NE NEWS SERVICE
JAMMU, MAY 11
Western Army Commander, Lieutenant General RP Singh, visited forward areas of the Rising Star Corps in Kathua and Samba districts of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) on Monday to review the current security situation and operational readiness of the troops amid a recent spike in ceasefire violations along the 744-km-long Line of Control (LoC) and 198- km-long Indo-Pak international border (IB).
#WesternArmyCdr interacted with Cdrs of field formations. He lauded #Troops for their high #morale, motivation & #preparedness to thwart any threat manifested by #inimical and anti national elements. He also commended the efforts in the fight against #COVIDー19@adgpi pic.twitter.com/SeJLZ7UvYn
— PRO & Spokesperson, MoD, Jammu Region (@prodefencejammu) May 11, 2020
“The Army Commander was accompanied by Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, GOC (General Commanding Officer), Rising Star Corps. The Army commander interacted with the commanders of the field formations and was briefed about the operational and logistics preparedness and plans to upgrade the security infrastructure,” said Defence spokesperson Lt Col Devender Anand.
#IndianArmy distributed masks & sanitisers to the poor & needy in remote areas of South #Kashmir; Children in lockdown were also engaged by distributing stationary. #Masks4All#StayHome #COVID19@adgpi@diprjk@SpokespersonMoD#CoronaMuktAwaam#OpNamaste#mondaythoughts pic.twitter.com/uRqld06AE5
— NORTHERN COMMAND – INDIAN ARMY (@NorthernComd_IA) May 11, 2020
He also interacted with troops and lauded them for their high morale and motivation.
NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY DAY के अवसर पर, एक technology के ही माध्यम से, DRDO के वैज्ञानिक साथियों को संबोधित करते हुए मुझे बड़ी खुशी हो रही है। जैसा कि आप सभी जानते हैं, कि 11 मई, 1998 से यह दिवस, हमारे देश के technology के क्षेत्र में self-reliant होने के उपलक्ष में मनाया जाता है:RM pic.twitter.com/bHqQGatXlA
— रक्षा मंत्री कार्यालय/ RMO India (@DefenceMinIndia) May 11, 2020
“He appreciated the high state of preparedness of the Rising Star Corps to thwart any threat manifested by inimical and anti-national elements. He also commended the efforts of the formations in the fight against the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic,” Col Anand added.
Lt Gen Singh’s visit to the strategic western border comes close on the heels of two back-to-back terror attacks in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district, where eight security personnel, including Col Ashutosh Sharma, Major Anuj Sood, a J&K Police sub-inspector, two soldiers and three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, were killed.