Hangpan Dada News
In a stadium that stands on land owned by the Ministry of Defence, the formality was due after the Eden had named four stands after former India captain Sourav Ganguly, former BCCI Presidents B N Dutt and Jagmohan Dalmiya, and ex-India player Pankaj Roy.
Even after losing his father, the seven year-old son of martyred Havildar Hangpan Dada wants to join Army and serve the nation.
President Pranab Mukherjee posthumously awarded Ashok Chakra to Havildar Hangpan Dada, who was killed near in Jammu and Kashmir in May last year while fighting terrorists.
The state-level trophy for football and volleyball, both in men and women categories, would henceforth be called as Hangpan Dada Memorial Trophy.
On the eve of Independence Day, the government has announced gallantry medals for more than 1,000 personnel.
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