New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday attended the farewell banquet hosted in his honour by the Chiefs of Staff Committee.

New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI): Parents of Ashok Chakra awardee Late Major Mohit Sharma on Saturday laid a wreath at the National War Memorial to pay homage to their son who laid down his life in an encounter in 2009.

New Delhi [India], March 15 (ANI): National Defence Academy on Tuesday inaugurated a new hall--Ante Room and dedicated it to Naval Gallantry Award Winner Rear Admiral Santosh Kumar Gupta.

New Delhi [India], March 7 (ANI): The Central government on Monday told the Supreme Court that induction of women cadets in National Defence Academy (NDA) has been a major policy decision and it requires at least three months for deliberating implications in the long term for induction and deployment of ex-NDA women cadets in the Indian Armed Forces.

Kohima (Nagaland) [India], March 2 (ANI): Lieutenant General RC Tiwari, Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) awardee and Sena Medal (SM) awardee took over as General Officer Commanding of Spear Corps from Lt. Gen. JP Mathew, who is also AVSM awardee as well as Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM) awardee and Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM) awardee on Wednesday.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 25 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday paid tributes to Lachit Barphukan on his 400th birth anniversary in Assam's Guwahati and said that the warrior remains a hero in the hearts of the people and an inspiration for the "brave soldiers of our country".

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], February 23 (ANI): The written entrance examination for admission to Dehradun's Rashtriya Indian Military College (RIMC) for January 2023 term will be conducted on June 4 in Chandigarh, the Punjab government said on Wednesday.

New Delhi [India], February 8 (ANI): The National Defence Academy on Tuesday called having Param Vir Chakra Awardee Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar of 13th Battalion- the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, a matter of great pride and privilege, and informed that he as been posted as an instructor and a "role model" for the cadets.

New Delhi Jan 31 PTI Noting that women empowerment is one of the top priorities of the government President Ram Nath Kovind said the Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative has yielded many positive results including improvement in the number of girls enrolled in schools President Kovind addressed the joint sitting of the two Houses of Parliament in which he highlighted the various initiatives taken by the government to provide women new opportunities of employment andequal participation in various fieldsTreating sons and daughters as equals my government has also introduced a Bill to increase the minimum age of marriage for women from 18 years to 21 years on a par with men he said Women are playing an increasingly important role in providing impetus to the rural economy Banks have extended financial help to the tune of Rs 65000 crore to more than 28 lakh Self-Help Groups in 2021-22 This is four times the amount extended in 2014-15 he said He said the government has also provided training to thousands of members of the women self-help groups and made them partners as Banking Sakhi who are delivering banking services to rural households at the doorsteps Women empowerment is one of the top priorities of my government We are all witness to the success of Ujjwala Yojana he said referring to the initiative to provide cooking gas to women in villages Beti Bachao Beti Padhao initiative has yielded many positive results and there has been an encouraging improvement in the number of girls enrolled in schools he said referring to the campaign for coordinated and convergent efforts to ensure survival protection and empowerment of the girl childThe government he said has made a beginning to liberate the society from the manifestly arbitrary practice of Triple Talaq by making it a criminal offenceRestrictions on Muslim women from performing the Haj only with Mehram have also been removed Kovind saidHe said there has been a significant reduction in the school dropout rate of Muslim girls and an increase in their enrolment While about three crore students from minority communities were provided scholarships prior to 2014 my government has provided scholarships to 45 crore such students since 2014 the president said A provision has also been made for Gender Inclusion Fund in the National Education Policy to promote learning capability among our daughters It is a matter of happiness that all the existing 33 Sainik Schools have started admitting girl students he said The government has also approved the admission of women cadets in the National Defence AcademyThe first batch of women cadets will enter the NDA in June 2022 With the policy decisions and encouragement of my government the number of women personnel in various police forces has more than doubled as compared to 2014 he added PTI UZM RT RT

New Delhi [India], January 26 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday paid tributes to tributes to India's first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, who died in a helicopter crash last month and said he was "one of bravest commanders of the country".