Assam Rifles Current Affairs, GK & News
‘Operation Dudhi’- Key Facts
Recently, the surviving soldiers of Operation Dudhi were felicitated by Assam Rifles. In 1991, 72 militants were eliminated by the Assam Rifles in a single counter-insurgency operation that was conducted in Jammu & Kashmir. What was Operation Dudhi? This operation was undertaken by the Assam Rifles while it was in Jammu & Kashmir from the ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Assam Rifles • counter-insurgency operation • Jammu & Kashmir • Operation Dudhi • Pakistan-trained extremists
MHA: No official nomenclature as ‘Martyrs’
On December 8, 2021, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) informed in Rajya Sabha that there was no official nomenclature such as martyrs. Highlights Minister of State for Home, Nityanand Rai, in a written reply to the question of ‘whether Government has any plan regarding the status of martyr’, said there is no such official ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2021
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Assam Rifles • Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) • Dual Control Structure of Assam Rifles • Indian Army
Assam Rifles Public School launched as Khelo India Sports School
The Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Shri Kiren Rijiju recently launched the Assam Rifles Public School as a Khelo India Sports School. Where is Assam Rifles Public School located? Shillong. Is Assam Rifles Public School a Khelo India Sports School? Yes. What are Khelo India Sports School? The main objective of Khelo India ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2021
Category: Sports Current Affairs
Topics: Assam Rifles • Khelo India • Khelo India programme • Khelo India Scheme • Khelo India Sports School
War Memorial built by Assam Rifles in Nagaland
The Assam Rifles has constructed war memorial for 357 personnel who sacrificed their lives fighting against insurgency in the North Eastern State. The Memorial is first of its kind in the state. It has been constructed at Mokokchung in Assam. Highlights The War Memorial has been designed in concentric circular form. It has three converging ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2020
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Assam • Assam Rifles • BOrder • Counter-insurgency • Home Ministry • Indo-Myanmar Border • National War Memorial
All CAPF personnel will now retire at a uniform age of 60 years: Govt
As per a recent order issued by Union Home Ministry, all Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) personnel will now retire at a uniform age of 60 years instead of 57 years for certain rank of officials. All these forces come under ambit of Union Home Ministry and are deployed across India to render a variety ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Category: Defence Current Affairs
Topics: Assam Rifles • Border Security Force • CAPF retirement • CAPF Superannuation age • Central Industrial Security Force • Central Reserve Police Force • Delhi HC Order • Home Ministry Order • Indo-Tibetan Border Police • Union Home Ministry