The Jammu and Kashmir Rifles is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. Its origins lay in the Jammu and Kashmir State Forces of the princely state of...

Jammu. Its regimental insignia consists of a pair of crossed rifles. The regiment mostly consists of volunteers from the state of Jammu & Kashmir and...

Rifles (RR; transl. National Rifles) is a counter-insurgency/counter-terrorism force in India, formed in 1990, to specifically serve in the Jammu and...

Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has...

leading one of its units. 17 Jat is followed by the 13th battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles (13 JAK Rif) commanded by Maj. turned Lt. Col. Yogesh Kumar Joshi...

December 1997 and was commissioned as a lieutenant into the Indian Army. He was commissioned into the 13th battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (13 JAK...

took place from 4 to 7 July 1999 and was a pivotal military offensive carried out by the 13th Jammu and Kashmir Rifles battalion in the Kargil War of 1999...

of the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles on 15 December 1984 from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He has commanded a battalion at Chowkibal in Kashmir Valley...

also known as the first Kashmir war, was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was...

point 5140 was fought on 20 June 1999 and was major military offensive carried out by the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles regiment as a part of the Operation Vijay...

(Part of Rashtriya Rifles) during intensive counter-insurgency operations in the Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir and succeeded in suppressing...

decided to give gallantry awards for the ongoing conflict in Jammu and Kashmir. Although India and Pakistan still had the option to award British honours,...

160 Infantry Battalion TA (H&H) Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, Kupwara, J&K 161 Infantry Battalion TA (H&H) Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, Baramulla, J&K...

two casualties on the attackers, captured their rifles and led his section up to the right Guide Bund and secured his objective. Whilst his section was...

Indian Lieutenant Colonel who was the primary commander of the 2nd Jammu and Kashmir Rifles during the Battle of Jassin, in which he was killed while defending...

is a town and the headquarters of the eponymous district in Pakistan-administered Azad Kashmir. The town and district are between the Jammu region of...

Pakistan. Brahma Singh, History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (2010), pp. 9, 207. Brahma Singh, History of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (2010), pp. 9, 246: "Jhangar...

abuses in Jammu and Kashmir range from mass killings, enforced disappearances, torture, rape and sexual abuse to political repression and suppression...

Indian Military Academy, Dehradun. He was commissioned into 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. His instructional tenure was at Infantry School Mhow where he...

Gorkha Rifles 2nd Battalion, Rajputana Rifles 3rd Battalion, Rajputana Rifles 18th Battalion, Garhwal Rifles 13th Battalion, Jammu and Kashmir Rifles 1st...

involved in four wars and several border skirmishes over the issue. 16 March 1846 (1846-03-16): Princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was created with the...

Indo-Pak War of 1947–48 Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Battle of Topa (Jammu and Kashmir) Battle of Atgram (East Pakistan) 1971 Battle of Sylhet (East Pakistan)...

Commanding (GOC). It has its headquarters at Nagrota Cantonment, (Jammu district), Jammu and Kashmir. In 2005, IX Corps was raised in southern part of the XVI...

of Jammu and Kashmir and neighbouring Pakistan, consisting of the Dogri language speakers. They live predominantly in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir...

of the state, Pakistani tribal militias invaded Kashmir, leading the Hindu ruler of Jammu and Kashmir to join India. The resulting Indo-Pakistani War...

Jammu and Kashmir encompass the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force, tri-service units such as the Armed Forces Special Operations Division (AFSOD), and paramilitary...

1972 – 15 June 1999) was an Indian military officer with the 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles (13 JAK RIF) who laid down his life during Kargil War to save the...

affiliated to Assam Regiment, Ladakh Scouts to Jammu and Kashmir Rifles and Sikkim Scouts is to 11 Gorkha Rifles. § Since the Gorkha Regiments have relatively...

enlisted in 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles of Indian Army on 26 June 1996. On 4 July 1999, as a member of the 13th Battalion, Jammu & Kashmir Rifles, he was the...

operations in Jammu and Kashmir include security operations such as Operation Rakshak, which began in 1990, Operation Sarp Vinash in 2003 and Operation Randori...