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Srinagar Corps Commander Bereaved SRINAGAR: Lt Gen DP Pandey, the Commander of Srinagar based 15 Corps lost his father-in-law, Col Panjab Singh to Covid19, reports in the media said. A resident of Himachal Pradesh, he died at the Command Hospital in Chandimandir (Haryana) due to post-COVID complications. He was 79. This was the second death in the family. Earlier, on May 21, Col Singh’s elder son, Anil Kumar also died of Covid19. Col Singh was a decorated army officer who is credited for defending Poonch during the 1971 war. He was then a Major rank officer. “In the 1971 war, during Operation Cactus Lilly, the 6th Sikh occupied 13 km of front on the heights above Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir covering two strategic points, the loss of which would have directly threatened Poonch. Col. Singh, then a Major, was commanding a company deployed at Tund which had been actually limited to a platoon with the company headquarters,” an Army statement said. ....
He defended Poonch in the face of determined enemy attack over two nights Col Panjab Singh, Vir Chakra awardee and a decorated veteran of the 1971, war passed away at the Command Hospital in Chandimandir, in Haryana on Monday due to post-COVID complications, the Army said on Tuesday. He was 79. Col. Singh had lost his elder son Anil Kumar to COVID-19 on May 21. Born on February 15, 1942, Col. Singh was commissioned into the 6th Batallion of the Sikh Regiment on December16, 1967. He went on to command the Battalion from October 12, 1986 to July 29, 1990. In the 1971 war, during Operation Cactus Lilly, the 6th Sikh occupied 13 kms of front on the heights above Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir covering two strategic points, the loss of which would have directly threatened Poonch. Col. Singh, then a Major, was commanding a company deployed at Tund which had been actually limited to a platoon with the company headquarters, an Army statement said. ....
DDC Chairman discusses formulation of District Development Component Plan DDC Chairman discusses formulation of District Development Component Plan Resolution passed for vehicles, Rs 2 cr to members Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, May 12: To discuss the modalities for formulation of District Development Component Plan 2021-22 and approval of BDC and PRIs plan, District Administration Jammu today organised a meeting under the chairmanship of Chairman District Development Council Bharat Bhushan in presence of Deputy Commissioner Anshul Garg. Members of District Development Council, Sharda Bhau, Bushan Kumar, Dharminder Kumar, Shamim Begum, Suresh Kumar, Geetu Aulakh, Balbir Lal, Joginder Singh, Vidya Devi, Garu Ram, Surekha Devi were present in the meeting. ....
Kolkata: The scene in front of a hospital for COVID-19 patients. Credit: Debarchan Chatterjee/NurPhoto/Getty Images This article or excerpt is included in the GLP’s daily curated selection of ideologically diverse news, opinion and analysis of biotechnology innovation. [India now] accounts for almost half of new [COVID] cases worldwide. Experts say a combination of factors gave rise to the explosion in cases: new variants of the virus, including one first detected in India, that are thought to be more transmissible; a weak government response; and large public gatherings. Images from across the country show the tremendous toll. Follow the latest news and policy debates on agricultural biotech and biomedicine? Subscribe to our newsletter. ....