Indian Army chief leaves for MyanmarOctober 11th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian Army chief General Deepak Kapoor Sunday embarked on a three-day visit to Myanmar in a bid to give fresh impetus to direct military-to-military ties with the eastern neighbour. "The army chief is on a three-day visit to Myanmar.
Ehren Watada, Iraq war objector, leaves ArmyOctober 2nd, 2009 Iraq war objector leaves ArmyFORT LEWIS, Wash. — An Army lieutenant who refused to deploy to Iraq in 2006, saying he believed the war was illegal, has officially left the service.
Nepal Army chief Gurung assumes officeSeptember 10th, 2009 KATHMANDU - General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung has formally assumed the post of new Nepal Chief of Army Staff (CoAS). President Dr Ram Baran Yadav, as the Supreme Commander of Nepal Army, offered Gurung the insignia and administered oath of office and secrecy at a special function at Shital Niwas here on Wednesday.
Army training chief to head northern commandSeptember 2nd, 2009 SHIMLA - Lt General B.S. Jaswal, the chief of Shimla-based Army Training Command (ARTRAC), will now head the Northern Command of the Indian Army, an official statement said Thursday.
Why are autumn leaves of different colours?August 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Why do autumn leaves boast yellow hues in Europe and lustrous red in Asia and America?
A new theory provided by Simcha Lev-Yadun, professor of biology at the University of Haifa-Oranim and Jarmo Holopainen of the University of Kuopio, Finland, propose taking a step 35 million years back, to solve the mystery. The green of a tree's leaves is from the larger proportion of the chlorophyll pigment in the leaves.
Missing youth rescued from militantsAugust 1st, 2009 JAMMU - A 21-year-old man from Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district was Saturday rescued by the Indian Army from militants who were coercing him to join their outfit, an official said. Abdul Gani of Kunda village in the mountainous district was found in the Shapur Shal area, army spokesman Lt.
Musharraf should be tried by Army: Prosecution lawyerJuly 31st, 2009 ISLAMABAD - While Pakistan Chief Justice (CJP) Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has clarified that the Supreme Court is competent to declare former President General Pervez Musharraf's November 3, 2007 steps as unconstitutional, it cannot award punishment to him because it falls under separate rules of law. Prosecution lawyer Akram Sheikh has said that Musharraf should be tried by the Army.
Major changes in Sri Lanka's military command: ReportJuly 12th, 2009 COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has effected a major reshuffle in the country's military command appointing new army and navy commanders just two months after the military won a decades-long battle against Tamil rebels. Army Chief Sarath Fonseka has been appointed the chief of defence staff, while Major General Jagath Jayasuriya as the new army commander, the Daily Mirror reported Sunday.
Pak among top 25 military spenders in world: ReportJuly 10th, 2009 LAHORE J - Even though its economy is in shambles and it is facing countless problems, Pakistan is among the top 25 largest military spenders in the world. A report by the Foreign Policy in Focus, a US-based think tank, Pakistan owns one of the most advanced Army in the world which possesses plenty of sophisticated arms and ammunitions.
Afghanistan army chief arrives in IndiaJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Afghanistan National Army chief General Bismillah Khan Mohammadi arrived on a four day official visit to India Monday. He will be meeting senior military and defence officials and is likely to discuss issues like training of Afghan army officers.
Internal threat facing Pakistan far greater than external: KayaniJuly 4th, 2009 RAWALPINDI - Pakistan Chief of Army Staff , General Ashfaq Kayani has said that the internal threat facing the country was more threatening than the external, and that it needed immediate attention. "While external threats continue to exist, it is the internal threat to Pakistan that needs immediate attention," The Daily Times quoted Kayani, as saying.
Musharraf moves out of Army HouseMay 24th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf has vacated the Army House - 18 months after retiring as the Chief of Army Staff.ources said the belongings of the former army chief had been moved to his Chak Shahzad farmhouse, near Tamri Chowk. Musharraf had retired from the army on November 28, 2007.
UN pledges $10 mn for Sri Lanka's war displaced civiliansApril 28th, 2009 COLOMBO - UN humanitarian chief John Holmes Monday told Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse that the global organisation would provide $10 million to the country's war displaced civilians. Holmes and Rajapake discussed the humanitarian situation in northern parts of the country that is still partly controlled by the Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Sri Lanka's military reports rescuing 5,000 civilians from remaining rebel territoryApril 20th, 2009 Sri Lanka army: 5,000 war zone civilians rescuedCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The military says troops have rescued more than 5,000 civilians from the small sliver of territory in northern Sri Lanka where remaining Tamil rebels are making their last stand. The military has designated the area a "no-fire" zone to protect what the United Nations estimates are 100,000 civilians trapped there.
US donates medical supplies in Sri Lanka's northMarch 30th, 2009 COLOMBO - The US Agency for International Development (USAID) Monday donated equipment and basic medical supplies to Sri Lanka to treat 50,000 civilians in hospitals in the northeast. James R. Moore, deputy chief of mission at the US embassy, made the symbolic presentation to Health Care and Nutrition Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva, the mission said in a statement.
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