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Indian Express
29-05-2025
- General
- Indian Express
UPSC NDA/ NA, CDS II 2025: Application form out at upsconline.nic.in; exam on Sept 14
UPSC NDA/NA CDS II 2025: The Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has activated the NDA/NA II and CDS II application link on its official website. Students interested in enrolling for admission to the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, the Air Force Academy, Hyderabad, the Indian Naval Academy, Ezhimala, the Officers Training Academy, Chennai, or the National Defence Academy II course can apply. The official website to apply is or The examination is scheduled for September 14. The deadline to complete the UPSC CDS II 2025 application form is June 17. This year, a total of 453 positions are available for recruitment in the Academy. The application fee for the UPSC CS II is Rs 200 for General and OBC candidates, while SC/ST candidates and female applicants are exempted from the fee. All candidates must apply online at as no other form of application submission is permitted. To fill out the application form, the candidates need to keep their photo ID proof ready such as Aadhaar Card, voter ID card, PAN card, passport or driving license. Moreover, a scanned photograph, scanned signature, Class 10 certificate, matriculation certificate, enrollment and degree certificates and banking details. Step 1: Visit the official website — or upsc, Step 2: Click on 'One Time Registration of examination' link Step 3: Register by filling in your details such as name, date of birth, gender, category, parents' names and more Step 4: Once registered, log in using your login ID, OTP and verification code Step 5: Verify the information submitted before and fill out the application form Step 6: Once the application form is filled, save, submit and pay the fees Step 7: Download the application form with fee payment status for future reference from the dashboard Once the application procedure is completed, the eligible candidates will be issued an e-Admit Card on the last working day of the preceding week of the date of examination. Details regarding eligibility, medical fitness, and educational qualifications are mentioned in detail in the notification available on the official website.
Hindustan Times
26-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Uttarakhand govt mulls deployment of anti-drone systems at Char Dham shrines
In light of the aerial invasions by Pakistani drones during Operation Sindoor earlier this month, the Uttarakhand government is planning to deploy anti-drone systems at all Char Dham shines and important establishments to counter potential aerial threats, people aware of the matter said. The home department has asked the police headquarters to prepare a proposal and forward it to the Union home ministry (MHA). 'During Operation Sindoor, we received communication from the Union ministry of home affairs that we can consider deploying anti-drone systems. We have asked the state police headquarters to prepare a detailed proposal to be sent to the MHA. It is important in view of the Char Dham shrines, and important establishments located in the state, as the state also shares international borders with China and Nepal,' Uttarakhand home secretary Shailesh Bagauli said. Dehradun houses the Indian Military Academy and DRDO's Instruments Research and Development Establishment (IRDE), along with offices of various central government departments. Two years ago, the state government approved the Uttarakhand Drone Promotion and Usage Policy, 2023, to promote drone manufacturing and drone-based services in the state. The Char Dham yatra began on April 30 with the opening of the Yamunotri and Gangotri shrines. The portals of Kedarnath Dham, the most visited by pilgrims among the four shrines, opened on May 2 and Badrinath temple on May 4. Over 1.4 million pilgrims have already visited the Char Dham shrines this year. Meanwhile, the state government has also decided to set up six civil defence units in Champawat, Pithoragarh, Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Haridwar districts. Four of them share international borders with either China or Nepal. The state currently has only one civil defence unit, in Dehradun. The Civil Defence Act of 1968 states that any state government can set up the civil defence units at their level, and the Union government must be notified about it, Bagauli said. Last year, 4.8 million pilgrims visited Char Dham shrines, and the Hemkund Sahib shrine since the opening of the portals on May 10. Of those, 1.42 million visited Badrinath, 183,722 visited Hemkund Sahib, 1.65 million visited Kedarnath, 0.81 million visited Gangotri Dham and 0.71 million visited Yamunotri Dham. In 2023, the Char Dham yatra saw a record pilgrim influx of 5.6 million, according to tourism department officials.
Time of India
10-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Hands that rocked the cradle of soldiers
MOTHER'S DAY SPECIAL Nagpur: Savita Samrit was expecting their second child when her husband, Naik Krishinaji Samrit, fell to terrorists bullets at Poonch in 1999. A shattered widow then, she is now a proud mother of an army officer . Her son, Prajwal, passed out from the Indian Military Academy (IMA).Over 150 miles away from Savita's home, news of the conflict between India and Pakistan makes 70-year-old Lilabai Deshmukh emotional. She lost her 25-year-old son, Prakash, in 1999, also during a terror attack at Doda near Jammu. He was posthumously awarded a Sena Nagpur, Dipti Jaiswal, a tough cop, gets anxious thinking about her son, who is posted at a distant location, as tensions escalate between India and the eve of International Mother's Day, TOI talked to these extraordinary mothers of soldiers. One remembers her son's sacrifice. The other hopes for her son to achieve glory. The third holds her emotions in check, looking at the police uniform she recalls the day when she came to know about her son's death. "The news left us devastated. He was just 21 years old. It was some terror attack we were told," says Lilabai with a choking voice. "We wanted him to take some other work, but he was adamant about joining the Army. My son was barely 18 when he joined the Army, and 21 at the time of death. Even today, when I see boys of that age, I remember Prakash," she a mother, she has mixed feelings about the Army. She questions why someone should die young but quickly adds that the country needs soldiers. "It was because of my elder brother that we have so much respect in society," says Prakash's asked if she discouraged her son from joining the army, as she lost her husband in conflict, Savita brushes it off, saying, "It's all your destiny. Life was tough after my husband's death. It was difficult to bring up both the children as a single mother. I took up a job after they were slightly older," she says. "It's all past now, and my son makes me proud," she Dipti dons the uniform, that of police, she also has a heart of mother. "Initially, there was no news about my son, and each moment my heart only got heavier," says Dipti.
