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Chandigarh: The Haryana tableau at 59th Republic Day Parade in New Delhi will depict the role and participation of Haryana in the First War of Independence in 1857, which is a tribute by the people of the state to the freedom fighters.
The front section of tableau would depict the scene of Rohnat village near Hansi [...]

Chandigarh: A solemn homage-paying ceremony marked Army Day commemorations in Chandimandir today. Chief of Staff, Western Command, Lt Gen A.N. Aul laid a wreath on behalf of all officers of the command at the Veer Smriti war memorial.
A large number of officers, JCOs and other ranks were present at the ceremony. A ceremonial guard reversed [...]

From Colleges
Mohali: Dr I.T. Institute of Management and Technology celebrated National Youth Day in the memory of Swami Vivekanand. J.B. Goyal, vice-chairman of the institute, told the students about the teachings of Swami Ji. Surendra Sharma is a well-known TV and stage artist also mentioned about Swami Vivekananda Ji’s teaching. He inspired the students to [...]

CHANDIGARH: The cold, dark practice of female foeticide in Punjab is about to find resistance in the warm glow of the Lohri bonfire. In Fazilka sub-division of Ferozepur district, a local tabloid, Sarhad Kesri, is going to celebrate this festival for the girl children of the area. Lohri, which marks the last day of Paush [...]

Chandigarh: Lieutenant General V K Singh, General Officer Commanding, Kharga Corps and the erstwhile Corps Commanders laid wreaths at the Vijay Smarak today to pay homage to martyrs on the corps’ Commanders’ Conclave.
A large number of officers and other ranks were present on the occasion along with their families. The memorial service commenced with prayers [...]

The silver jubilee celebrations of the 18 Mechanised Infantry Battalion, Hisar, in November, took one’s mind back to the origin of the mechanised infantry in the Army.
It was felt during the 1965 war that the infantry battalions operating with the armour should have greater mobility. A decision was, therefore, taken in the late 60s to [...]

A few decades ago, the Punjab government had taken a decision to allot 10 acres to widows/orphaned children of soldiers and parents of unmarried soldiers who were killed in wars against Pakistan and China. The provisions for an earlier letter on the subject for submission of applications for this were extended up to September 15, [...]

Fauji Beat:
DURING the British regime, the Commander-in-Chief was number two in the warrant of precedence. After Independence, his status continued to fall and today the service chiefs are at the 13th position and equivalent in status to the cabinet secretary. Even this downgraded status of the service chiefs is irking politicians and bureaucrats.
Recently, [...]

Chandigarh: A wreath laying ceremony to pay homage to martyrs and release of a special first day cover and commemorative stamp were among the events organised to mark the sesquicentennial celebrations of the First Battalion of the Fourth Gorkha Rifles (1/4 GR) at Chandimandir today.
The GOC-in-chief Western Command, Lt Gen T.K. Sapru, who is also [...]

CHANDIGARH: Punjab government is finding itself in a fix over determining the price of sugarcane for the coming season.
A number of meetings have been held between the millers and the Punjab Sugarcane Control Board in the last one month but the deadlock between the millers and the sugarcane farmers continues. Such a meeting was also [...]