Army flags off bicycle rally in Ladakh
Leh/Jammu, July 12: In the run-up to the 24th Kargil “Vijay Diwas”, the Army on Wednesday flagged off a bicycle rally that will traverse 270 km from Leh to Drass in eight days, a defence spokesperson said. “Vijay Diwas” is commemorated on July 26 every year to mark the victory of India over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil war. The “Batra-Jamwal” cycle rally, organised by the Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps, was flagged off by Colonel Sanjeev Singh Jamwal, along with retired soldiers Subedar Major (honorary captain) Tashi Chhepal and Subedar Major (honorary captain) Chhering Stobdan, the spokesperson said. He said over the next eight days, the team of 19 valiant soldiers of the “Forever in Operations” division will emulate the indomitable spirit of the Kargil bravehearts as they traverse 270 kilometers through the tough terrain of Ladakh, from Leh to Drass. The cycle rally has been organised to acknowledge the determination and grit of the soldiers who laid down their lives during the Kargil war, the spokesperson said. (PTI)
RSS leader shot dead in J’khand
Dhanbad, July 12: A Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader was shot dead by unidentified criminals in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district, police said on Wednesday. Shankar Prasad (55), the sampark pramukh of RSS Dhanbad, was shot dead on Tuesday night at his native village in Duma under East Tundi police station area, some 180km from capital Ranchi, police said. His bullet-ridden body was recovered on Wednesday morning, around 500 metres away from his house near Duma graveyard, said officer in-charge of East Tundi police station Krishna Kumar. “The body has been sent for post-mortem at Sahid Nirmal Mahto Medical College and Hospital, Dhanbad,” he said. Prasad, who is survived by three sons and two daughters, was East Tundi block horticulture officer, under whom several krishi mitras were working. He was also member of Vanvasi Kalyan Kendra, villagers said. According to the statement by his family to the police, Prasad left home on a motorcycle around 9.30pm on Tuesday. On Wednesday morning, his bullet-ridden body was found near the village graveyard, they said. They added he had a land dispute in the village and an FIR had been lodged in East police station. RSS zilla saha seva pramukh Rampratap Kumbhkar demanded immediate arrest of the killers (PTI)
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