October 2024 – Bhartiyanews24x7

New Delhi: A museum dedicated to Army officer-turned-bureaucrat Major Ralengnao ‘Bob’ Khathing was inaugurated Thursday by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh during his visit to Arunachal Pradesh’s Tawang. Singh also unveiled a statue of India’s first home minister Vallabhbhai Patel in the border district, which is close to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). A Naga from Manipur, Khating is best known for his expedition to the remote region of Tawang in 1951 that paved the way for its integration with the rest of India. Show Full Article Later, he served as Indian ambassador to Myanmar from 1972 to 1975. The Naga officer was decorated with Military Cross (MC), Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE), and later with Padma Shri in 1957. Khathing...

New Delhi: India and China have completed disengagement from the two face-off points of Depsang and Demchok in eastern Ladakh, pulling back troops to the pre-2020 positions and also dismantling all check posts, defensive positions, housing and shelters created in the last four and a half years. Army sources said that ground commanders (brigadiers and below) from both sides would meet Thursday on Diwali to exchange sweets at all border personnel meeting (BPM) points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The sources also said that ground commanders would decide patrolling modalities, which would commence soon. Show Full Article The sources said the Indian patrol was likely to visit patrolling points in Depsang Plains during the weekend or early next year. This...

Month: October 2024

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

India-China disengagement completed at Depsang & Demchok, patrolling to start after Diwali