Army officers Mohit Sharma, Sreeram Kumar get Ashok Chakra.Byline: ANI New Delhi New Delhi (dĕl`ē), city (1991 pop. 294,149), capital of India and of Delhi state, N central India, on the right bank of the Yamuna River. , Aug 14 (ANI): Major Mohit Sharma and Major D. Sreeram Kumar have been awarded with the country's highest peace time gallantry award Ashok Chakra chakra: see yoga. chakra In Hinduism and Tantra, any of 88,000 focal points in the human body where psychic forces and bodily functions can merge and interact. . Major Sharma will be decorated with Ashok Chakra posthumously. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a communiquE[umlaut umlaut (  m`lout) [Ger.,=transformed sound], in inflection, variation of vowels of the type of English man to men. ] issued by the Ministry of
Defence, President Pratibha Patil has also announced four Kirti Chakra
awards on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of 63rd Independence Day celebration.
Major Sharma, 31 of Ghaziabad belonged to the Para regiment, was deputed in Rashtriya Rifles in Kashmir. He lost his life along with four others while fighting terrorists in the Hafrada forest of Kupwara District in March this year. Major Sharma was also honoured with Sena Medal (Gallantry) in 2005 and Army Chief's Commendation Card for his exemplary services in combating terrorism during Operation Rakshak in 2000. Major Sreeram Kumar, 28 of Artillery Regiment, is presently serving in Assam Rifles. He was awarded in recognition of his service in the Operation Hifazat in Manipur. Major Kumar has eliminated 12 and apprehended 23 terrorists and recovered 12 weapons during Operation Hifazat. With his consummate leadership and ingenuity Major Kumar has created an effective and vibrant intelligence network, delivering hard blows to the activities of the terrorists and making it extremely difficult for them to operate in the battalion area of responsibility. The Kirti Chakra has been awarded to Major Amit Oscar Fernandes of Maratha Light Infantry The Maratha Light Infantry (MLI) Regiment is an infantry regiment of the Indian Army. The MLI are also known as Ganpats. It was formed as the 103rd Maharattas in 1768, making it the senior most Light Infantry regiment of the Indian Army - a matter of great pride and honour. , Major Deepak Tewari of Electronic and Mechanical Engineers, Naik Rishikesh Gurjar of Rajput Regiment for exceptional gallantry shown during anti insurgency operations. Kirti Chakra will decorate paratrooper Shabir Ahmad Malik of Para Regiment posthumously. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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