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New Delhi, November 23 Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu, the commanding officer of the 16 Bihar regiment who led from the front against the Chinese attack in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley in Jun

Excelsior Correspodnent JAMMU/NEW DELHI, Nov 23: The President Ram Nath Kovind today awarded (Posthumously) Colonel Bikumalla Santosh Babu, the Commanding Officer of the 16 Bihar Regiment who led from the front against the Chinese attack in Eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley in June last year with Mahavir Chakra for displaying exemplary courage during the hand-to-hand combat, besides many others including ten from J&K with gallantry awards. Four other soldiers, Naib Subedar Nuduram Soren, ...