The islands are named after 21 Param Veer Chakra awardees, including Naib Subedar Bana Singh, Captain Vikram Batra, and Lt Manoj Kumar Pandey. Major Somnath Sharma, Subedar and Hony Captain (then Lance Naik) Karam Singh, 2nd Lt.
Underlining the importance of Andaman and Nicobar islands, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said that Andaman is the land where the tricolour was hoisted for the first time and where the government of independent India was formed for the first time.
As Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose s 126th birth anniversary was celebrated on January 23, his daughter Dr Anita Bose Pfaff on Monday requested all Indians to help in repatriating Netaji s last remains from Taiwan.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. "I request all Indians to support me to repatriate Netaji s remains," Dr Anita Bose Pfaff said while speaking to ANI. India News | Support Me in Repatriating Netaji s Last Remains from Taiwan: Prof. Anita Bose Pfaff Urges All Indians.
As Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose's 126th birth anniversary was celebrated on Monday, his daughter Dr Anita Bose Pfaff requested all Indians to help in repatriating Netaji's "last remains" from Taiwan.