Starting from Himachal Pradesh’s Yol, government moves to abolish ‘archaic colonial practice’ of keeping Army cantonments, evokes mixed reaction from veterans

A ground in the Yol cantonment. (Photo: Defence PRO) New Delhi: In a major development, the Narendra Modi-led government moved to abolish Indian Army cantonments across the country after terming creating (and maintaining) them as “archaic ...

Rajnath Singh reviews efforts of Cantonment Boards in fight against COVID-19

New Delhi: In order to prevent the spread of Coronavirus cases, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday reviewed the preventive measures undertaken by 62 Cantonment Boards situated in all over the country.Director General Defence Estates (DGDE) De...