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On the solemn occasion of Kargil Vijay Diwas, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Saturday announced a significant increase in ex-gratia compensation for India’s most decorated war heroes. Soldiers awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military honour, will now receive Rs 1.5 crore, a threefold increase from the previous Rs 50 lakh.
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On the occasion of Netaji's 126th birth anniversary, PM Modi named 21 islands of Andaman and Nicobar after Param Vir Chakra awardees.
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The nation is observing the 21st anniversary of India’s victory in Kargil war, remembering its brave martyrs who laid down their lives to safeguard our borders from Pakistani intruders.
The bravest of the brave were awarded with the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest gallantry award for armed forces personnel.
While two bravehearts received the honour posthumously, two Kargil heroes were awarded PVC after India's decisive victory in the war.
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Sidharth Malhotra will bring Vikram Batra's story alive in the film 'Shershaah'. The film chronicles the story of Captain Vikram Batra, who sacrificed his life for the country in 1999.
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On 26 June 1987, an Indian task force led by Naib Subedar Bana Singh captured the 'Quaid' post, lobbing grenades on the enemy and braving hostile environment.
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The MiG-21 Bison aircraft piloted by Wng Cdr Varthaman had shot down Pakistan Air Force F-16 fighter jet when it tried to violate India's air space.
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As India marks its 71st Army Day on Tuesday, the country also remembers the bravehearts who not just fought for the motherland but even laid their lives in the line of duty.
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The Indian Army on Monday recalled an exemplary instance of bravery by one of its braveheart martyrs, Company Quarter Master Havildar Abdul Hamid, who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra. It was on September 10, 1965 when Abdul Hamid took on the enemy and dealt a major blow to them.
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As India marks its 72nd Independence Day on Wednesday, the country also remembers the bravehearts.
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Sidharth finds it a huge responsibility to play Batra, who was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
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Even when death is certain while facing enemy, personal safety is the last on a soldier's mind and security of the nation and its citizens remains paramount, Kargil war hero and Param Vir Chakra awardee Y S Yadav said.
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The Army Chief also unveiled a memorial in Hamid's honour in his ancestral village of Dhamupur in Ghazipur district in Uttar Pradesh while exhorting the youth to join the armed forces.
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"The national flag signifies a strong India and inspires patriotism, unity and integrity," stated the release.
Defence Minister Manohar Parikkar is scheduled to visit Kashmir tomorrow to pay homage to the country's first Param Vir Chakra recipient Major Somnath on his 69th death anniversary.
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The Union Minister of Human Resource Development Smriti Irani launched 'Veer Gaatha', a series of books on Param Veer Chakra awardees in New Delhi.
President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday met family members of the winners of the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest gallantry award along with other veterans of the 1965 India-Pakistan war at the conflict's golden jubilee commemorative exhibition here.
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