Lieutenant-Colonel Lalbahadur Pun, who has died aged 88, was awarded an MC in 1965 during the Confrontation with Indonesia; ...

Robert Atkins, who has died aged 97, was awarded an MC in 1953 during the Malaya Emergency while serving with the Gurkha Rifles. A series of attacks by the Malayan Races Liberation Army (MRLA), aimed ...

When the Indian government announced the Agnipath recruitment scheme a year ago, it was met with fierce resistance from aspirants to a career in the Indian Army in both India and Nepal. Under the ...

India, June 26 -- On 26 June 2025, the legendary Second Battalion of the Fifth Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force), fondly called the "VC Paltan," marks the 81st anniversary of Victoria Cross Day - a ...

Kangra Fort in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh, India, as seen from Maharaja Sansar Chandra Museum. The battle for this fortress in 1815 was a decisive turning point in the history of Gorkha expansion.

Pokhara: For 20-year-old Bivas Rana, training for the Indian Army was more than a career plan. It was a chance to follow in his father’s footsteps, to wear the proud uniform of the Gorkha Regiment ...

Guwahati (Assam) [India], December 23 (ANI): Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has paid tribute to the supreme sacrifice and valour of Captain Sunil Kumar Chowdhary, Sena Medal and Kirti Chakra ...