Lt Col Ranveer Singh Jamwal being honoured during a function in Jammu on Sunday. Tribune Photo: Amarjeet Singh

Tribune News Service

Jammu, June 5

Jammu today accorded a grand reception to Lt Colonel Ranveer Singh Jamwal for scaling the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest, for a third time.Social groups comprising Amar Kshatriya Rajput Sabha, Jammu; Rajput Sabha, Jammu and Samba and Dogri Sanstha, Jammu and Pahal, organised an impressive programme to honour Lt Col Jamwal for achieving the feat.Lt Col Jamwal, who landed at Jammu airport this morning, was taken to the venue from the airport in a procession which saw participation of hundreds of youth from different parts of the region.Apart from representatives of various social groups, Param Vir Chakra awardee Bana Singh, Cabinet minister Chander Parkash Ganga, former minister Surjit Singh Slathia, senior officers from police and district administration were also present on the occasion.Lt Col Jamwal is the first Army officer from Jammu and Kashmir to achieve the feat for a third time. He had first scaled the world’s highest peak at 8,848 metres on May 25, 2012 and the second time on May 19, 2013.During their address, the speakers said that Lt Col Jamwal had brought laurels for J&K and demanded the government should name a stadium or a government building in his name to give him a real honour.