scorecardresearch
Friday, July 18, 2025
TopicArmy dogs

Topic: Army dogs

CRPF canine hero Rolo, who lost her life during anti-Naxal op, awarded DG Commendation Disc posthumously

Rolo, who was part of CRPF's elite canine squad, was a member of 228 Battalion and played crucial role in anti-Naxal ops. Cause of her death was anaphylactic shock after 200 bee stings.

Jammu encounter cost Army its ‘Phantom’, canine warrior died trying to protect troops

New Delhi: The Indian Army's four-year-old sniffer dog Phantom who was killed during a counter-ambush operation in Jammu and Kashmir's Akhnoor sector played a...

Presidential gallantry award for Army dog Kent, anti-terror ops veteran who laid down her life in J&K

Till 2017, Army would put down retired canine soldiers unless they had won a gallantry medal, but opened a retirement home in Meerut after uproar among animal lovers & a Delhi HC order.

German Shepherds to Labradors—Meerut Army dogs doing 9-to-5 national duty

The Army's dog training is so exclusive that Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar, and Cambodia have sent their personnel to India to be trained in handling dogs.

On Camera

India’s solar ambition needs financial vision – ISA must move from commitments to execution

The ISA should champion a Global Solar Asset Registry for standardised project information, and establish a Solar Credit Guarantee mechanism to mitigate political and currency risks.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

3 top ULFA-I leaders ‘killed’ in Myanmar, Indian Army denies role as insurgent group alleges involvement

The banned group claimed their leaders & cadres were killed in ‘drone strikes’ by the Indian Army. Guwahati Defence PRO denies any such operation.

RSS chief Bhagwat draws the line at 75. India’s politics stares at the Modi Exception

BJP has no dynastic succession, at least not at the top. You can trace this back to Vajpayee-Advani era. This act of spotting, empowering younger talent is even more striking with the choice of BJP presidents.