The induction of women as Agniveers under the Central government's 'Agnipath' scheme will depend on service's operational requirement, Vice Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh said.
Mumbai-based Jiya Rai, daughter of a senior sailor of the Indian Navy, brought laurels to India by swimming across the Palk Strait from Talaimannar in Sri Lanka to Dhanuskodi in India - creating a new record timing. Jiya covered a distance of 29 km, in 13 hours and 10 minutes on 20 March 2022. The record was earlier held by Bula Chowdhary who swam the distance in 13 hours 52
During his long and distinguished service spanning nearly 39 years, he has served in a variety of Command, Staff and Instructional appointments. Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar`s Sea Command includes INS Nishank, Missile Corvette, INS Kora and Guided Missile Destroyer INS Ranvir.