Initially established at Tekenpur on March 1, 1966, as the 1st Battalion of the BSF, this remarkable force has left an indelible mark through its outstanding service, particularly during the 1971 war with Pakistan on the Western front.
Pandian also revealed that it was an understanding between APJ Abdul Kalam and Biju Patnaik that led to the DRDO using the Wheeler Islands in Odisha as the launch site of its Inter-Continental Missiles.
The 'Tangail' formation will reenact the successful airdrop in which Indian Air Force personnel were dropped in parachutes on December 11, 1971, which marked the first airdrop of Indian security forces on hostile territory during the India-Pakistan war.
Calling the 'Garibi Hatao' (Remove Poverty) slogan a jumla (false promise), which was given by Congress in 1971, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma on Monday said that it is Prime Minister Narendra Modi who actually made efforts to remove poverty in the country, adding that previou
"January 22, 2024, is as important as August 15, 1947; it is equally important as getting Kargil back, and as much as the detention of one lakh soldiers was important in 1971," Rai told ANI.
Jammu Divisional Commissioner on Wednesday met with the representatives of West Pakistani Refugees and Displaced Persons for the years 1947, 1965, and 1971.
To commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the victory in the 1971 war, Hari Babu Kambhampati, the Governor of Mizoram, unfurled the 70-foot national flag at Assam Rifles Headquarters, Aizawl.
On the occasion of Vijay Diwas, Lieutenant General KS Brar, the General Officer Commanding, Dakshin Bharat Area, honoured the fallen heroes of the 1971 war with Pakistan at the War Memorial in Chennai.
ttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday participated in the 'Tribute Ceremony' organised on the occasion of 'Vijay Diwas' at Martyr Memorial Gandhi Park, Dehradun.