Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh (UP) police will bid adieu to legendry British-era .303 rifles after over 75 years of service, on Republic Day on Sunday. For those who had a long association with the weapon, ...

Come Republic Day, it will be curtains for the British-era .303 rifles in Uttar Pradesh where it has been in use for decades by the police. Before the weapons fade into the pages of history, some of ...

Uttar Pradesh police on Sunday bid goodbye to the historic British-era bolt-action rifles after using them for one last salute during the Republic Day parade. The Lee-Enfield .303 rifle was the main ...

NEW DELHI: How much you know of bolt action .303! It’s a vintage, yet reliable rifle of yore — starting from 1895 when it was adopted as the British Army’s standard rifle until 1957 when it was ...

The venerable British era .303 rifles, colloquially known as 'three-nought-three rifles', which have been a steadfast presence in the arsenal of the Delhi Police for decades, are slated for retirement ...

Brij Lal, former director general of police (DGP) said that .303 rifles were indeed the workhorse of UP police that had accompanied its jawans for more than 70 years and had always given the desired ...

Police in northern India on Sunday bid goodbye to the historic British-era bolt-action rifles after using them for one last salute during the annual Republic Day parade. The Lee-Enfield .303 rifle was ...