Jammu Kashmir Assembly Election 2024: Elections are being held in the Union Territory after a gap of 10 years. At the same time, the Election Commission announced that voting will run from 18 September to 1 October. While, the results will be declared on 4 October. In such a situation, the Indian Army has appointed a new Corps Commander for the 15 Corps based in Srinagar. At present, outgoing Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai will remain the Corps Commander in charge of the security of the Kashmir Valley and the Line of Control there on behalf of the Indian Army.
According to a report by news agency ANI, the Indian Army says that Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava has been appointed as the next Corps Commander of the Chinar Corps. Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava will take over his new charge from October 15, 2024.
Army made heavy deployment in Kashmir Valley- Indian Army
The Indian Army has made extensive deployment in the Kashmir Valley. Meanwhile, before moving to the Army Headquarters, Lieutenant General Prashant Srivastava was commanding the National Rifles Force in the valley. Whereas, the current Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai will continue to be the commander of the corps in charge of the security of the Kashmir Valley and the Line of Control there on behalf of the Indian Army.
Lieutenant General Ghai is a specialist in counter-terrorism operations
At the same time, Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai has been approved to take over as the new Director General of Military Operations in place of Lieutenant General Prateek Sharma. Let us tell you that Lieutenant General Ghai is a specialist in anti-terrorism operations and has worked closely with Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi during his days as Northern Army Commander.
Two Principal Staff Officers in Army Headquarters are retiring soon
Two important principal staff officers at the Army headquarters, including the Deputy Chief Strategy and Deputy Chief (Capability Development and Sustainment), are retiring on October 31. In the list of new postings released on July 22, several officers have already been sent to take over corps, such as the 3 Corps in Dimapur and the new Army War College Commandant.
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