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According to Observer Research Foundation, which studied the Household Consumer Expenditure Surveys conducted by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), consumer expenditure (acquisition of goods and services by individuals or families) of people in the Valley not only increased but also surpassed the national average from 1999-2012

Born on April 15, 1919, at Lyallpur, now in Pakistan, MIAF Arjan Singh DFC was the first and only "Five Star" rank officer of IAF. His father, grandfather and great grandfather had served in the British Indian Army.

Pakistan continues to violate the ceasefire understanding of 2003, despite several calls for restraints and adherence to the agreement during flag meetings between the border-guarding forces of the two nations, one of the officials said.

On this day in 1984, the Indian Army secured Bilafond La and other passes on the Saltoro Ridgeline, thus launching ‘Operation MEGHDOOT’. Since then, it has been a saga of courage and fortitude in the face of a belligerent enemy, arduous terrain and challenging climatic conditions.

According to reports, as the jawans were conducting the search, militants fired upon them. A gun battle ensued when the security forces retaliated. 

At around 3.20 pm, the security forces, moving towards the militants' hideout, came under heavy fire. Following this, an encounter broke out between the security forces and militants.
 

Some viral messages tarnishing the image of the Narendra Modi-led NDA government are doing the rounds on various platforms. Let us fact check the claims the old school way.

The security personnel discovered the dilapidated aircraft in a remote location, 30 kms from Roing. The skeleton of the aircraft was completely buried below five feet of snow and covered with thick undergrowth.

From indigenous production under licence after procurement to the coming of age of the private sector in defence equipment manufacturing, from great utility for the Army, Navy and Air Force to importers showing keen interest in our weapon systems, the Make-in-India project for military hardware has arrived all guns blazing.
 

According to senior officials, Pakistan has been violating ceasefire at least 10 times a day and targeting civilians. The move by Indian forces came a day after a BSF inspector and a five-year-old girl were killed and several others were injured after heavy shelling by Pakistan army in Poonch area.

Poonch deputy commissioner Rahul Yadav told media that educational institutions in Shahpur area along the LoC have been ordered to remain closed due to precautionary measures
 

Major Gogoi hit the headlines after he tied a man to a jeep purportedly as a shield against stone pelters during polling in the Srinagar Lok Sabha by-election on April 9, 2017
 

In the month following the Pulwama attack which killed more than 40 CRPF jawans the Narendra Modi government has expedited several key defence projects for modernising the forces. MyNation scans how the decisions made by the ministry of defence in the past one month is going to make the forces more muscular.

Retired officer of the Indian Army, Major DP Singh, became the first battle casualty veteran (leg amputee) to skydive from 9000 ft. The retired officer of the Indian Army, who has a prosthetic leg carried out this feat at Nasik on Thursday