Dimapur:

In his maiden visit to the Northeast after taking over as Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi reviewed the security situation along the China border in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim.

In his two-day visit to all Corps formations under the Eastern Army Command, including the Dimapur headquartered 3 Corps, Gen Dwivedi was briefed about the present situation in Manipur, which has seen large-scale ethnic violence in the last one year, Army officials told ANI.

The Chief, who started his tour on Thursday, also visited the Tezpur based Gajraj 4 Corps, where he was briefed on the present situation on the Line of Actual Control with China and the operational preparedness there.

He also reviewed the ongoing infrastructure development projects in Sikkim during visit to the Sukna-based 33 Corps headquarters.

The 3 Corps looks after the Rest of Arunachal Pradesh area while the 4 Corps is the formation in charge of looking after the Tawang sector in Arunachal Pradesh.

The 33 Corps with its fighting formations in Sikkim and West Bengal looks after the LAC in Sikkim along with other responsibilities.

The Army Chief was accompanied by the Eastern Army Commander, Lt Gen. RC Tewari, during the visit. This was Gen Dwivedi’s first visit to northeast after taking over as the Chief of Army Staff in June 30.

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Tarn Taran, Punjab:

The troops of the Border Security Forces (BSF) recovered a damaged China-made drone in Punjab’s Tarn Taran District, officials said on Wednesday.

According to the officials, the BSF recovered the drone from a farming field nearby Dal village in district Tarn Taran on Wednesday.

“On Tuesday, during the morning hours, while BSF troups were carrying out area domination patrolling in the area ahead of the border fence in district Tarn Taran, at about 11:20 am, a crushing sound was heard under a reaper machine that was making straw in a wheat field ahead of the border fence,” the official statement said.

Upon reaching nearby, the BSF stopped the machine and observed that a drone was crushed under the reaper and found in fully damaged condition in the wheat field, it added.

The recovered drone has been identified as a China-made DJI Mavice 3 classic.

“This recovery of an illicit drone underscores the sincere efforts of the BSF, which is committed to decimating the drone menace from across the border,” the BSF added.

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