Srinagar, February 25

General Officer Commanding, 15 Corps, Lt Gen Satish Dua on Thursday took over as the Colonel of Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry Regiment. He is the first General to hold both the vital appointments in the Valley concurrently. A defence spokesperson said Lieutenant General Dua took over in a simple, solemn ceremony held at the Regimental Centre in Rangreth, Srinagar. “Lt Gen Satish Dua took over as the 21st Colonel of the Regiment from Lt Gen Ravi Nair, Director General Recruiting, who is set to hang his uniform on February 29,” said the spokesperson said. — TNS