Jammu, July 1

Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General YK Joshi on Thursday named a gate at the Udhampur military station in J&K as ‘Nowshera’ to honour the valiant soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice in the Battle of Naushera in 1948 to protect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country, a defence spokesman said.

The Army Commander named one of the important gates of the Udhampur military station as ‘Nowshera’ and unveiled it. He paid rich tributes to the soldiers. — PTI