarterdeck, in slow march, to the traditional notes of ‘Auld Lang Syne’, the poignant farewell tune played when bidding adieu to colleagues and comrades. Passing out courses were bid farewell by cadets of junior terms who manned the mast as the successful cadets streamed past the quarterdeck.

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On completion of the parade, the ‘Shipping of Stripes’ ceremony was conducted. Parents and guardians of the passing out cadets shipped the Naval and Coast Guard epaulettes, popularly known as ‘Stripes’ on the shoulders of their wards, thus symbolising their transformation from ‘cadets’ into Naval and Coast Guard Officers. The Reviewing Officer and other dignitaries shipped the stripes on the medal winners and congratulated all the trainees for successful completion of the training.indian-navy-pop-2016-3 indian-navy-pop-2016-4 indian-navy-pop-2016-5 indian-navy-pop-2016-6 indian-navy-pop-2016-7 indian-navy-pop-2016-8indian-navy-pop-2016-9 indian-navy-pop-2016-10 indian-navy-pop-2016-12 indian-navy-pop-2016-13 indian-navy-pop-2016-14 indian-navy-pop-2016-15 indian-navy-pop-2016-16 indian-navy-pop-2016-17 indian-navy-pop-2016-18 indian-navy-pop-2016-19 indian-navy-pop-2016-20 indian-navy-pop-2016-21 indian-navy-pop-2016-22 indian-navy-pop-2016-23

 

NDA Passing Out Parade 29 Nov 2016 National Defence Academy

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A total 283 cadets graduated from the National Defence Academy (NDA) as they passed through the portals of the prestigious Khetrapal Parade Ground. It included 179 cadets from the Army, 35 cadets from the Navy and 56 cadets from the Air Force.

Dr Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State for Defence, reviewed the passing out parade (PoP) of 131st course of NDA on Tuesday.
There were 13 foreign cadets from friendly countries who also passed out from the academy. These cadets are from Bhutan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Kazakhstan.

The Reviewing Officer was received by Air Marshal Jasjit Singh Kler, VM, Commandant, National Defence Academy at the parade gound.

Bhamre addressed the Passing-out-Course cadets wherein he complemented the cadets for their good turnout and exceptional drill movements.

He congratulated the cadets and parents of the Passing-out-Course and specially, the award winners. He thanked the parents for sending their children to the academy and said that the entire nation is proud of them.nda-pop-2016-15 nda-pop-2016-14 nda-pop-2016-13 nda-pop-2016-12 nda-pop-2016-11 nda-pop-2016-10 nda-pop-2016-9 nda-pop-2016-8 nda-pop-2016-7 nda-pop-2016-6 nda-pop-2016-5 nda-pop-2016-4 nda-pop-2016-3 nda-pop-2016-2 nda-pop-2016

He also appreciated the efforts put in by the commandant and the entire training staff at NDA for having trained such fine cadets and honed their skills.

Academy Cadet Captain Chandrakant Acharya won the President’s gold medal for standing first in the overall order of merit.  
Academy Cadet Adjutant Hemant Poonia won the silver medal for standing second in the overall order of merit and Squadron

Cadet Captain AS Dhatt won the bronze medal for standing third in the overall order of merit.  
The ‘November’ Squadron bagged the prestigious ‘Chief of Staff Banner’ and this was ceremonially presented during the parade.

source: SAKAALTIMES

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Indian Coast Guard GD/ Tech and Law Entries for Post of Assistant Commandant

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Indian Coast Guard GD/ Tech and Law Entries for Post of Assistant Commandant

Indian Coast Guard calls dynamic graduate for the post of Assistant Commandant for the batch commencing from February, 2017. All SSBCrack followers are hereby informed to apply for it following their eligibility criteria. The mode of applying is totally online and candidates are advised to go through the below information before applying for the entries.

The branches are

  • General Duty
  • General Duty (Pilot)
  • Law
  • Technical- Mechanical and Electrical
  • Pilot (CPL)

Educational qualification as per eligibility criteria –

The candidate applying for the job must have completed his 12th, diploma graduation degree or its equivalent from a recognized university. Further, some specifications over the branches have been detailed in the official notification of the entry. Electrical and mechanical engineering candidates must specifically go through the notification.

Note : – For Pilot CPL, the type of service will be short service commission, which will be of 8 years that can be further extended to 10 years and then to 14 years and females are not allowed to apply for any entry except Law entry.

Age limit

The age limit is different for different branches

  • For Ground Duty Pilot and Pilot CPL, the age limit is 1-7-1992 – 30-1-1998
  • For Ground Duty and Technical Branch, the age limit is 1-7-1992 to 30-1-1996.
  • For Law branch, the age limit is 1-7-1987 to 30-6-1996

Selection process – The candidates will be shortlisted for the interview process over their academic merits.

Important dates

For GD and technical branches

  • Starting of submitting forms – 24-11-2016
  • Last date of filling the form – 10-12-2016

For Law candidates

  • Starting of submitting forms – 14-12-2016
  • Last date of filling the form – 18-12-2016

Steps to fill up the form

  • Visit http://www.joinindiancoastguard.gov.in
  • Find out and click on the link showing Indian Coast Guard Assistant Commandant Recruitment.
  • Fill up all your details carefully and submit the form.
  • Take a print out of the form for future purposes.

All candidates should clarify their eligibility for the entries and then apply for respective entries. The shortlisting of candidates will be done on the basis of the academic merit and the shortlisted candidates will be further called for second phase i.e. interview. Go through the official notification for the entry before applying for it. It is a gateway for all Armed Forces aspirants to join the defence forces and serve the nation.

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