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4 On arrival at Chandimandir, Singh laid a wreath at the Veer Smriti war memorial to pay homage to martyrs. Tribune photo
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, April 1
Lieutenant General Manjinder Singh assumed charge as Chief of Staff, Western Command, at Chandimandir on Thursday. He takes over from Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri, who has been elevated as the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Central Command.
On arrival at Chandimandir, Singh laid a wreath at the Veer Smriti war memorial to pay homage to martyrs.
An alumnus of Sainik School Kapurthala, National Defence Academy, Kharakvasla and the National Defence College in Thailand, Lt Gen Manjinder was commissioned into 19 Madras in December 1986.
1345 Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri, Chief of Staff, Western Command, pays tributes to martyrs at the war memorial in Chandimandir to mark Vijay Diwas on Wednesday. TRIBUNE PHOTO
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 16
To commemorate Vijay Diwas, that marks India’s spectacular victory over Pakistan in 1971, homage was paid to martyrs during a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the Veer Smriti war memorial in Chandimandir today.
On behalf of the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri, Chief of Staff, Western Command, paid floral tributes at the memorial. A number of senior veterans of all three services were also present on the occasion and paid their tributes.
1685 Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri, Chief of Staff, Western Command, pays tributes to martyrs on Vijay Diwas at Chandimandir on Wednesday. Tribune Photo
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 16
To commemorate Vijay Diwas, that marks India’s spectacular victory over Pakistan in 1971, homage was paid to martyrs during a solemn wreath laying ceremony at the Veer Smriti war memorial at Chandimandir here on Wednesday.
On behalf of the General Officer Comanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt Gen Yogendra Dimri, Chief of Staff, Western Command, paid floral tributes at the memorial.
A number of senior veterans, including former Army Chief Gen VP Malik, former Air Chief, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, former Navy Chief, Admiral Sunil Lamba, Lt Gen Tej Sapru (retd), Lt Gen Amar Aul (retd) and Vice Admiral HCS Bisht (retd), were also present on the occasion and paid their tributes.