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Republic Day 2021: Govt announces gallantry award winners. Full list here

The wartime Chakra series awards include highest Paramvir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra and Vir Chakra. The peacetime highest gallantry awards include Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra.

The Union home ministry announced a list of gallantry awards on Monday, the eve of India's 72nd Republic Day. Prominent among those who received the awards is Col Santosh Babu, who was killed in a skirmish with Chinese soldiers in Ladakh's Galwan Valley in une last year. He was awarded the Mahavir Chakra, the second-highest wartime gallantry medal. Col Babu was given the award posthumously.

The other awardees include those conferred with Paramvir, Mahavir, Ashok and other Chakras. The wartime Chakra series awards include highest Paramvir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra and Vir Chakra.

The peacetime highest gallantry awards include Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra.
Here's the list of awardees who received these gallantry medals:

Mahavir Chakra
Col Bikumalla Santosh Babu, 16 Bihar (Posthumous)

Vir Chakra
1. NB Sub Nuduram Soren, 16 Bihar (Posthumous)
2. Hav K Palani, 81 FD Regt (Posthumous)
3. Hav Tejinder Singh, 3 Med REGT
4. NK Deepak Singh, AMC, 16 Bihar (Posthumous)
5. Sep Gurtej Singh, 3 Punjab (Posthumous)

Kirti Chakra
Sub Sanjiv Kumar, 4 Para (SF) (Posthumous)

Shaurya Chakra
1. Maj Anuj Sood, Guards, 21 RR (Posthumous)
2. RFN Pranab Jyoti Das, 6 Assam RIF
3. PTR Sonam Tshering Tamang, 4 PARA (SF)

Republic Day 2021: Govt announces gallantry award winners. Full list here

The wartime Chakra series awards include highest Paramvir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra and Vir Chakra. The peacetime highest gallantry awards include Ashok Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra.

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Kerala: Army denies use of drone in surgical strikes | Kochi News - Times of India

The Indian Army has rebutted a TOI report that a drone manufactured by an Ernakulam-based company was used during the surgical strike mission carried

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When Dhoni Did His First Para Jump But Indian Army Officers Called It ‘Wasting Resources’

They make a good point, though. ¯_(ツ)_/¯

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Rare move: Indian Army orders CoI into differences between two generals

The Indian Army has ordered a court of inquiry (CoI) into a case relating to the differences between a top military commander and his second-in-command.

www.oneindia.com

 

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Lt General Chandi Prasad Mohanty takes charge as Vice Chief of Army Staff | India News - Times of India

India News: An alumnus of the Indian Military College, Dehradun and National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Lt General CP Mohanty was commissioned into the Rajput

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Indian Army acquires 14 acres of land in Arunachal Pradesh's West Siang district

The Army has two of its corps looking after Arunachal Pradesh — the Dimapur based 3 Corps and Tezpur based 4 Corps.

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Indian Army rescues 5 injured civilians in Jammu and Kashmirs Kupwara district

The incident took place at Kralpora area early on Monday morning. A white colour Alto vehicle fell down into the water body at 7.10 am. The Army’s Road Opening Party (ROP) of the area and locals immediately swung into action and started a rescue operation.

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Indian Army patrol rescues British ski enthusiast who lost track and landed in 'no phone zone' in jungle

Gulmarg (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], February 1 (ANI): An Indian Army patrol on Sunday rescued a British ski enthusiast, Lachlan Stewart, who had lost his track during a ski trip in Gulmarg and had landed in a "no phone signal zone" in a jungle.

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'Yudh Abhyas': Indian Army, US Counterpart Set To Hold Major Combat Exercise In Rajasthan From 8 To 21 February

Continuing the strengthening bilateral partnership and engagement between India and the United States (US), the armies of the two nations are set to hold a major combat exercise in Rajasthan's Mahajan Field Firing ranges from 8-21 February, reports Times of India

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J-K: Terror recruiter apprehended by Indian Army

J-K: Terror recruiter apprehended by Indian Army

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Indian Army gets 6,000 new Israeli Light Machine Guns

The Indian Army received the first consignment of 6,000 Israeli Negev Light Machine Guns out of the 16,000 ordered last year under the Fast Track Procedure.

www.indiatoday.in

 

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Indian Army Soon to Have Belgian Malinois, Dog Breed That Helped Kill Osama Bin Laden: Report

The report further stated that the canines will be reportedly used for urban warfare, especially in military operations.

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