Two Indian army personnel have tested positive for the Coronavirus that has caused more than 1,000 infections in the country and killed 27 people, a person familiar with the development said. This brings the number of Covid-19 cases in the Indian Army to three with one soldier in Leh having tested positive earlier this month. But officials said that he has since recovered. Both personnel found positive for Covid-19 on Sunday had a history of travel within India earlier this month, the person said without specifying details.
Two army personnel — one a junior commissioned officer and the second an army doctor of the rank of colonel — had come in contact with have been traced and the identified people quarantined, the person said.
Armed Forces working on war footing with civil authorities in fight against COVID-19. Armed Forces have been working relentlessly to provide medical and logistics support to civil authorities in the country’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has deployed all resources at its disposal to aid the civilian authorities, shouldering responsibility in the time of extraordinary crisis. Contribution of one day salary by the employees of Ministry of Defence to the PM-CARES Fund to fight Covid-19. It is estimated that around Rs 500 crore will be collectively provided by the Defence Ministry to the fund from various wings, including Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence PSUs and others.
Various quarantine facilities of the Armed Forces have and have provided care at the facilities in Manesar, Hindan, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Mumbai. Additional quarantine facilities are on standby.
In addition to the above, more Army medical facilities at Jhansi, Binnaguri and Gaya are kept at standby with an additional collective capacity of 1600 beds. More facilities are kept at short notice. This does not include the additional capacity created and kept ready by the sister services i.e., Navy and IAF.
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) laboratories
have manufactured 20,000 litres of sanitizer and supplied to various
organisations, including 10,000 litres to Delhi police. DRDO has also supplied
10,000 masks to Delhi police personnel.
Ordnance Factory Board has also ramped up production of
sanitizers, masks and body suits. Bharat Electronics Limited is also engaged in
manufacturing of ventilators. Army medical teams deployed in the Maldives have
since returned after completion of their mission. Army medical teams and two
ships of Navy are on standby to provide required assistance to friendly
countries in the neighborhood
Armed Forces have been working relentlessly to provide medical and logistics support to civil authorities in the country’s fight against COVID-19 pandemic. The Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS) has deployed all resources at its disposal to aid the civilian authorities, shouldering responsibility in the time of extraordinary crisis.
The Indian Air Force has made several sorties and evacuated Indian
nationals from affected areas in China, Japan and Iran. Air Force continues to
take measures to provide all possible assistance to the civil administration
across the country in containing the spread of COVID-19. IAF has created many
quarantine facilities at nodal IAF bases across the country. Command Hospital
Air Force Bangalore (CHAFB) has been designated as the first laboratory in the
IAF to undertake COVID-19 testing which will greatly enhance the region’s
ability to carry out quick testing of suspected cases and allow prompt and
timely intervention where required. To monitor the prevailing situation
and provide immediate response and assistance as
required, a 24×7 crisis management cell has been set up at Air Headquarters and
various Command Headquarters. IAF aircraft are continuing to fly in medical
supplies and doctors to Leh and fly out blood samples for COVID testing to
Chandigarh and Delhi. All measures and directives issued by the government
towards containing the spread of COVID-19 has been strictly enforced across all
IAF stations.
Indian Navy Mobilises IL38 – Transports Face Masks from Delhi for
Goa Health Workers. A shipment of 60,000 face masks ordered by Indian Medical
Association, Goa to offset the shortfall in Goa was stuck at Delhi as trucks
could not proceed further in the current situation of lockdown. A request for
facilitating transportation of the masks to Goa was made by the President,
Indian Medical Association to the Indian Navy at Goa.
Southern Naval Command Braces up for the long haul against COVID –
19
Consequent to the announcement of the 21 days national lock down,
Southern Naval Command (SNC) has taken a slew of measures in consultation with
the state Government and Naval Headquarters aimed at two pronged strategy to
counter the contagion COVID-19, which is to be prepared and equipped to assist
the civil society in its fight against the disease and concurrently to ensure
insulation of own personnel from infection as well as availability for all
duties as required. Ten teams of Battle Field Nursing Assistants (BFNA),
comprising of non-medical personnel have been readied at Kochi to help medical
staff should the situation become overwhelming. Such BFNA teams are being
readied at all other stations under SNC as well. Indian Navy has implemented
‘stay wherever you are, no travel’ policy with regards to its personnel on
leave or temporary duty.
The Border Roads Organsation (BRO) personnel are working relentlessly to completely replace Daporijo bridge (430 feet Multi Span Bailey Brigde), the only lifeline of Upper Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh to restore Lines of Communication for all451 villages and Security Forces located along the China border.
The personnel of 23BRTF/Project Arunank, on special request from
Local Administration, is working in full swing inspite of the dilapidated state
of existing bridge. A BRO statement said it is committed with the resolve of
opening this vital line of communication by planned date, with all necessary
precautionary measures.
Meanwhile, in the Northern Part of the country, BRO is presently
engaged in Snow clearance operations on Manali – Leh axis, day and night
despite inclement weather and COVID 19 threat to provide relief to Lahaul
valley and Ladakh in an earlier time frame. Presently Rohtang Pass and
Baralachala Pass is being addressed by four snow clearance teams.
This is the first time, BRO personnel were inducted by air to
Sarchu to carry out snow clearance of mighty Baralachala Pass from Sarchu side.
The Border Roads Organisation, an important arm of the Ministry of Defence
plays pivotal role in constructing and maintaining operational road
infrastructure in inhospitable and far flung border areas to support the armed
forces meet their strategic needs.
Our Brave Heroes always working 365 days and 24/7 hours
relentlessly during the crucial situation and their efforts towards the nations
fight against COVID-19, Respect!!! JaiHInd!!
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal for the contribution of one day salary by the employees of Ministry of Defence to the PM-CARES Fund to fight Covid-19. It is estimated that around Rs 500 crore will be collectively provided by the Defence Ministry to the fund from various wings, including Army, Navy, Air Force, Defence PSUs and others. The employees’ contribution is voluntary and those desirous of opting out will be exempted.
Today UPSC has published a notice about the NDA 1 2020 exam scheduled to be held on 19th April 2020, the exam of NDA 1 2020 is postponed by the UPSC and the new days will be published later based on the Coronavirus lockdown situation in India. As SSBCrack already mentioned that the NDA 1 2020 exam will be postponed, as many aspirants were contacting us regarding the same, now the picture is clear and we suggest NDA aspirants focus more on the NDA 1 2020 exam preparation, aspirants can enroll for our NDA 2020 Online course and prepare from home, we also request all the young aspirants to stay at home and maintain social distancing to fight the COVID-19 in India.
Many NDA aspirants are waiting for the NDA 1 2020 admit card and they are not sure if theNDA 1 2020 exam will be conducted or it will be postponed by the UPSC due to lockdown in India. The Coronavirus shutdown has already affected all the SSB interviews and recruitment rallies of the Indian Army, Navy and Air force. For the first time, the course joining at OTA Chennai for officer cadets is postponed. There is a high chance of NDA 1 2020 getting postponed as the admit cards are not published yet. NDA 1 2020 exam is scheduled on 19th April 2020 and the 21 days lockdown will be over on till 15th April 2020. There is a rare chance that the arrangement will be done in a short span of time to conduct an exam like NDA, also the lockdown might extend further. If you are an NDA aspirant, this is a good time for you to improve your NDA 1 2020 exam preparation so that you can actually crack it this time, do not forget to enrol for our NDA 1 2020 Online course today.
Jai Hind Aspirants, I am Saurav Kumar, BTech graduate in Aeronautical Engineering. I cleared my SSC(T)-54 interview in Dec last year in my second attempt (1st being NDA). I would like to share my experience with the SSBCrack as this has helped me a lot in cracking it. Being an Army Brat this was the first profession that I had seen so many other fields was never an option. I have been an average student in academics but I was always very inclined towards sports and co-curricular. I have been an athlete, swimmer, and above all an NCC cadet. During my college, I was always keen to gain experiences of everything and anything (as the army says: jack of all). I also did a number f camps in NCC from ALC-AIVSC-PBC. I was also very interested in organizing College fests and events. And what I think was most important in facing my personality was all the minor and major incidents of my life…SSB was all n all quite smooth and easy-going. My interview went for about 90mins. I was given repeated tasks in GTO which I was able to perform efficiently.
Even in my Psych evaluation every picture that I saw I was able to relate it to an incident in my life directly or indirectly and hence my stories were quite unique from others, in fact in my screening, I was the only one whose narration was completed. Out of 36, 3 of us got recommended. To all the Aspirants out there I would suggest to work out on ur personality and analyse urself daily. Before the screening what I did was recalled every experience of my life that I could on a flashback in order to revive my senses. I also suggest u guys be honest (I even had Backlog that I told him about), conscious and updated about urself and the nation.
Day 1: about 360 of us reported. OIR was mostly calculation based and non-verbals. Those of you going to Bangalore may expect OMR soon, as we were tested for it. After that, we were made to sit for our ppdt. PPDT was not that hazy as people say. First thing I observed in the picture were a number of people, their action and background. While writing the story I was able to do it in time. Then we were divided into groups of about 25-28 of each. We were briefed and the narration started. I was the only one in the group whose narration was completely listened to. I personally think narration would have played a vital role as we were not given more than 3-4 mins for GD. A total of 37 of is were screened in. Psych: Psych was mentally straining as always. I observed the same above mentioned things in the picture and thought a wrote how I would react in that situation. I don’t remember making any conventional Stories.
My stories generally revolved about clg , ncc, my job as flight safety, sports, organizing and managing etc. I was able to do all the WATs and 52 of SRTs. For SD, I prepared it beforehand by asking my friends and colleagues what they feel about me and then modifying it.GTO tasks were fun, during the first GD, all the 10 of us were supporting the same point that was fun. I prepared a good plan in GPE but was not selected for narration. Obstacles tasks were also great. I was able to give quite a few solutions. Snake race was a thrill as always. In individual obstacle, I was able to do 13 of them. In lecturette my card was not very lucky, I received: stemcell, Saina Nehwal, my favourite pastime and international schools. I was able to speak fo about 2:45 on that. During the Conference I was nervous as hell but it went down smoothly and the results were declared soon, 3 of us were recommended.
UPSC has published the CDS 1 2020 result today on 23 March 2020, around 7018 candidates have cleared the CDS 1 2020 written exam and now will face the SSB interview for IMA, OTA, AFA and INA respectively. The marks for the CDS 1 2020 will be published only after the final result and merit list of CDS 1 2020. The SSB interview for CDS 1 2020 may or may not start after a month because it will mostly depend on the Coronavirus situation here in India. Below you can find the official statement from UPSC on CDS 1 2020 result.
On the basis of the results of the COMBINED DEFENCE SERVICES EXAMINATION (I), 2020 held by the Union Public Service Commission on 2 nd February, 2020,7081 candidates with the following Roll Numbers have qualified for being interviewed by the Service Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence, for admission to (i) Indian Military Academy, Dehradun 150th Course commencing in January, 2021 (ii) Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, Kerala, Course commencing in January, 2021 (iii) Air Force Academy, Hyderabad (Pre-Flying) Training Course (209 F(P)) commencing in January, 2021 (iv) Officers Training Academy, Chennai 113th SSC Course (NT)(for Men) commencing in April, 2021 and (v) Officers Training Academy, Chennai, 27th SSC Women (Non-Technical) Course commencing in April, 2021.
The candidature of all the candidates, whose Roll Numbers are shown in the lists below, is provisional. In accordance with the conditions of the admission to the examination, they are required to submit the original certificates in support of age (Date of Birth), educational qualifications, NCC (C) (Army Wing/Senior Division Air Wing/Naval Wing) etc. claimed by them along with attested copies thereof, to Army Headquarters, A.G.’s Branch/Rtg./CDSE Entry Section for males and SSC Women Entry Section for women candidates, West Block-III, Ground Floor, Wing 1, R.K. Puram, New Delhi-110066 in case of IMA/SSC as their first choice and to IHQ of MoD (Navy), DMPR (OI &R Section), Room No. 204, ‘C’-Wing, Sena Bhawan, New Delhi-110011 in case of Navy as their first choice, and to PO 3 (A) Air Headquarters, ‘J’ Block, Room No. 17, Opp. Vayu Bhawan, Motilal Nehru Marg, New Delhi-110011 in case of Air Force as their first choice. The original Certificates are to be submitted within two weeks of completion of the SSB Interview and not later than 13th November, 2020 for AFA and not later than 01st January, 2021 for IMA and not later than 01st January, 2021 for admission to NA (1st April, 2021 in case of SSC only). The candidates must not send the original Certificates to the Union Public Service Commission.
All the candidates who have successfully qualified in the written exam are required to register themselves online on the Indian Army Recruiting website joinindianarmy.nic.in within two weeks of announcement of written result. The successful candidates would then be allotted Selection Centres and dates, of SSB interview which shall be communicated on the registered e-mail ID. Any candidate who has already registered earlier on the site will not be required to do so. In case of any query/Login problem, e-mail be forwarded to [email protected].
 As the total number of coronavirus cases in India touched 223, the Indian Army stepped up its battle against the deadly disease. Army chief General MM Naravane, on Friday, said that 35 per cent officers and 50 per cent jawans of the Indian Army will work from home starting March 23. Earlier today, Naravane reviewed the preparations of the force in light of COVID-19. “As per new Army advisory, 35% officers & 50% Jawans to work from home adhering to home quarantine for a week starting 23 March. 2nd group to proceed on home quarantine from 30 March,” an Army advisory said.
According to the advisory, the force has decided to reduce attendance in offices with effect from March 23 except personnel engaged in essential/emergency services directly involved in taking measures to control the spread of COVID-19. The advisory also states that postings and transfers of personnel have been deferred in light of coronavirus. “Temporary duty of all ranks rescheduled/cancelled till 15th April 2020. Leave of personnel already on leave to be extended till 15th April 2020 at the discretion of the competent authority,” the advisory further stated.
On Tuesday, the Army recorded its first case of coronavirus. An Army jawan of Ladakh Scouts was detected positive and was quarantined by the Army. Further, in light of COVID-19, the Army has already postponed its exercises and training. The Army HQ also wrote to Command HQs asking them to postpone conferences and exercises in light of coronavirus.Â
The passing out parade for Medical Officers Basic Course MOBC-229 was held in Lucknow on 19th March 2020. MOBC is a 7-week course for AMC officer from the tri-services. The parade was reviewed by Lt. Gen NS Lamba. Total 124 officers of AMC from Army, Navy and Air Force have attended this course and completed it successfully.
The Indian Army today has updated on the BSc Military Nursing examination which was scheduled in April 2020 to be postponed till further orders. The official statement says ” THE EXAMINATION FOR BSc NURSING COURSE 2020 HAS BEEN POSTPONED. FOR ANY QUERIES, EMAIL TO [email protected] OR CALL ON 011-23092294 “. All the aspirants who are going to attempt the
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