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9 Air Force Officers Awarded Vir Chakra For Bravery During Op Sindoor
As festivities for Independence Day begin, the centre on Thursday awarded Vir Chakra to nine Indian Air Force officers for their brave contributions in the service of the nation during Operation Sindoor.
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INS Shivaji Gets Original 'Vir Chakra' Awarded To 1971 War Hero
The Indian Navy's premier technical training establishment, INS Shivaji, has received the original 'Vir Chakra' awarded to late Vice-Admiral Benoy Roy Chowdhury for his gallant actions during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
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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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Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, Who Shot Down Pak Jet, Receives Vir Chakra
Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman will be awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Monday.
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Galwan Hero Colonel Santosh Babu's Father Says, Not "100% Satisfied" With Mahavir Chakra
The father of late Colonel Santosh Babu on Monday said he was "not 100 per cent satisfied" with the Mahavir Chakra posthumously awarded to him for his acts of gallantry against the Chinese attack in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in June 2020, and that he should have been honoured with the Param Vir Chakra.
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Galwan Hero Colonel Santosh Babu Awarded With Maha Vir Chakra
Colonel Santosh Babu, who was among the 20 soldiers that died in the line of duty in a brutal hand-to-hand combat with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley last year, has been awarded with the second highest wartime gallantry award, the Maha Vir Chakra, for showing "conspicuous bravery in face of enemy, exemplary leadership and astute p...
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Indian Army Chief Hands Over Rs 5 Lakh To 1971 Indo-Pak War Hero In Nepal
Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane on Friday handed over the remaining Rs 5 lakh to 70-year-old Lance Havildar (Retd) Dil Bahadur Chhettri, who was decorated with India's second highest gallantry award Maha Vir Chakra for his bravery during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.
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Captain Vikram Batra: India Remembers The Kargil War Hero
Captain Vikram Batra's death anniversary: The Kargil War hero sacrificed his life fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil War in 1999, at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award Param Vir Chakra posthumously. Captain Batra became the face of the Indian soldier at Kargil, whose words reverberate even today - 'Yeh Dil Maan...
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Abhinandan Varthaman Leads MiG-21 Bison Formation At Air Force Day Flypast
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was awarded Vir Chakra for downing a Pakistani fighter jet, led a MiG-21 Bison formation at the Air Force Day flypast on Tuesday.
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Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman To Be Awarded Vir Chakra On Independence Day
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent nearly 60 hours in Pakistan's custody after his MiG-21 Bison was shot down by Pakistan Air Force F-16s in February, will be awarded the Vir Chakra gallantry medal on Independence Day.
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Ministry Of Defence To Organize Online Quiz On Gallantry Awards; Rs. One Lakh Cash Prize For The Winner
The Ministry of Defence in coordination with MyGov.in is organizing an online quiz competition on gallantry awards (Param Vir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra).
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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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9 Air Force Officers Awarded Vir Chakra For Bravery During Op Sindoor
As festivities for Independence Day begin, the centre on Thursday awarded Vir Chakra to nine Indian Air Force officers for their brave contributions in the service of the nation during Operation Sindoor.
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INS Shivaji Gets Original 'Vir Chakra' Awarded To 1971 War Hero
The Indian Navy's premier technical training establishment, INS Shivaji, has received the original 'Vir Chakra' awarded to late Vice-Admiral Benoy Roy Chowdhury for his gallant actions during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
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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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Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman, Who Shot Down Pak Jet, Receives Vir Chakra
Indian Air Force ace pilot Group Captain Abhinandan Varthaman will be awarded the Vir Chakra by President Ram Nath Kovind in an investiture ceremony on Monday.
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Galwan Hero Colonel Santosh Babu's Father Says, Not "100% Satisfied" With Mahavir Chakra
The father of late Colonel Santosh Babu on Monday said he was "not 100 per cent satisfied" with the Mahavir Chakra posthumously awarded to him for his acts of gallantry against the Chinese attack in Galwan Valley in eastern Ladakh in June 2020, and that he should have been honoured with the Param Vir Chakra.
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Galwan Hero Colonel Santosh Babu Awarded With Maha Vir Chakra
Colonel Santosh Babu, who was among the 20 soldiers that died in the line of duty in a brutal hand-to-hand combat with Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh's Galwan Valley last year, has been awarded with the second highest wartime gallantry award, the Maha Vir Chakra, for showing "conspicuous bravery in face of enemy, exemplary leadership and astute p...
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Indian Army Chief Hands Over Rs 5 Lakh To 1971 Indo-Pak War Hero In Nepal
Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane on Friday handed over the remaining Rs 5 lakh to 70-year-old Lance Havildar (Retd) Dil Bahadur Chhettri, who was decorated with India's second highest gallantry award Maha Vir Chakra for his bravery during the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.
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Captain Vikram Batra: India Remembers The Kargil War Hero
Captain Vikram Batra's death anniversary: The Kargil War hero sacrificed his life fighting Pakistani forces during the Kargil War in 1999, at the age of 24. He was given the highest wartime gallantry award Param Vir Chakra posthumously. Captain Batra became the face of the Indian soldier at Kargil, whose words reverberate even today - 'Yeh Dil Maan...
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Abhinandan Varthaman Leads MiG-21 Bison Formation At Air Force Day Flypast
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was awarded Vir Chakra for downing a Pakistani fighter jet, led a MiG-21 Bison formation at the Air Force Day flypast on Tuesday.
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Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman To Be Awarded Vir Chakra On Independence Day
Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who spent nearly 60 hours in Pakistan's custody after his MiG-21 Bison was shot down by Pakistan Air Force F-16s in February, will be awarded the Vir Chakra gallantry medal on Independence Day.
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Ministry Of Defence To Organize Online Quiz On Gallantry Awards; Rs. One Lakh Cash Prize For The Winner
The Ministry of Defence in coordination with MyGov.in is organizing an online quiz competition on gallantry awards (Param Vir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Ashoka Chakra, Kirti Chakra and Shaurya Chakra).
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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.
