Carrying forward a practice that has become a custom for Raksha Bandhan every year, local women at Churanda village in Uri sector on the Line of Control (LoC) turned out in numbers to celebrate the eternal sibling bond with Army jawans.
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Sunday handed over cheques worth Rs 1 crore each to the distressed family members of the two soldiers who were killed on August 19 in a road accident at Leh (Ladakh).
Kishan Kumar, the brother of Naib Subedar Ramesh Lal, who was among the nine soldiers who lost their life in an accident in Ladakh, demanded from the administration that the fallen jawan's wife should be given a job.
Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday expressed grief over the demise of nine army soldiers after their vehicle fell into a deep gorge in the Leh district of Ladakh.
After an army truck on Saturday fell into a deep gorge, leaving 9 soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) dead, Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (retd), a defence expert, on Sunday such incidents are avoidable.
Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday expressed grief over the death of 9 soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in a road accident in Leh on Saturday, and offered his condolences to the bereaved families, officials said.
“This (Central) government can go to any extent for power. Our soldiers lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack and this government, which has the majority, could not find where that RDX came from?” said Vijay Wadettiwar.
President Murmu said she was "deeply anguished" by the news of the accident and added that "the nation owes a great debt of gratitude to these soldiers for their selfless sacrifice".