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Bumla Pass, Where Subedar Joginder Singh Made Heroic Stand Against Chinese
Arunachal Pradesh's Bumla Pass is at 15,200 feet. And that's where NDTV went. October 23, 1962 was the day when the Chinese army launched an attack on India - from this very place.
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Kargil Hero Captain Vikram Batra's War Cry "Yeh Dil Mange More" Still Echoes, Says Brother
Captain Vikram Batra died fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil War in 1999 at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra, posthumously.
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"Flying With A Hero": IndiGo Crew's Gesture For 'Param Vir Chakra' Awardee Wins Internet
"Flying with a hero: Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar ji, a Living Param Veer Chakra awardee," IndiGo wrote in the caption.
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"Goosebumps": Actor On Naming Of Andamans Island After Capt. Vikram Batra
Hindi film stars Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra have expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for naming 21 islands of Andaman and Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees.
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21 Unnamed Islands Of Andamans To Be Named After Param Vir Chakra Awardees
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a ceremony to name 21 largest unnamed islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees via video conferencing.
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Army's Tribute To Major Somnath Sharma, First To Receive Param Vir Chakra
The Army on Wednesday paid tributes to legendary war hero and its first Param Vir Chakra awardee Major Somnath Sharma who laid down his life while fighting tribal invaders from Pakistan in 1947.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Seeks Param Vir Chakra For Abhinandan Varthaman
Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent 60 hours in Pakistani captivity after shooting down an intruding Pak F-16 fighter jet last month, should be conferred with the Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest military honour, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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On Battle Of Budgam Day, A Tribute To First Param Vir Chakra Awardee
Major Somnath Sharma laid down his life while evicting Pakistani infiltrators and raiders from Jammu and Kashmir.
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Manohar Parrikar To Visit Kashmir, Pay Tributes To Major Somnath
Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar is scheduled to visit Kashmir tomorrow to pay homage to the country's first Param Vir Chakra recipient Major Somnath on his 69th death anniversary.
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Wife of Martyred Soldier to Get 'Sacred Earth' After 44 Years
The Army today handed over the urn carrying 'sacred earth' brought from the burial place of 1971 war martyr Albert Ekka to Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, days after the soldier's wife requested it for adoration.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Meets Families of 1965 War Heroes
President Pranab Mukherjee today met family members of the winners of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest gallantry award along with other veterans of the 1965 India-Pakistan war at the conflict's golden jubilee commemorative exhibition in New Delhi.
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PM Modi's Balm for Protesting Army Veterans: Books Starring Soldiers as Heroes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose government is on the back foot for the delay in announcing One Rank One Pension or OROP, is set to reach out to the armed forces with a series of books celebrating their valour.
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Param Vir Chakra Memorial Dedicated to the Nation
A memorial built as a testimony to the sacrifices made by soldiers has been dedicated to the nation at the Marina Park in Port Blair.
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Sent son to war, got back a Param Vir Chakra
Maheshwari Khetarpal, 85, recalls vividly how she and her husband with their friends celebrated after India declared ceasefire on the western front in the 1971 war with Pakistan. They thought their son, Lieutenant Arun, 21, would return home. But he never did."We heard about the ceasefire on All India Radio. We were together with our friends, inclu...
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Bumla Pass, Where Subedar Joginder Singh Made Heroic Stand Against Chinese
Arunachal Pradesh's Bumla Pass is at 15,200 feet. And that's where NDTV went. October 23, 1962 was the day when the Chinese army launched an attack on India - from this very place.
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Kargil Hero Captain Vikram Batra's War Cry "Yeh Dil Mange More" Still Echoes, Says Brother
Captain Vikram Batra died fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil War in 1999 at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award, the Param Vir Chakra, posthumously.
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"Flying With A Hero": IndiGo Crew's Gesture For 'Param Vir Chakra' Awardee Wins Internet
"Flying with a hero: Subedar Major Sanjay Kumar ji, a Living Param Veer Chakra awardee," IndiGo wrote in the caption.
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"Goosebumps": Actor On Naming Of Andamans Island After Capt. Vikram Batra
Hindi film stars Ajay Devgn, Suniel Shetty, Akshay Kumar and Sidharth Malhotra have expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for naming 21 islands of Andaman and Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees.
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21 Unnamed Islands Of Andamans To Be Named After Param Vir Chakra Awardees
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a ceremony to name 21 largest unnamed islands of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands after Param Vir Chakra awardees via video conferencing.
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Army's Tribute To Major Somnath Sharma, First To Receive Param Vir Chakra
The Army on Wednesday paid tributes to legendary war hero and its first Param Vir Chakra awardee Major Somnath Sharma who laid down his life while fighting tribal invaders from Pakistan in 1947.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Seeks Param Vir Chakra For Abhinandan Varthaman
Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent 60 hours in Pakistani captivity after shooting down an intruding Pak F-16 fighter jet last month, should be conferred with the Param Vir Chakra, the country's highest military honour, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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On Battle Of Budgam Day, A Tribute To First Param Vir Chakra Awardee
Major Somnath Sharma laid down his life while evicting Pakistani infiltrators and raiders from Jammu and Kashmir.
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Manohar Parrikar To Visit Kashmir, Pay Tributes To Major Somnath
Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar is scheduled to visit Kashmir tomorrow to pay homage to the country's first Param Vir Chakra recipient Major Somnath on his 69th death anniversary.
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Wife of Martyred Soldier to Get 'Sacred Earth' After 44 Years
The Army today handed over the urn carrying 'sacred earth' brought from the burial place of 1971 war martyr Albert Ekka to Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das, days after the soldier's wife requested it for adoration.
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President Pranab Mukherjee Meets Families of 1965 War Heroes
President Pranab Mukherjee today met family members of the winners of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest gallantry award along with other veterans of the 1965 India-Pakistan war at the conflict's golden jubilee commemorative exhibition in New Delhi.
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PM Modi's Balm for Protesting Army Veterans: Books Starring Soldiers as Heroes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose government is on the back foot for the delay in announcing One Rank One Pension or OROP, is set to reach out to the armed forces with a series of books celebrating their valour.
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Param Vir Chakra Memorial Dedicated to the Nation
A memorial built as a testimony to the sacrifices made by soldiers has been dedicated to the nation at the Marina Park in Port Blair.
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Sent son to war, got back a Param Vir Chakra
Maheshwari Khetarpal, 85, recalls vividly how she and her husband with their friends celebrated after India declared ceasefire on the western front in the 1971 war with Pakistan. They thought their son, Lieutenant Arun, 21, would return home. But he never did."We heard about the ceasefire on All India Radio. We were together with our friends, inclu...
