Gorkha Rifles

GORKHA RIFLES NEWS

Tour of Duty announcement to take more time, sub-committees set up

May 09, 2022 3:04 am

There have been reservations from the three services on the affect that the short contractual service for jawans will have on the efficacy of the services, especially in branches which deal with technical trained manpower.

Army nod to Uttarakhand non-Gorkhas in Gorkha Rifles

November 07, 2020 3:14 am

Till now, only Nepal-Domiciled Gorkhas and Indian-Domiciled Gorkhas were recruited into Gorkha Rifles regiments.

Fighting for India in a foreign land

October 11, 2019 1:38 pm

Combined arms-manoeuvre warfare in Ladakh will change the face of combat in the mountains.

14 officers approved for rank of Lt General, 5 from Gorkha Rifles

April 22, 2016 10:00 pm

The selection board for the Major Generals of 1981 batch was held earlier this month.

Army looks to tap Gorkha youth in North East to increase their number in Gorkha Rifles

December 25, 2015 10:31 pm

"There has always been a healthy mix of Nepalese and Indian Gorkha troops in our regiments and there has been a trickle of soldiers who have been recruited from the North East, but now we want to increase the numbers that we get from there," said Lt Gen Thodge.

Brigadier posted at LoC faces inquiry for ‘sodomy’

August 24, 2014 2:41 am

Army sources said the Brigadier, from 7/8 Gorkha Rifles, has been forced to proceed on leave.

Army jawan killed in Manipur bomb explosion,two injured

February 27, 2013 1:21 am

An army jawan was killed and two were injured when a powerful bomb,allegedly planted by insurgents,exploded in Manipur’s interior Churachandpur district bordering Myanmar and Mizoram,this morning

‘Aim was to motivate,tell players nothing is impossible’

February 28, 2012 2:02 am

As the Indian hockey team celebrates the emphatic manner of their Olympic qualification,some of the players,while recapping the ups and downs of the road to London,might recall a series of motivational talks they attended in October 2010 in Pune.

Didn’t fight on front,yet proud to have helped Mukti Bahini

December 16, 2011 2:50 am

“I did not participate in the war,” says Kartik Kumar Ganguly

Briefly Nation; Gorkha rifles host families’ meet

November 21, 2011 3:45 am

Nearly 1,500 families of personnel from the first Gorkha Rifles from India and Nepal on Saturday assembled at Subathu for Reunion 2011- a unique five-day event which has the participation of retired and serving officers including Generals.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement