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चंडीमंदिर में मनाया विजय दिवस

चंडीगढ़, 16 दिसंबर (ट्रिन्यू)

चंडीमंदिर छावनी में शनिवार को परमवीर चक्र विजेता लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल अरुण खेत्रपाल को श्रद्धासुमन अर्पित करते उनके परिजन व अधिकारी। -मनोज महाजन

पाकिस्तान से सन 1971 के युद्ध की ऐतिहासिक जीत की याद में चंडीमंदिर स्थित वेस्टर्न कमांड के हेड क्वार्टर में शनिवार को विजय दिवस सैनिक सम्मान के साथ मनाया गया। जनरल आफिसर कमांडिंग इन चीफ लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल सुरेंद्र सिंह ने शहीदों का श्रद्धांजलि दी। समारोह में बड़ी संख्या में अधिकारी व अन्य रैंक के कर्मचारी उपस्थित थे। ब्रिगेडियर कुलदीप सिंह चांदपुरी, लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल जीएस सिहोत्रा, एयर मार्शल एमएम सिंह और एचएस धालीवाल सहित कई सेवानिवृत्त अधिकारी भी इस अवसर पर उपस्थित थे।  एक अन्य समारोह में परमवीर चक्र विजेता सैकेंड लेफ्टिनेंट अरुण खेत्रपाल के परिजनाें ने चंडीमंदिर में लगी उनकी प्रतिमा पर श्रद्धासुमन अर्पित किये। 16 दिसंबर, 1971 काे पाकिस्तानी सेना कमांडर लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल अमीर अब्दुल्ला खान नियाजी और 93000 सैनिकों ने भारतीय सेना और मुक्ति वाहिनी के संयुक्त बलों के कमांडर लेफ्टिनेंट जनरल जगजीत सिंह अरोड़ा के समक्ष आत्मसमर्पण का दिया था।


MESSAGE FROM MY VETERAN FRIEND TO ADJUTANT GENERAL, ARMY HEADQUARTERS NEW DELHI*by Brigadier R Vinayak VSM, AAD

My dear General,
May I take the liberty of communicating the *mood of the Armed Forces Veteran community after the most unfortunate and terrible way the veterans and family pensioners were treated by Delhi Police at Jantar Mantar* yesterday 30 Oct 2017.
I may be having difference of opinion with Veteran Maj Gen Satbir Singh, SM but the manner in which he and others were pushed and shoved around and bundled into police vehicles meant for criminals has not been digested by the serving as well as the veterans. Although the serving fraternity may not express their feelings due to obvious reasons, yet the *veterans have expressed their anguish on social media as well as Republic TV* (the only channel that dared to) telecast a prime time debate hashtagged *#IndiaWithVeterans*.
Notwithstanding individual perceptions of the participating veterans, one good trend that emerged from yesterday’s Republic TV debate was that *all Veteran participants were together in condemning the ill-treatment of our brethren at JM.* Most veterans have realised the need to be united as far as the honour and dignity of Veterans is concerned irrespective of any political or ideological leaning.
My personal view is that there has been *enough procrastination on part of the bureaucracy on the One Man Judicial Commission (OMJC)* and the *intention to resolve OROP anomalies remains suspect.*
Moreover, there has been *enough insults from the Government machinery  by way of Police action on peacefully agitating veterans* at JM.
*OMJC has not yet been made public even after over one year of submission of Report by Hon’ble Justice L Narasimha Reddy.*
The crafty and scheming bureaucrats continue to have their say in surreptitiously *denying and degrading the status of Armed Forces. Warrant of Precedence (WoP) of Military Ranks totally disregarded by successive Central Pay Commission (CPC) and Armed Forces given a raw deal while all goodies have been granted to civilian counterparts*.
It is high time the voice of the Armed Forces (serving and veterans) is heard by the Hon’ble PM and RM and they deliver justice to the Armed Forces in their actions. If the issues are not addressed urgently it may worsen the matter with Armed Forces Veterans coming out in larger numbers.
May I therefore request you to kindly consider apprising the Chief the aforesaid sentiments expressed by veterans in a manner you consider appropriate.
With warm regards,
Yours sincerely,
🇮🇳 Jai 🇮🇳 Hind 🇮🇳
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Brigadier R Vinayak  VSM, AAD
‘Veteran’
Bhopal

ਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਸ਼ਹੀਦੀਆਂ ਦੇਣ ’ਚ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਰਹੇ ਮੋਹਰੀ: ਸ਼ੇਰਗਿੱਲ

ਖੇਤਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿੱਧ
ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ, 16 ਦਸੰਬਰ

ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਨਿਰਮਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਬੁੱਤ ’ਤੇ ਫੁੱਲ ਮਲਾਵਾਂ ਭੇਟ ਕਰਦੇ ਲੈਫਟੀਨੈਂਟ ਜਨਰਲ ਸ਼ੇਰਗਿੱਲ। -ਫੋਟੋ: ਬਸਰਾ

 

 

 

 

 

ਸਾਨੂੰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਹੋਣ ’ਤੇ ਮਾਨ ਮਹਿਸੂਸ ਕਰਨਾ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿਉਂਕਿ ਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਲੜੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ ਲੜਾਈਆਂ  ਅਤੇ ਸ਼ਹੀਦੀਆਂ ਦੇਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਪੰਜਾਬੀਆਂ ਦਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ।’ ਇਹ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਵਾ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਸੀਨੀਅਰ ਸਲਾਹਕਾਰ ਲੈਫਟੀਨੈਂਟ ਜਨਰਲ (ਸੇਵਾਮੁਕਤ) ਟੀਐੱਸ ਸ਼ੇਰਗਿੱਲ ਨੇ ਅੱਜ ਜਲੰਧਰ ਬਾਈਪਾਸ ਨੇੜੇ ਸਥਿਤ ਮਹਾਰਾਜਾ ਰਣਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਵਾਰ ਮਿਊਜ਼ੀਅਮ ’ਚ ਵਿਜੈ ਦਿਵਸ ਸਬੰਧੀ ਕਰਵਾਏ ਸਮਾਗਮ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ। ਇਹ ਦਿਵਸ 1971 ਦੀ ਭਾਰਤ-ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਜੰਗ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਹੀਦਾਂ ਦੀ ਯਾਦ ਅਤੇ ਜਿੱਤ ਦੇ ਰੂਪ ਵਿੱਚ ਮਨਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕੀ ਕੰਪਲੈਕਸ ’ਚ ਫਲਾਈਂਗ ਅਫ਼ਸਰ ਸ਼ਹੀਦ ਨਿਰਮਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦੇ ਬੁੱਤ ’ਤੇ ਫੁੱਲ ਮਲਾਵਾਂ ਭੇਟ ਕੀਤੀਆਂ।
ਸਮਾਗਮ ਨੂੰ ਸੰਬੋਧਨ ਕਰਦਿਆਂ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਸ਼ੇਰਗਿੱਲ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੀ ਆਜ਼ਾਦੀ ਅਤੇ ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ ਦੇਸ਼ ਨੂੰ ਬਾਹਰੀ ਤਾਕਤਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਅਤ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਕਈ ਲੜਾਈਆਂ ਲੜੀਆਂ ਗਈਆਂ, ਜੋ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਜਵਾਨਾਂ ਦੀ ਵੀਰਤਾ ਦਾ ਸਬੂਤ ਹਨ। ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲੜਾਈਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੜਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾਤਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਨ। ਇੱਥੇ ਹੀ ਬੱਸ ਨਹੀਂ ਸਗੋਂ ਦੇਸ਼ ਲਈ ਕੁਰਬਾਨੀਆਂ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਸਜ਼ਾਵਾਂ ਕੱਟਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਵੀ ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾਤਰ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸਨ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਸਾਲ 1971 ਦੀ ਲੜਾਈ ਦੇ ਸਿੱਟੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਹੀ ਬੰਗਲਾਦੇਸ਼ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਹੋਇਆ ਅਤੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੇਲੇ ਪੂਰਬੀ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਵਜੋਂ ਜਾਣੇ ਜਾਂਦੇ ਖਿੱਤੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਸ਼ਾਂਤੀ ਦੀ ਬਹਾਲੀ ਹੋਈ ਸੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ 1971 ਦੀ ਭਾਰਤ-ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਜੰਗ ਦੇ ਸ਼ਹੀਦਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸ਼ਰਧਾਂਜਲੀਆਂ ਦਿੱਤੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਪਾਏ ਗਏ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਦੀ ਸ਼ਲਾਘਾ ਕੀਤੀ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੱਸਿਆ ਕਿ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਲਾਗੂ ਲੋਕ ਹਿੱਤ ਅਤੇ ਭਲਾਈ ਸਕੀਮਾਂ/ਯੋਜਨਾਵਾਂ ਲੋੜਵੰਦ ਵਿਅਕਤੀਆਂ ਕੋਲ ਪੁੱਜਣ ਤੱਕ ਪੂਰੀ ਨਜ਼ਰ ਰੱਖਣ ਲਈ ਹੀ ‘ਗਾਰਡੀਅਨਜ਼ ਆਫ਼ ਗਵਰਨੈਂਸ’ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਸ਼ੁਰੂ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਯੋਜਨਾ ਤਹਿਤ ਪੂਰੇ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਲੰਟੀਅਰ (ਜ਼ਿਆਦਾਤਰ ਸਾਬਕਾ ਫੌਜੀ) ਭਰਤੀ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾ ਰਹੇ ਹਨ, ਜੋ ਲੋਕ ਹਿੱਤ ਯੋਜਨਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਜ਼ਮੀਨੀ ਹਕੀਕਤ ਬਾਰੇ ਸਮੇਂ-ਸਮੇਂ ’ਤੇ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਰਿਪੋਰਟ ਭੇਜਿਆ ਕਰਨਗੇ। ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀ ਓਵਰਆਲ ਰੈਂਕਿੰਗ 19ਵੇਂ ਸਥਾਨ ’ਤੇ ਚਲੀ ਗਈ ਸੀ, ਜਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਮੁੜ ਤੋਂ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਸਥਾਨ ’ਤੇ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।
ਸਮਾਗਮ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਸਕੋ ਦੇ ਸੀਐੱਮਡੀ ਮੇਜਰ ਜਨਰਲ ਐੱਸਪੀਐੱਸ ਗਰੇਵਾਲ, ਵਧੀਕ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ (ਜ) ਇਕਬਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ ਨੇ ਵੀ ਸੰਬੋਧਨ ਕੀਤਾ। ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਜੰਗੀ ਵਿਧਵਾਵਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਸਨਮਾਨਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਤੇ ਸਕੂਲੀ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਦੇਸ਼ ਭਗਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਪ੍ਰੋਗਰਾਮ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ। ਇਸ ਮੌਕੇ ਡਿਪਟੀ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ ਪ੍ਰਦੀਪ ਕੁਮਾਰ ਅਗਰਵਾਲ, ਅਮਰਿੰਦਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਮੱਲ੍ਹੀ ਸਹਾਇਕ ਕਮਿਸ਼ਨਰ (ਜ), ਕਰਨਲ ਐੱਚਐੱਸ ਕਾਹਲੋਂ, ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਸੈਨਿਕ ਭਲਾਈ ਅਫ਼ਸਰ ਜਸਵੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਬੋਪਾਰਾਏ ਅਤੇ ਹਰਪ੍ਰੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੰਧੂ ਹੋਰ ਹਾਜ਼ਰ ਸਨ।

VIJAY DIVAS COMMEMORATION IN LUDHIANA. Wreath laying  at Flt Lt Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon  PVC statue and a get together of about 600 ESM and 200  school students at War Museum. Interesting fact narrated by Lt Gen T S Shergill that all the Div Commanders in LIBERATION of Bangladesh were from Punjab.  4 Inf Div Maj Gen  M S Brar, 9 Inf Div Maj Gen Dalbir  Singh,  20 Mtn Div Maj Gen  Lachman Singh Lehl, GOC 101 Comn Zone Maj Gen Gurbux Singh Gill and later Maj Gen Gandharv Nagra. All under Lt Gen JS Aurora.

 


Army rescues US paraglider in Baijnath

Tribune News Service

Dharamsala, October 25

US paraglider Barry Roberts, who had got stuck at a height of about 15,000 feet, in the Baijnath area of Kangra district, was rescued with the help of the Army in the wee hours today.CP Verma, DC, Kangra, said Barry Roberts had taken off from the Billing paragliding site.Last evening, the paraglider strayed from the regular path due to strong winds. He got stuck on the rock at an altitude of about 15,000 feet. Since there was no way to rescue the paraglider by foot, the Army help was sought. The Army rescued the paraglider and shifted him to Delhi, the Deputy Commissioner said.


Operation to occupy Siachen glacier had many surprises’

CHANDIGARH: When uncertainties, surprises and happenstance interact with the military, it can have long-term strategic implications. The story of the Siachen conflict is no exception to this.

HT PHOTO■ Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni recounting his experience of serving in Siachen as author Rahul Bedi looks on.

The first time when Indian forces realised that Pakistan, with the help of the US, was planning something around Siachen, was because of a chance discovery of some maps of the area from some foreign tourists who were exploring the region for trekking.

Speaking at the Military Literature Festival, Kunal Verma, author of the book ‘The Long Road to Siachen’, said, “When officials analysed the maps, it was found that the US had drawn a line which would virtually hand over Siachen glacier to Pakistan.”

It is only after these maps were discovered, coupled with noticing some ground presence of the Pakistan Army, that India became serious about occupying the glacier.

If discovering Pakistan’s ploy was coincidental, the story of how India reached on the glacier first to occupy it, is no less interesting.

Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (retd), said when April 13, 1984, was chosen as the day for the operation to claim and occupy Siachen, some raised doubts that the 13th is an inauspicious day. “But we moved ahead with the plan,” he said.

However, occupying the glacier required high-altitude equipment which had to be purchased from Europe. In January 1984, when Indian officials visited markets in Europe, they found that all of them had already been purchased. Intelligence revealed that Pakistan had purchased them in advance.

Pakistan had decided to launch an operation to Siachen in the first week of March. It was postponed to May 1, 1984, due to bad weather.

“We were unaware about Pakistan’s plan and that it has been postponed to May 1,” said Lt Gen Kulkarni.

Fortunately, the army was successful in arranging the gear in time.

On April 13, 1984, it successfully occupied the glacier and the rest is history.


IAF big bird lands on UP highway

IAF big bird lands on UP highway
IAF transport aircraft C-130J Super Hercules lands on the Lucknow-Agra Expressway during an IAF drill in Bangarmau. PTI

Shahira Naim

Tribune News Service

Lucknow, October 24

Displaying its air prowess, 16 Indian Air Force planes performed touch-and-go landings on a 4-km stretch of the Agra-Lucknow Expressway today.The unique thing about the show was the landing of a C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. As soon as the Super Hercules landed on the expressway, Garud commandos briskly got off from the aircraft on foot as well as on a Gypsy and took up positions along the expressway.This 35,000-kg transport aircraft can carry up to 200 Garud commandos. This is the first time that a transport aircraft has participated in such an air exercise in the country.The remaining 15 fighter jets touched down and took off at the same time without actually coming to a halt. Three Jaguars, two formations of three aircraft each of Mirage 2000 and two formations of three aircraft each of Sukhoi-30 performed touch-and-go landings while two Sukhoi fighter jets carried out a flypast.The finale was the C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft returning for another short landing. The exercise simulates an emergency when airbases, the first target of bombings, may not be available for air operations necessitating use of highways as landing strips.


Veterans’ cricket match on December 24

Veterans’ cricket match on December 24
The Chamba veterans’ cricket team.

Chamba, December 8

A one-day goodwill cricket match will be played between senior citizens of Chamba and Hamirpur on December 24 at the National Stadium Nadaun The team consists of Major SC Nayyar (Captain), Dr. Sunit Puri, Naresh Puri, Pawan Amrol, Anil Kumar, Khurshid, Surender Bhandari, Roshan, Kishan Singh, Yadu China, Rajinder Bakshi, Surender, Baldev Pathania, Rattan and Narendra Malhotra. — OC


Army plans upgrade of 2,000 military stations

New Delhi, October 22

The Army is finalising a plan to modernise around 2,000 military stations and develop them in line with the government’s Smart Cities initiative.Army officials said 58 military stations have already been identified as part of the pilot project to implement the ambitious initiative. They said all cantonments will be part of the project. “We are looking at developing the military stations as smart cities where all modern amenities will be made available. Developing state-of-the-art IT network will be a key feature,” said a senior Army official.The Army top brass had deliberated extensively on the implementation of the project during the recent commanders’ conference. “We are planning to develop all military stations across the country in a time-bound manner,” said the official. The initiative is part of the Army’s overall modernisation drive that envisages significantly ramping up infrastructure at all its military installations across the country.Another official said the Army is moving forward with the implementation of the reform measures recommended by the Lt Gen (retd) DB Shekatkar committee, which includes redeployment of nearly 57,000 officers and other ranks to enhance the combat capability of the force. — PTI


Women and Politics Should be Avoided From Military Discourse, Says Army Chief Bipin Rawat

“In the good old days, the norm was that women and politics were never discussed in the forces. However, these subjects were gradually “inching” their way into the discourse and this should be avoided,” the army chief said.New Delhi: Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Wednesday said that the “norm in the good old days” was to never discuss women, politics in the forces and that it should be avoided.

“The military should be somehow kept out of politics. Of late, we have been seeing that politicisation of the military has been taking place. I think we operate in a very secular environment. We have a very vibrant democracy where the military should stay far away from the polity,” he said.Rawat was speaking at an event organised by the United Service Institution.

In the “good old days”, the norm was that women and politics were never discussed in the forces, he said. However, these subjects were gradually “inching” their way into the discourse and this should be avoided, the army chief added.

“Whenever (any) issue (of) linking any military establishment or military personnel where political entity comes in then… that is best avoided,” he said.

The army chief declined to elaborate on the statement.

The defence forces, he asserted, do best when they don’t meddle in the political affairs of the nation.

Responding to criticism over the Army being asked to build foot overbridges following the stampede at Mumbai’s Elphinstone railway station in October, Rawat said there is a charter of aid to civilians under which the armed forces help out in times of crises like floods and earthquakes.

Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba, who is also chairman of the powerful chiefs of staff committee (CoSC), has taken up the issue of capping educational assistance with the defence ministry, he said.

There has been some resentment in the three services of the armed forces over the defence ministry’s decision to cap the educational assistance it gives to children of martyrs or those disabled in action at Rs 10,000 per month.

Rawat added that there was a “misunderstanding” on the issue and Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had assured that addressing the problem was a priority, Rawat added.

The Army chief also noted that there was radicalisation among the youth by terror outfits and the issue was being addressed.

 

 


ROAD RAGE Colonel denied bail, yet again

Colonel denied bail, yet again
Col Manveer Bains

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, October 16

Col Manvir Bains, accused of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, has been denied bail, yet again. Initially booked for murder of Sector 37 resident Parveen Yadav after an incident of road rage, the chargesheet filed in the court did not include the charge of murder.Having been denied bail by the court once before, the Colonel filed a fresh bail plea after the filing of the chargesheet. It said Yadav was already suffering from a serious heart ailment and as proven in the medical report, he died of natural causes. However, the judgment says a precious life has been lost and mere filing of challan of a lesser offence is no ground for bail.Without commenting on the merits of the case, the bail plea was dismissed considering the seriousness of the offence. While dismissing the first bail application of Colonel Bains, the court had said he “knew the consequences of his actions”. The prosecution had stated that Colonel Bains had held Yadav’s neck, slapped and punched him after which he collapsed on the spot.The 48-year-old Mohali resident was arrested on September 2 and booked for murder after Yadav’s family alleged that he had been “beaten to death”. According to the police, the Colonel thrashed Yadav in an incident of road rage on the road separating Sector 34 and 35.