Vintage photo Gallery of Gorkha Rifles, one of the bravest soldiers on earth, on the occasion of the completing 200 years of courage, dedication, devotion to duty and martyrdom – Photos says it all. Known for their Khukris and their ‘Aayo Gorkhali’ battle cry Gorkha Regiment completes 200 years of soldiering. Today Gorkha Rifles will complete 200 years of service […]

Today the entire Gorkha Community is proud of Gorkha Rifles / Gorkha Regiment for completing 200 years of services. The regiment is known for their courage, valour, dedication, devotion to duty and martyrdom.Formed on  24 April 1815 under British Indian Gorkha Rifles will complete 200 years of service on 24th April 2015. 1st Battalion Gurkha […]

The golden jubilee celebrations of the 6th battalion of the 11th Gorkha Rifles culminated with a special ‘sainik sammelan’ at the Khasa Cantonment here on Sunday. Gorkha Rifles The battalion was founded on October 1, 1963 at Clement Town in Dehradun. During 50 years of its glorious service to the nation, be it war or […]

The valiant veterans of the Gorkha Rifles (GR) celebrated the ‘Phillora day’ at the Garhi cantonment area here on Sunday. The soldiers of the 5/9 Gorkha Rifles showed exemplary courage in the battle of Phillora in 1965 while conquering the Pakistani post. The battalion lost 30 soldiers in the famous battle and Government of India […]

Shooter Jitu Rai qualifies for Rio Olympics after winning silver at World Championships Granada, Spain: Lucknow boy Jitu Rai on Tuesday became the first Indian shooter to qualify for the 2016 Rio Olympics after bagging a quota place with an impressive silver medal-finish at the 51st Shooting World Championships, here. Shooter Jitu Rai qualifies for […]

On 09 May 2014, Rifleman Prem Bahadur Roka Magar, 2/4 GR was entrusted with the task of guarding one of the likely infiltration routes of the terrorist detected through HHTI dets located at kalas OP. SHAURYA CHAKRA  RIFLEMAN PREM BAHADUR KOKA MAGAR At 0230 hours on 10 May 2014 contact was established with the terrorists […]

Aug 8, 2014: Ace shooter Jitu Rai may have added a Commonwealth Games gold to his ever-increasing tally of medals but the Lucknow-based ‘Pistol King’ is unhappy with the Uttar Pradesh government’s ignorance towards his achievements and is mulling migration from the state. Gorkha shooter Jitu Rai unhappy with the Uttar Pradesh government. Even after […]

Kashmir: Nk. Thapa Thapa of 3/1 Gorkha Rifles was killed in a fierce gun battle that raged at Leepa Valley near Line of Control in Tanghdar sector of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Wednesday. Indian Gorkha Nk. Damodar Thapa Becomes Martyr Official sources said that a group of 5-6 intruders sneaked in this side at Gageldari […]

Looking for Gorkha Rifles Recruitment Procedure? The details of the selection process or the recruitment procedure in 11th Gorkha Rifles of the Indian army is listed below. 11th Gorkha Rifles RECRUITMENT SELECTION PROCEDURE FOR INDIAN GORKHA RIFLES Age for Various Categories The minimum and maximum age for enrollment into the Army is laid down for each category […]

On 25 July 1948, the forward elements of C Company, 2/4 Gorkha Rifles while advancing towards Kanzalwan in J&K came under heavy enemy fire and were effectively pinned down. Lance Naik Kalicharan Gurung Lance Naik Kalicharan Gurung, a Section Commander, was ordered to advance along a flank and assist the remainder Platoon to pull out. […]

Christopher Rai is a solider of soldiers, he joined the army as a sepoy when he was only 16 and a half years. But his hard work, perseverance, and love for motherland pushed him on for higher things and that has resulted in him Graduating from the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun on the June 14th, […]

Kirantis’ khukris flash at Chola in 1967 “Rifleman Devi Prasad Limbu after finishing off all his ammunition, charged at the Chinese with his Khukri, severing the heads of five of them, before being killed.” In conflict, moral ascendancy over the enemy is an imperative. During World War 2, we had seen how the Indian and […]

Gorkha Jitu Rai is the new Pistol King Indian Army’s focus on unearthing world-class shooters through the Army Marksmanship Unit (AMU) is continuing to reap dividends. 11 Gorkha Regiment’s Jitu Rai has emerged as the new sensation, becoming the first to win two medals in a single World Cup competition. Rai first made it to […]

The 11 Gorkha Rifles is a Gorkha regiment of the Indian Army comprising of Gorkha soldiers mostly  the Rais and Limbus. The regiment was re-raised after independence in 1947. 11 Gorkha Rifles is the youngest of the Gorkha Regiments. It was raised as an ad hoc unit in 1918 with troops and officers being drawn from the various Gurkha […]

Dhan Singh Thapa PVC (मेजर धन सिंह थापा ) (June 10, 1928 – September 6, 2005) was an Indian Army major in 1st Battalion, 8th Gorkha Rifles Regiment who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra which is the highest military award in India. He was commissioned into the 8th Gurkha Rifles on 28 August 1949. The […]

The Gorkhas in India are know for their service in the defense and the Gorkha Regiments are the indispensable part of the Indian Army, no denying the fact. Following are some of the Gorkha General in the Indian Army. Major General GS Rawat, 5th Gorkha Rifles, Retd, Nainital Major General OS Bhandari, Param Vishist Seva Medal, Dharamshala.1 […]

A 23-year-old courageous soldier of the Gorkha regiment killed a Pakistani trained infiltrator during a hand-to-hand combat along the Line of Control in Poonch in the wee hours of Saturday. Gorkha soldier slays Pakistani infiltrator in hand-to-hand combat Defence PRO in Jammu said, “A 23-year-old soldier from the elite Gorkha Regiment of the Indian Army, […]

The Gorkha Regiment is know for its courage in the battlefield which is discernible by the gallantary awards won by the Gorkha soldiers and the battle honour awards awarded to the Gorkha battalions. Gorkha regiment indispensable part of the Indian Army The Gorkha regiment was formerly a part of British Indian Army, but ever since […]