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NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 26 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said India needs to break free from the “narrow views” of the past to take the country to heights of success. Speaking at the first ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ event, Modi paid tributes to Baba Zorawar Singh Ji and Baba Fateh Singh Ji, Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s sons who laid down their lives while defending their faith. “On the one hand there was terrorism and on the other spiritualism. On one hand there was com[1]munal violence and on the other there was liberalism. On one hand there were forces of lakhs while on the other there were just ‘Veer Sahibzaade’ who did not budge at all,” he said referring to the two mar[1]tyred children of the Guru. “Aurangzeb and his people wanted to convert the re[1]ligion of Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s children on the basis of sword that is why he de[1]cided to kill the two innocent children. Imagine that era when against the terror of Aurangzeb, against his plans to change India, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji stood like a mountain,” he said. On the occasion of Sri Guru Gobind Singh’s birth an[1]niversary on January 9 this year, the Prime Minister had announced that December 26 will be observed as ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ The Prime Min[1]ister said the day reminds us that age does not matter when it comes to displaying extreme valour and sacrifice. “Veer Bal Diwas tells us what is India, what is its identity and every year, Veer Bal Diwas will inspire us to recognise our past and make our future. This will also remind everyone about the strength of our young generation”, he said. The Prime Minister said in the name of history, people were being taught versions which promoted inferiority com[1]plex among them and that to move forward in the ‘Amrit Kaal’ and to take India to the heights of success in the future, “we have to break free from narrow views of the past.” “Any country with such a glorious history must be full of self-confidence and self-respect, however, con[1]cocted narratives are taught to infuse inferiority. There is a need to get free from the narrow interpretation of the past in order to move for[1]ward,” he stressed. PM Modi further said what happened in the wars of Chamkaur and Sirhind can never be forgotten while noting that these incidents occurred only three centuries ago on the soil of this land. “On one hand there was the mighty Mughal sultanate blinded by religious fanati[1]cism and on the other hand there were our Gurus gleam[1]ing in the knowledge and liv[1]ing by the ancient principles of India”, the Prime Minister said. “There were heights of terror and religious fanati[1]cism on one hand and on the other, there was the pinnacle of spirituality and kindness to see God in every human being,” he said, adding, while the Mughals were backed by an army of millions, the Veer Sahibzades of the Guru had their courage. P

Lieutenant General Arvind Walia has been appointed as the next Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army. He would be succeeding Lt Gen Harpal Singh who is superannuating on December 31

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, December 26

A BSF personnel posted in Gujarat was beaten to death in the state’s Nadiad district after he objected and protested against the circulation of an obscene video of his daughter, as a police case has been registered, sources here in the force said today.

The sources said the BSF personnel along with his wife, their two sons and his nephew had gone to the home of the 15-year-old boy, who allegedly posted the video online, in Chaklasi village on Saturday to talk about the issue.

However, the boy’s father and six other family members, including two women, began abusing the BSF personnel and his family members and when he objected to their behaviour they attacked him, the sources said. The BSF personnel died on the spot while his son sustained injuries to the head and is undergoing treatment, they added.

A case has been registered under various sections of the IPC by the state police and further investigation is underway, the sources informed.

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The 6^th  Military   Literature festival was  celebrated under the theme ‘The Armed Forces: Defending Free India for the Last 75 Years from dec 3 to dec4 and was inaugurated at Sukhna Lake by Punjab Minister for Tourism Anmol Gagan Mann.

The MLF was started in 2017 by Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore and Chief Minister Capt. Amarinder Singh, a known army historian. Lt Gen Shergill added that the first MLF event is dedicated to the martyrs of the 1962 war whose 60th anniversary has just ended.

Over the years, it has grown into a premier international gathering of military historians, thinkers, strategic analysts and writers to discuss and talk about warfare, history and intellectual pursuits

On this occasion, chairman of the Festival Association, Lt Gen TS Shergill (retd), GOC-in-C Western Command Lt Gen Nav K Khanduri and Major General (Operations) Western Command Sandeep Singh were present, among other dignitaries. the festival was jointly organised by the Military Literature Festival Association in association with the Punjab government, Western Command and the Chandigarh Administration

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann brought down the curtain of the festival at the closing ceremony on December 4.

  A small thank giving party was given by the Association to the organisers who made the festival a success at DSOI sector 36.Chandigarh today 25 Dec 22.

Chairman of the Festival Association, Lt Gen TS Shergill (retd),has told that hence forth the location of conduct will be changed to other place of Punjab like AMRITSAR,JALLADER, JAMMU/PATHANKOT, etc

चमकौर की जंग में गुरु गोबिंद सिंघ जी और 40 सिंघो के साथ क़ुरान गौ माता और जनेऊ की झूठी सौगंध तोड़कर हमला करने वाली 10 लाख की फौज में कौन कौन से हिंदू राजा और मुस्लिम मुगल थे?

22 धार के हिन्दू पहाड़ी राजा -:
हिन्दू राजा केहलूर की फौज
हिन्दू राजा बड़ोली की फौज
हिन्दू राजा कसौली की फौज
हिन्दू राजा कांगड़ा की फौज
हिन्दू राजा नदौन की फौज
हिन्दू राजा नाहन की फौज
हिन्दू राजा बुड़ैल की फौज
हिन्दू राजा चंबा की फौज
हिन्दू राजा भम्बोर की फौज
हिन्दू राजा चंबोली की फौज
हिन्दू राजा जम्मू की फौज
हिन्दू राजा नूरपुर की फौज
हिन्दू राजा जसवाल की फौज
हिन्दू राजा श्रीनगर की फौज
हिन्दू राजा गड़वाल की फौज
हिन्दू राजा हिंगडोर की फौज
हिन्दू राजा मंडी की फौज
हिन्दू राजा भीमचंद की फौज

इन 22 धार के हिंदू राजाओं की फौज की अगवाई रहा भीम चंद कर रहा था, यह भीम चंद उनमें से था जिसके दादा राजा तारा चंद को गुरु हरगोबिन्द साहिब जी ने गवालियर के किले से और 51 राजाओं के साथ छुड़वाया था!

मुग़ल, मुसलमान राजा और नवाब -:

मुस्लिम सूबा सरहिंद की फौज
मुस्लिम सूबा सुल्तान की फौज
मुस्लिम सूबा पिशावर की फौज
मुस्लिम नवाब मलेरकोटला की फौज
मुस्लिम सूबा लाहौर की फौज
मुस्लिम सूबा कश्मीर की फौज
मुस्लिम जरनैल नहर खान की फौज
मुस्लिम जरनैल गनी खान को फौज
मुस्लिम जरनैल मजीद खान की फौज
मुस्लिम जरनैल मियां खान की फौज
मुस्लिम जरनैल भूरे खान को फौज
मुस्लिम जरनैल ज़लील खान की फौज
प्रधान सेनापति जरनैल खुआजा अली मर्दूद खान की फौज

सोचिए 40 सिख एक तरफ और दूसरी तरफ मैदान में यह सारे रहे जरनैल नवाब और इनकी क़रीब 10 लाख की फौज

पूरी दुनिया में ऐसी हिम्मत होस्ले भरी जंग की मिसाल नहीं मिलेगी, और सबसे ख़ास बात ये जंग, जर जोरू जमीन के लिए नहीं,बल्कि हर इंसान के मानवाधिकारों के लिए थी आज़ादी से जीने के लिए,अपने और औरो के हकों के लिए ..

Surinder Bhardwaj

Fatehgarh Sahib, December 25

Lakhs of pilgrims have arrived to pay obeisance at gurdwaras across the district in order to mark the annual Shaheedi Jor Mela, which begins on December 26. The mela, in memory of the younger Sahibzadas, will conclude on December 28.

Keeping in view the convenience of the devotees, the district administration had asked the SGPC not to commercialise the event, but the latter auctioned the area around the gurdwaras at approximately Rs 1.75 crore to a contractor, who has allotted different sites to petty vendors and is reportedly charging hefty amounts from them.

The vendors and commercial shops are proving to be of great inconvenience to the devotees as they the roads leading to gurdwaras have been encroached upon by them, even though the administration had declared that no vendor would be allowed to set up shop at roadside.

DC Parneet Shergill said all arrangements had been made to ensure that the mela would be totally religious in nature and all wine shops, gambling stalls, dances, pandals, circuses, swings and other sources of entertainment have been banned, while adding that 24-hour power supply, clean drinking water, public toilets and medical facilities would be available round the clock.

SSP Dr Ravjot Grewal said adequate security arrangements have been put in place with drones and CCTV cameras pressed into service to keep a close watch on the proceedings. Five Samadhan Kendras have been set up along with 54 Nakas, 13 observation posts and seven police help centres. She said that to maintain a smooth flow of the traffic, nine diversions and alternative routes have been identified.

Despite the elaborate security arrangements, the administration is apprehensive about controversial Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh’s presence in the district.

Arrangements made

• Wine shops, gambling stalls, dances, pandals, circuses, swings and other sources of entertainment have been banned
• 24-hour power supply, clean drinking water, public toilets and medical facilities to be available round the clock
• Drones and CCTV cameras pressed into service to keep a close watch on the proceedings

Tribune News Service

Amritsar, December 25

A day before Prime Minister Narendra Modi is to attend the Veer Bal Diwas programme in Delhi on Monday, various Sikh bodies, including the SGPC, objected to the Union Government designating the occasion as ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ here on Sunday.

Sahibzadas referred to as ‘Babas’

Calling the martyrdom day ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ is against Sikh philosophy as Sahibzadas are referred to as ‘Babas’ and not ‘bal’ (children). Referring to them as children belittles their tall stature as their sacrifice was of extremely huge stature. Sikh bodies

Countering the BJP-led Centre’s move, the SGPC called upon the Sikh community around the world to observe the occasion as ‘Sahibzade Shahadat Diwas’.

Sikh bodies are of the view that any decision in relation to Sikh Gurus and their family members should be taken by the Akal Takht in the light of Sikh philosophy and principles.

They said that calling the martyrdom day ‘Veer Bal Diwas’ is against Sikh philosophy as Sahibzadas are referred to as ‘Babas’ and not ‘Bal’ (children).

Referring to them as children belittles their tall stature as their sacrifice was of extremely huge stature.

Cautioning the sangat of the government’s “tricks and move” to destroy Sikh history and heritage, Harjinder Singh Dhami, SGPC president, appealed to them to be vigilant.

Accusing the Centre of tinkering with Sikh history, he said Harmeet Singh Kalka, president of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC), was conniving with the government. He urged the DSGMC to refrain from the event which was “distorting” Sikh heritage.

He asked if the government really wants to pay homage to Sahibzade, then what is the problem in celebrating the occasion as ‘Sahibzade Shahadat Diwas’.

On the directions of the Akal Takht, a committee of Sikh scholars had suggested the name ‘Sahibzade Shahadat Diwas’ but the Narendra Modi did not pay heed to it, he alleged.

Naib Subedar Omkar Singh cremated at his native village in Pathankot on Sunday. Tribune Video Grab
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Chandigarh/Jaisalmer/Bankura/Etah, December 25

Family members of Army personnel who were killed in a road accident in Sikkim were inconsolable as their last rites were held with full state honours at their native places in four states on Sunday.

There was hardly a dry eye as the three-year-old daughter and one-year-old son of Lance Naik Somvir Singh of the 113 Engineers Regiment lit his pyre in Haryana’s Hisar.

As soon as his mortal remains reached his residence, his mother and father kissed their son’s forehead while his sister saluted him.

The scenes were no different in Jhojhu Kalan where the eight-year-old son of havildar Arvind Kumar of 8 Rajputana Rifles performed his father’s last rites.

In Fatehabad’s Pili Mandori village, residents chanted ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’ as the mortal remains of grenadier Vikas Kumar of the 25 Grenadiers left home for the final journey.

In West Bengal’s Bankura, villagers gathered in large numbers at the residence of Naik Gopinath Makur to bid him farewell, as his widow and parents struggled to come to terms with the tragedy.

These soldiers were among the 16 who were killed when an Army truck in which they were travelling fell into a gorge while negotiating a sharp turn at Zema in North Sikkim on Friday.

The truck was part of a three-vehicle convoy that was going from Chatten towards Thangu, according to the Army.

Minister of state Anoop Dhanak, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Jaibir Yadav, army personnel and other officials attended the last rites of Somvir Singh, who was commissioned into the Army on 26 June, 2015.

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Havildar Arvind Kumar had joined the Army 15 years ago and his wife is posted with the Haryana Police. His cremation was attended by MP Dharambir Singh and local MLA Sombir Sangwan.

Grenadier Vikas Kumar had joined the Army four years back and got married two years ago. MP Sunita Duggal and several other political leaders, Army personnel and civil administration officials attended his last rites.

In Rajasthan, the mortal remains of Subedar Guman Singh, Lance Naik Manoj Yadav and soldier Sukha Ram were consigned to the flames in Jaisalmer, Jhunjhunu and Jodhpur districts, respectively.

Thousands attended the last rites of Guman Singh in his Joga village.

In Jodhpur, the body of Sukha Ram was taken from the Jodhpur airport to his Sawantkua village in Khedapa in a large procession.

Scores of people carrying the tricolour joined the last journey of Lance Naik Yadav in Jhunjhunu’s Majri village.

In Uttar Pradesh’s Tajpur Ada village, Lance Naik Bhupendra Singh’s younger brother lit his pyre as slogans of ‘Jabtak Suraj-Chand Rahega, Bhupendra Tera Naam Rahega’ rent the air.

Lance Naik Singh is survived by his three-year-old daughter.