A sessions court in Ahmedabad comprising additional sessions judge, Ambalal Patel, rejected the prosecution's appeal for capital punishment stating that their crime does not fall under the “rarest of rare" category.
Earlier in the day, the forces had launched a search operation along the Line of Control (LoC) after observing some suspicious movement in the Poonch sector.
Army personnel launched a massive search operation to find soldiers who went missing after being swept away in the river.
Manipur violence: "The area was cordoned before the specific search commenced to avoid inconvenience to the locals. The operation resulted in the apprehension of 12 KYKL cadres along with arms, ammunition and war-like stores," it read.
As the situation remains tense in Manipur, an Indian Army soldier was injured in an unprovoked firing incident in the violence-hit state on Sunday, following which he was shifted to a military hospital.
Meanwhile, Kuki members included in a committee set up by the Centre to facilitate the peace-making process among various ethnic groups of strife-torn Manipur expressed unhappiness.
Col Pooja Chauhan's promotion makes a unique record in Indian Army. She and her husband Col Abhyuday Pant (Bombay Sappers) became the first couple to have assumed command of Regiments.
Colonel Shuchita Shekhar becomes the first woman officer of the Army Service Corps to assume command of a Communication Zone Mechanical Transport Battalion responsible for the maintenance of the Supply Chain of the fully operational Northern Command.
Rajouri encounter update: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri today (May 6) where five Army personnel were killed and one major-rank officer was wounded in a blast triggered by terrorists.
Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said that his administration is doing everything in its power to bring the situation under control.
Manipur violence update: Army, paramilitary forces have been deployed in Manipur and flag marches are being held to control the situation after violence erupted broke out on May 3 during a rally organised by All Tribals Students Union Manipur to protest the demand for inclusion of Meit
The pilot and co-pilot were rescued in an injured condition.
Responding to the request of Civil Administration in Manipur, Army/Assam Rifles immediately deployed an adequate number of Columns for Area Domination in all affected areas in the evening of 3 May.
Exercise 'Buland Bharat' involved the synergised application of surveillance and firepower capabilities of the Artillery and the Infantry in close coordination with Special Forces, Aviation and Central Armed Police Forces deployed in West Kameng and Tawang districts of Arunachal Pradesh.
An inquiry has been ordered to ascertain the facts of the incident, an official said.
There were 56 cantonments at the time of Independence and six more were notified after 1947. The last Cantonment to be notified was Ajmer in 1962.
These young women officers are being posted to all types of artillery units, where they will get adequate training and exposure to handle Rocket, Medium, Field and Surveillance & Target Acquisition (SATA) & equipment in challenging conditions.
Officials did not elaborate on exactly how the rescue unfolded but Burhan said the Saudi diplomats and nationals had first traveled by land to Port Sudan, the country’s main seaport on the Red Sea.
The incident took place on a highway in the Bhata Dhurian area, some 90 kms from Poonch.
After the avalanche, the Army and BRO continue their ongoing rescue efforts... 27 tourists have been rescued and taken out, but 7 tourists have lost their life.
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