Yudh Seva Medal

Indian Air Force (IAF) Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal, the first woman who has been awarded the Yudh Seva Medal, on Thursday said that she witnessed Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during a dogfight on February 27, a day after the Balakot airstrike.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday awarded Shaurya Chakras to the officers who took part in the surgical strike across the Line of Control last year. He also awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously to Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan Ek, martyred while recovering an improvised explosive device from the bodies of Pathankot terrorists in January 2016.

Colonel MN Rai, the 39-year-old who was shot while fighting terrorists in Kashmir, was given full state honours this morning at his cremation. Colonel Rai was killed a day after receiving a gallantry award for his service in Kashmir.

Colonel Munindra Nath Rai, who died fighting terrorists in Kashmir on Tuesday, will be cremated at Brar Square in the Delhi Cantonment this morning.

Indian Air Force (IAF) Squadron Leader Minty Agarwal, the first woman who has been awarded the Yudh Seva Medal, on Thursday said that she witnessed Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter aircraft during a dogfight on February 27, a day after the Balakot airstrike.

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday awarded Shaurya Chakras to the officers who took part in the surgical strike across the Line of Control last year. He also awarded the Shaurya Chakra posthumously to Lieutenant Colonel Niranjan Ek, martyred while recovering an improvised explosive device from the bodies of Pathankot terrorists in January 2016.

Colonel MN Rai, the 39-year-old who was shot while fighting terrorists in Kashmir, was given full state honours this morning at his cremation. Colonel Rai was killed a day after receiving a gallantry award for his service in Kashmir.

Colonel Munindra Nath Rai, who died fighting terrorists in Kashmir on Tuesday, will be cremated at Brar Square in the Delhi Cantonment this morning.