query: who is the present chief of army in india

pos: Chief of the Army Staff (India) Chief of the Army Staff (India) The Chief of the Army Staff is the commander and usually the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Army. The position is abbreviated as COAS in Indian Army, and usually held by a four-star officer in the rank of General. The current COAS is General Bipin Rawat, who took office on 31 December 2016 following the retirement of General Dalbir Singh. The office of the Chief of the Army Staff was created through "The Commanders-In-Chief (Change in Designation) Act" of the Indian Parliament in 1955. It replaced the erstwhile office of the Commander-in-Chief, Army. The

pos: Indian Armed Forces of India. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is the ministry charged with the responsibilities of countering insurgency and ensuring external security of India. General Bipin Rawat is the Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Admiral Sunil Lanba is the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS) and Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa is the Chief of the Air Staff (CAS). The Indian armed force are split into different groups based on their region of operation. The Indian Army is divided administratively into seven tactical commands, each under the control of different Lieutenant Generals. The Indian Air Force is divided into

pos: Indian Armed Forces imposed in India. It is one of the largest standing armies (and the largest standing volunteer army) in the world, with 1,129,900 active troops and 960,000 reserve troops. The force is headed by the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, General Bipin Rawat. The highest rank in the Indian Army is Field Marshal, but it is a largely ceremonial rank and appointments are made by the President of India, on the advice of the Union Cabinet of Ministers, only in exceptional circumstances. (See Field Marshal (India)). Late Field Marshal S.H.F.J. Manekshaw and the late Field Marshal Kodandera Madappa

neg: Army ranks and insignia of India as George VI remained Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Armed Forces. After 26 January 1950, when India became a republic, the President of India became Commander-in-Chief, and the Ashoka Lion replaced the crown, with a five-pointed star being substituted for the "pip." India has a field marshal rank, but it is mostly ceremonial. There are no field marshals in the army organizational structure at present and it has been conferred on only two officers in the past, the late Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and the late Field Marshal K M Cariappa. Field marshals hold their rank for life, and are considered

neg: Army of India South East Asia Command (SEAC) in August 1943, some American and Chinese units were placed under the Army of India command. The officer who commanded the Army of India was the Commander-in-Chief in India who reported to the civilian Governor-General. His command was known as India Command and his staff were based at GHQ India.. Army of India The Army of India between 1903 and 1947 consisted of the "British Indian Army" and the "British Army in India". Lord Kitchener was appointed Commander-in-Chief of India between 1902 and 1909. He instituted large-scale reforms of the military units in the British

neg: Army Day (India) who sacrificed their lives to protect the country and its citizens. In 1942, K M Cariappa becomes the first Indian Army Officer who was passed on to command a unit. Army Day (India) Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa's (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949. The day is celebrated in the form of parades and other military shows in the national capital New Delhi

neg: Chief of Army Staff (Pakistan) by the President. The Chief of Army Staff is based in the Army GHQ, and the current Chief of Army Staff is General Qamar Javed Bajwa, serving in this capacity since 29 November 2016 Prior to creation of Pakistan from the partition of India on 14 August 1947, the senior military general officer commanding of the Pakistan Army were the "ad-hoc" appointments made by the Army Board of the British Army. The appointment was known as Commander-in-Chief who directly reported to the Governor-General who was also under British monarchs. The first commander-in-chiefs of the army were senior officers of the

neg: Central Command (India) Central Command (India) The Central Command of the Indian Army is one of the seven operational commands of the army. It is based at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. Lt General Abhay Krishna is the present General Officer Commanding-in-Chief. Central Command was first established in 1942 during World War II and then disbanded in 1946. Southern Command was responsible for most of the training activities for Indian Army until Central Command was formed in April 1942 which took over the responsibility of some of the training areas. With its HQ at Lucknow the Command was re-established on 1 May 1963 due to

neg: Alured Clarke lieutenant-general on 4 February 1797. He became acting Governor-General of India in March 1798 (in which capacity he also served as acting Commander-in-Chief of the Bengal Army) and then became Commander-in-Chief, India in May 1798. Although Clarke was not present at the Siege of Seringapatam in April 1799, his army was victorious thereby successfully concluding the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. He returned to England in March 1801 and was promoted to full general on 11 May 1802. Following a re-organisation of the order, he was advanced to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath on 4 January 1815. Clarke

neg: Ali Daya of the Ghaznavid army in Khorasan, thus succeeding the dishonored Turkic general Astightigin. Ali Daya was shortly sent with an army of 4,000 troops against the Seljuk Turks. In 1035, his comrade Begtoghdi succeeded him as the commander-in-chief of Khorasan. Ali Daya was later present at the Battle of Dandanaqan in 1040, where the Ghaznavids suffered a disastrous defeat. Mas'ud, who blamed Ali Daya and his comrades for the disastrous Ghaznavid defeat, had them imprisoned and then shortly executed in India. The Persian poet Manuchehri is known to have composed one lyric to Ali Daya. Ali Daya Abu'l-Hasan Ali ibn

neg: Chief of the Army Staff (India) office is based at South Block of the Central Secretariat at Raisina Hill, New Delhi. Appointments to the office are made by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC). The COAS reaches superannuation upon three years in the office or at the age of 62, whichever is earlier. The rank of Commander-in-Chief, India was established in 1748 to designate the commander of all British and British Indian forces. The following table chronicles the appointees to the office of the Chief of the Army Staff or its preceding positions since the independence of India. Chief of the Army Staff (India) The

neg: Donald Wilson (general) work on his own staff. Wilson took the long way back, visiting the other war theatres in India, China, the Middle East, Italy and England. Wilson found the Army Air Forces Chief of Staff, Lieutenant General Barney Giles anxious for Wilson's return so Giles could pay a visit to the war theatres. Wilson therefore found himself acting chief of staff. On Giles' return, Wilson became Assistant Chief of Staff, Organization, Commitments and Requirements. In February 1945, Wilson was present at the Battle of Iwo Jima as an official Army Air Forces observer. He was promoted to major general on 17

neg: Army Day (India) Army Day (India) Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa's (then a Lieutenant General) taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949. The day is celebrated in the form of parades and other military shows in the national capital New Delhi as well as in all headquarters. On 15 January 2018, India celebrated its 70th Indian Army Day in New Delhi. Army Day marks a day to salute the valiant soldiers

neg: Operation Chequerboard Indian Army moved 3 divisions to positions around Wangdung, where they were supplied and maintained solely by air. These troop reinforcements were over and above the 50,000 troops already present across Arunachal Pradesh. The military exercise coincided with statements from India's Chief of Army Staff Krishnaswamy Sundarji that India recognizes the major boundary differences with China and Indian deployments are intended to give Beijing the benefit of the doubt. Operation Chequerboard Operation Chequerboard was a high-altitude military exercise conducted by India along the Chinese border in North East India during autumn of 1987. The exercise was conducted to test Indian

neg: Central Information Commission more than 10 Information Commissioners (IC) who are appointed by the President of India. The first Chief Information Commissioner of India was Wajahat Habibullah. The present Chief Information Commissioner of India is Radha Krishna Mathur.CIC and members are appointed by the President of India on the recommendation of a committee consisting of—Prime Minister as Chairperson, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha; a Union Cabinet Minister to be nominated by the Prime Minister. There are two woman who became CIC till now first is Ms Deepak Sandhu (4th CIC) and Second Ms Sushma Singh(5th CIC) Central Information Commission The

neg: Chief secretary (India) senior IAS officer within a state is chosen as the Chief Secretary; however, there are exceptions. Chief Secretaries are assisted by Additional Chief Secretaries or Special Chief Secretaries, depending on the state, and Principal Secretaries, who are the administrative heads of departments they are assigned to. Chief Secretaries are chosen by the state's Chief Minister. State Chief Secretaries are IAS officers generally equivalent in rank to a Secretary to Government of India and are placed 23rd on Indian Order of Precedence. The post of Chief Secretary of a State Government is equivalent to Vice Chief of the Army Staff/Commanders and

neg: Bhiwani the home town of Late Ch.Bansi Lal, former Chief Minister, Defense Minister, Railway Minister and Civil Aviation Minister, Ch Bansi Lal, who was a popular politician. The former chief of Army Staff of the Indian army, General Vijay Kumar Singh is also from Bhiwani (Born: Village Bapora). Justice Raj Mohan Singh, Judge Punjab and Haryana High Court, also belongs to district Bhiwani. The city entered the spotlight in 2008 as four of the five boxers who represented India at the 2008 Summer Olympics were from Bhiwani. Sports Authority of India coach and boxer, two time Asian Games gold medalist and

neg: Engineer-in-Chief (Pakistan Army) including Irrigation and Railway Branch. Military Works Branch was designated as Military Works Services in 1899, and its head, the Director General Military Works (DGMW) had the right of direct communication with the Commander-in-Chief on all matters affecting his Department. Military Works Services was further designated as Military Engineer Services in 1923 and its role is briefly described in the following except taken from Army Instruction of 4 December 1923. “It has been decided, with the approval of the Right Honorable the Secretary of State of India, to organize the Engineer Services in India under an Engineer-in-Chief who will be

neg: Indian Army Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and it is commanded by the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four-star general. Two officers have been conferred with the rank of field marshal, a five-star rank, which is a ceremonial position of great honour. The Indian Army originated from the armies of the East India Company, which eventually became the British Indian Army, and the armies of the princely states, which finally became the national army

neg: Operation Green Hunt and Odisha. The Times of India, in May 2013, stated that the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to induce 10,000 more paramilitary personal to move "towards a fight to finish war against Maoists in Red Zone." The Indian Army has also been stationed in the Red corridor, however, the Army claims that it is present there to train the paramilitary personnel to fight against the Maoists and denies its direct role in the offensive operations. The Chief of the Army Staff and the 7 army commanders in mid-2011 had assessed that, if required, about 60,000-65,000 troops from the Indian

neg: Seva Dal setting up a women's army. The ban was never lifted. West Bengal government banned Sewa Dal in 1948. Jawaharlal Nehru got the ban lifted. on the principle that bans are justified only under exceptional circumstances. Seva Dal The Seva Dal is the grassroots front organization of the Indian National Congress. The organization has a chapter in all the states of the Indian Union. The members of the organization are known for wearing the Gandhi topi. It is headed by a "Chief Organizer", the present Chief Organizer is "Lalji Desai". The All India Congress Seva Dal in-charge is Jagdish Tytler In

neg: Presidency armies Presidencies of the British East India Company to protect their trading stations. These were all placed in 1748 under one Commander-in-Chief, Major-General Stringer Lawrence who is regarded as the "Father of the Indian Army". From the mid-eighteenth century, the East India Company began to maintain armies at each of its three main stations, or Presidencies of British India, at Calcutta (Bengal), Madras and Bombay. The Bengal Army, Madras Army, and Bombay Army were quite distinct, each with its own Regiments and cadre of European officers. All three armies contained European regiments in which both the officers and men were Europeans,

neg: Judge Advocate General (India) Judge Advocate General (India) The post of Judge Advocate General in India is held by a major general who is the legal and judicial chief of the Army. The Indian Army has a separate JAG branch which consists of legally qualified army officers. Officers can either be commissioned directly into the JAG Branch or can be sidestepped from other branches, arms or corps. JAG officers provide legal help to the military in all aspects, in particular advising the presiding officers of courts-martial on military law. The selection process to be followed is indicated below :- (a) Initial shortlisting of applications

neg: Charles Edward Nairne in India. In 1892 he was appointed Commander of a District in Bengal and the following year he became Commander-in-Chief Bombay Army (renamed Bombay Command in 1895). He was acting Commander-in-Chief, India from March to November 1898. He died in 1899 and is buried at Charlton Cemetery in London. In 1860 he married Sophie Addison. His sister, Helen Catherine Nairne, who was born on 1 September 1843, married Sir Frederick Arnold-Baker. Charles Edward Nairne General Sir Charles Edward Nairne (30 June 1836 – 19 February 1899) was Commander-in-Chief, India. Educated at Addiscombe Military Seminary, Nairne was commissioned into the Bengal

neg: Bengal Army Corps of Guides on the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The following units were absorbed into the Royal Horse Artillery after the passing of the provisions of the Government of India Act 1858, becoming part of the British Army: 1st Bengal Military Police Battalion Because the Bengal Army was the largest of the three Presidency Armies, its Commander-in-Chief was, from 1853 to 1895, also Commander-in-Chief, India.<br> Commander-in-Chief, Bengal Command Bengal Army The Bengal Army was the army of the Bengal Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire. The Presidency armies, like the presidencies themselves, belonged to the East

neg: Michael Childers he was Brigade Major to Major-general John Ormsby Vandeleur commander of the 4th British Brigade. Between 1823 and 1836, Childers served in India and was present at the Siege of Bhurtpore where he commanded the cavalry and for which he received the Army of India Medal. He died unmarried in the village of Sand Hutton, North Yorkshire, on 9January 1854. His life is commemorated by a stone tablet in St Mary's Church where he is buried. Michael Childers Colonel Michael Childers (1784–1854) was a British Army officer who served in the Peninsular War (1807–1814) and was present at the 1815

neg: Beauchamp Duff the Military Department of the India Office from 1909, promoted General 1911, and created G.C.B. at the king's coronation. In 1913 he was announced as Commander-in-Chief, India. On 22 October 1913, Duff reached the top position when replacing General O'Moore Creagh as Commander-in-Chief, India. His appointment was a change to normal practice as the post was normally held by a British Army officer rather than Beauchamp Duff who was part of the Indian Army and it was the first time it had been done. Charles Monro took over the post in June 1917, but remained Colonel of his regiment the

neg: Northern Command (India) Chief of Staff of the Pakistan Army from 1947 to 1948. The composition was: Commanders included:<br> General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Punjab Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Army General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command General Officer Commanding-in-Chief North Western Army General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Command The government of India decided to raise a separate command to oversee operations in the northern borders with Pakistan and China. Lt Gen Premindra Singh Bhagat, VC was appointed as the first Army Commander in June 1972. Bhagat's main activities as Army Commander were the improvement of defences and the living and working condition of his troops. Headquarters

neg: Bombay Army The Grenadiers) raised in 1784 from grenadier companies of existing regiments, and the Maratha Light Infantry. Commanders-in-Chief included:<br> Commander-in-Chief, Bombay Army Commander-in-Chief, Bombay Command Bombay Army The Bombay Army was the army of the Bombay Presidency, one of the three presidencies of British India within the British Empire. The presidency armies, like the presidencies themselves, belonged to the East India Company until the Government of India Act 1858 (passed in the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion of 1857) transferred all three presidencies to the direct authority of the British Crown. In 1895 all three presidency armies were merged into the

neg: Alexander Rochfort Alexander Rochfort Major-General Sir Alexander Nelson Rochfort, KCB, CMG (1850 – 5 December 1916) was a British Army officer who became Lieutenant Governor of Jersey. Rochfort was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in 1871. He was appointed Aide de camp to the Viceroy of India in 1882 and then Aide de camp to the Chief of Staff of the Expeditionary Force to Suakin in 1885 before taking part in the Second Boer War which broke out in South Africa in October 1899. He was present at the Relief of Kimberley and at the Battle of Paardeberg, was mentioned in despatches

neg: James Skinner (East India Company officer) having served William the Conqueror in the 11th century. Once taken in, Skinner soon showed military talent. He remained in the same service under Pierre Cuillier-Perron, who became commander-in-chief of Sindhia's army after Boigne's retirement, until 1803, when, on the outbreak of the second Anglo-Maratha War, all Anglo-Indians were dismissed from Mahratta service. Eventually he joined the Bengal Army of the East India Company where Lord Lake had become Commander-in-Chief of British India in 1801. Subsequently, on 23 February 1803, Skinner raised a regiment of irregular cavalry called "Skinner's Horse" or the "Yellow Boys" because of the colour of their

neg: Christmas Day Plot Indian expatriates from Punjab, were pouring into India via Calcutta, tasked to mobilise "Sepoys" of the Indian army, preparing for mutiny in the army centres in the North Indian region of Punjab. The Commander-in-Chief Jatin Mukherjee was to co-ordinate with this to draw on the Indian army in the east, in Bengal. The plot in Upper India was being coordinated by Rash Behari from United Provinces, and was ably supported by Vishnu Ganesh Pingle, another Ghadarite who too returned to India in November 1914 from the United States, and by Sachindra Nath Sanyal (of the Dhaka Anusilan Samiti) who worked

neg: Firozabad with co-operation of Marathas. The French Army chief of Marathas, D. Wayan, established an ordnance factory in November 1794. Mr. Thomas Traving also mentioned this fact in his book "Travels in India". Marathas appointed his subedar Lakwadads here who made a fort near old tehsil, known at present as garie. General Lek and General Vellajally attacked Firozabad in 1802. In the beginning of British regime Firozabad was in Etawah district but after some time it was attached to Aligarh district. When Sadabad was created as a new district in 1832, Firozabad was attached to it. Later on, in 1833 Firozabad

neg: Gandhi Global Family medals and awards promoting universal peace and brotherhood. The Mahatma Gandhi Seva Medal is the second highest award. It is awarded to individuals and organizations to recognize outstanding services provided to impoverished segments. Notable recipients of the Mahatma Gandhi Seva Medal include the Dalai Lama, then President of India Shri K R Narayanan, UPA Chairperson & President of INC Smt Sonia Gandhi, Speaker Lok Sabha Smt Meira Kumar, Former Odissa Chief Minister and present Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik, Former Indian Army Chief and Arunachal Pradesh Governor Joginder Jaswant Singh, YHAI President Shri Dr. Harish Saxena, Sant Satguru Madhu Paramhans Sahib from Sahib

neg: First Anglo-Sikh War Army. After mutual demands and accusations between the Sikh Durbar and the East India Company, diplomatic relations were broken. An East India Company army began marching towards Ferozepur, where a division was already stationed. This army was commanded by Sir Hugh Gough, the Commander in Chief of the Bengal Army, and was accompanied by Sir Henry Hardinge, the British Governor General of Bengal, who placed himself beneath Gough in the military chain of command. The British East India Company forces consisted of formations of the Bengal Army, with usually one British unit to every three or four Bengal infantry or

neg: Dr. Ambedkar Nagar In addition to these institutes, Mhow is where Army Training Command or ARTRAC was born. ARTRAC was based in Mhow from 1991 to 1994, before it shifted to Shimla (Himachal Pradesh). At that time its General Officer Commanding in Chief (GOC-in-C) was Lt. General Shankar Roy Chowdhary who went on to become the Chief of Army Staff (COAS). Its first GOC-in-C was Lt. General A.S. Kalkat who had earlier commanded the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) in Sri Lanka. ARTRAC was housed in the campus of the present Army School. This was used as All Arms Wing of MCTE for

neg: Government of Kerala other judges who are appointed by the President of India. At present, the sanctioned Judge strength of the High Court of Kerala is 27 Permanent Judges including the Chief Justice H.L. Dattu and two additional judges. Every judge including the Chief Justice is appointed by the President of India by Warrant under his hand and seal. Every permanent and additional judge will continue in office until the age of 62. The High Court of Kerala is located in Kochi and there are courts in every district centres and some municipal centres. Like in other Indian states, the Executive arm of

neg: Gujarat speaker who presides over the meetings of the legislature. A governor is appointed by the President of India, and is to address the state legislature after every general election and the commencement of each year's first session of the Legislative Assembly. The leader of the majority party or coalition in the legislature (Chief Minister) or his or her designee acts as the Leader of the Legislative Assembly. The administration of the state is led by the Chief Minister. After the independence of India in 1947, the Indian National Congress (INC) ruled the Bombay State (which included present-day Gujarat and Maharashtra).

neg: Army ranks and insignia of India are soldiers promoted to positions of responsibility, and are equivalent to junior non-commissioned officers (sergeants and corporals) in Western armies. On 21 July 2014, the Indian Army issued a circular for retired personnel informing them that the correct form of addressing a retired officer is "Brigadier ABC (Retd) and not Brigadier (Retd) ABC". The reason for this was stated as being, "Rank never retires, it is an officer who retires." Army ranks and insignia of India The following tables present the ranks of the Indian Army. These ranks generally correspond with those of Western militaries, and in particular reflect those

neg: British Indian Army caste Hindus recruited primarily from the rural plains of Oudh. Many of these troops took part in the Indian Mutiny, with the aim of reinstating the Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II at Delhi, partly as a result of insensitive treatment by their British officers. The meaning of the term "Indian Army" has changed over time: The officer commanding the Army of India was the Commander-in-Chief, India who reported to the civilian Governor-General of India. The title was used before the creation of a unified British Indian Army; the first holder was Major General Stringer Lawrence in 1748. By the early

neg: Naib Nazim of Dhaka Naib Nazim of Dhaka The Naib Nazim of Dhaka, officially the Naib Nazim of Jahangir Nagar, was the chief Mughal political officer in the city of Dhaka, the present-day capital of Bangladesh, between the mid-18th and mid-19th centuries. It was the second highest office in the political hierarchy of Mughal Bengal, including as a nominal position during the British East India Company's occupation of Bengal. The Naib Nazim was the deputy of the Nawab of Bengal, who was based in Murshidabad. The Naib Nazim was responsible for governing territories in eastern Bengal, including for revenue collection, army and navy affairs;

neg: Naya India Naya India Naya India(), is an Indian national Hindi daily newspaper. It was founded by Hari Shankar Vyas, senior political journalist, who was formerly the editor of Jansatta and currently the host cum producer of the Central Hall Programmes on all ETV Hindi news channels. NAYA INDIA was launched on 16 May 2010 from Delhi and is at present published from ten Hindi speaking states. Mr. Hari Shankar Vyas is the Chief Editor and also the publisher of Naya India. With a rich and diverse experience of 35 years as a journalist, he has become a noted figure in contemporary

neg: Rookmangud Katawal to UK for interaction, Many times visited India in the invitation of Vivekananda International foundation, India foundation and others. He went to Tel-Aviv to participate in the world summit for counter- terrorism. Thus he keeps himself fully engaged in his retirements and remains active and lively. Rookmangud Katawal General Rookmangud Katawal is a former Nepalese Army General, who served as the Chief of Army Staff of the Nepal Army from September 10, 2006 to August, 2009. General Katawal had come into controversy after the then Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal (Prachanda) had unilaterally decided to "relieve" Katawal of his duties

neg: Ajai Malhotra Distinguished Alumni Awards in New Delhi. Ajai Malhotra is married to Ira Malhotra, who is a teacher and was the founding editor of 'Parenting' magazine in India. She launched the warship, the INS Trikand, which was delivered to India from Russia during his tenure. He has a son and a daughter. He is the son of General OP Malhotra. Ajai Malhotra Ajai Malhotra is a former Indian career diplomat who served as Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation. Malhotra is the son of Gen. Om Prakash Malhotra, former Chief of the Army Staff. During his childhood, his father was

neg: Commander-in-Chief, India Commander-in-Chief, India During the period of the British Raj, the Commander-in-Chief, India (often "Commander-in-Chief "in" or "of" India") was the supreme commander of the British Indian Army. The Commander-in-Chief and most of his staff were based at General Headquarters, India, and liaised with the civilian Governor-General of India. Following the Partition of India in 1947 and the creation of the independent dominions of India and Pakistan, the post was abolished. It was briefly replaced by the position of Supreme Commander of India and Pakistan before the role was abolished in November 1948. Subsequently, the role of Commander-in-Chief was merged into

neg: Amar Jawan Jyoti the India Gate to commemorate the dead and unknown soldiers who died invading Pakistan. On 26 January 1972 (23rd Republic Day of India), the monument was officially inaugurated by Indira Gandhi. Since 1972, every-year on the Republic Day (before the Republic Day parade), it has been customary for the President, Prime Minister, Chief of the Air Staff, Chief of the Naval Staff, Chief of the Army Staff and dignitaries to place wreath at "Amar Jawan Jyoti" and pay homage to the dead and unknown soldiers. The main structure (India Gate) was originally constructed in 1921 by Edwin Lutyens. Amar Jawan

neg: John Coke (East India Company officer) previously had left the country. He passed 1845–48 on furlough in Europe, thereby missing the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–46), but returned to India in 1848 following the outbreak in April that year of the Second Anglo-Sikh War, and Captain Coke joined the army of Sir Hugh Gough, Commander-in-Chief, India, at Ramnagar as a volunteer in 1849, doing duty with Colonel Tait's 2nd Irregular Cavalry. At the action of Chillianwalla his horse was shot when taking Major Dewes' Battery to the front. He was also present at the final victory of Goojerat, and at the pursuit of the Sikhs and Afghans

neg: Hisar district Industries and Minister in Haryana government), Subhash Chandra (Chairman of Essel Group and Zee Network and BJP MP in Rajya Sabha), Amit Munjal, founder and CEO of and Former CFO of Citi Holdings, Yash Tonk (Bollywood actor), Manish Joshi Bismil (theatre director), General V.K. Singh (Former Army Chief and Union Minister from BJP]], General Dalbir Singh Suhag (former Army Chief). Hisar district Hisar district, is one of the 22 districts of Haryana state, India. Hisar city serves as the district headquarters. The district is also part of Hisar division, which is headed by a commissioner who is employed by the

neg: Rejimen Semboyan Diraja The present Chief Signals Officer holds the rank of Brigadier General. The current Chief Signals Officer is Brig. Gen. Dato' Ahmad Hadiatullah Maknun bin Hj Ridzuan who is the 14th Chief Signals Officer. The first Malaysian Chief Signals Officer was Colonel (later Major General) Leong Siew Meng who was born in Ipoh, Perak. He was one of Gerald Templer's 12 "Templer Boys". He went to Eaton Hall and Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. He ended his army career as a Major General as Commandant of the National Defense College The Regimental Crest shows a Tern (Malay : "Burung Camar Laut") denoting

neg: Om Prakash Malhotra Army Staff from the Regiment of Artillery his body was carried to the funeral on an artillery gun carriage. Om Prakash Malhotra General Om Prakash Malhotra, PVSM (6 August 1922 – 29 December 2015), best known as OP Malhotra, was a senior army officer in the Indian Army who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 19781981. Upon retiring from his military service in India, he served in the Indian Foreign Service when he tenured as the Indian Ambassador to Indonesia 1981-1984, and later served as a political administrator in India as the Governor

neg: Brigade of the Guards Brigade of the Guards The Brigade of The Guards is a mechanised infantry regiment of the Indian Army. It was raised as the first "all India", "all class" infantry regiment of the Army where troops from all parts of India serve together, as opposed to other regiments that recruit from specific regions, ethnic groups or religions. The Brigade of The Guards distinguished itself by being awarded the most number of battle honours after Indian independence. The regiment was the brain-child of Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, who was the first Indian commander-in-chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army. He raised the

neg: Manish Gupta (politician) Manish Gupta (politician) Manish Gupta is an Indian politician and the present Minister for Power in the Government of West Bengal. He is also a Member of the Legislative Assembly (India). In this election he historically defeated 16,684 votes his former boss, the then incumbent Chief Minister of West Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, who remained the MLA of this constituency for twenty-four years. He served under Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as the Chief Secretary of West Bengal before he retired as an IAS officer. He also worked as the Chief Secretary of West Bengal under Chief Minister Jyoti Basu - a time when

neg: William Monteith was ordered to remain in Persia until the settlement of the Russo-Persian boundary. Monteith left Persia in October 1829, and on his way home was present with the French army at the capture of Algiers in July 1830. He returned to India in July 1832, and was appointed chief engineer at Madras, but in January 1834 was superseded by the arrival of Colonel Gurnard. Monteith then became superintending engineer at the presidency, but on Gurnard's death, 2 September 1836, he again became chief engineer, and an ex officio member of the military board, a position he held to 18 July

neg: Philip Chetwode, 1st Baron Chetwode Commander-in-Chief, India in November 1930. He was promoted to field marshal on 13 February 1933. In his tenure as Commander-in-Chief, India, Chetwode was an opponent of replacing horses with tanks; he "made the surprising pronouncement that the Army in India would be unlikely to adopt tanks for a very long time, and then only to keep up the momentum of horsed cavalry." He was much concerned with the modernisation and "Indianisation" of the army in India. The main building and its central hall at the Indian Military Academy is named after him. The credo of the Academy, engraved on the

neg: Ajai Malhotra Ajai Malhotra Ajai Malhotra is a former Indian career diplomat who served as Ambassador of India to the Russian Federation. Malhotra is the son of Gen. Om Prakash Malhotra, former Chief of the Army Staff. During his childhood, his father was posted at various locations across India and abroad, and therefore Malhotra attended several different Army Schools. He completed his schooling from St. Xavier's School, Delhi. He earned his B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Hindu College, University of Delhi and his M.A. in economics from the Delhi School of Economics. Malhotra speaks English, Hindi, Russian, German and Kiswahili. He joined

neg: Imad al-Dawla Muhammad ibn Ali to the Ghaznavids, Bahram-Shah pardoned him and restored him as the commander-in-chief of the Ghaznavid army in India. However, Imad al-Din Muhammad, along with several of his sons such as Mu'tasim ibn Muhammad, shortly rebelled against Bahram-Shah, but he along with his sons were killed by an army sent by Bahram-Shah. After this event, mention of the Bu Halim family completely disappears. Imad al-Dawla Muhammad ibn Ali Imad al-Dawla Muhammad ibn Ali (), was an Iranian military officer from the Bu Halim Shaybani family, who served as the commander-in-chief in India under the Ghaznavids. Imad al-Dawla Muhammad belonged to the

neg: Jacob Elet Jacob Elet Jacob Elet was a Dutch Chief factor for the Dutch West India Company on the Slave Coast of West Africa during the 18th century who is especially known for having visited in 1733 Agaja, the king of Dahomey, and for having kept a diary chronicling the trip. Jacob Elet was born in 's-Hertogenbosch at the end of the seventeenth or the beginning of the 18th century. In 1721 he traveled to the Gold Coast and was employed as an assistant of the Dutch West India Company in Elmina in present-day Ghana. In September 1732 Elet was appointed Chief

neg: James Cassels (British Army officer) James Cassels (British Army officer) Field Marshal Sir Archibald James Halkett Cassels, (28 February 1907 – 13 December 1996) was a senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the General Staff (CGS), the professional head of the British Army, from 1965 to 1968. As a young man he was a first-class cricket player, initially playing in India for the Europeans against the Hindus in the Lahore Tournament and going on to play for a Punjab Governor's XI against Northern India team and for a Viceroy's XI against the Roshanara Club. He later played for the British Army cricket

neg: British Army Order of Battle (September 1939) the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. The Middle East Command, under Lieutenant-General Sir Archibald Wavell, with its HQ in Cairo, Egypt. Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland was responsible for both the India and Burma Offices in his role as Secretary of State for India. There were no British Army divisions or brigades in India but units of the British Army were posted on tour to India as the "British Army in India" and collectively with the Indian Army formed the "Army of India" under the Commander-in-Chief, India (in 1939 General Robert Cassels). He commanded this force through GHQ India,

neg: Tapishwar Narain Raina Indian Army out of politics at a critical juncture. Raina died on 19 May 1980 in Ottawa, while serving as India's High Commissioner to Canada. Tapishwar Narain Raina General Tapishwar Narain Raina PVSM, MVC (24 January 1921 – 19 May 1980), best known as T.N. Raina, was a senior army officer and a diplomat who served as the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army between 1975 and 1978. Upon retirement, he was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada. He was a recipient of the third highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Bhushan. Raina

neg: John Nixon (Indian Army officer) he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) in the South Africa honours list published on 26 June 1902. Following the war, he became Assistant Quartermaster General (Intelligence) in India in 1902. He became commander of the Bangalore Brigade in 1903, Inspector General of Cavalry in India 1906 and General Officer Commanding 7th (Meerut) Division in 1908. He went on to be General Officer Commanding 1st (Peshawar) Division in 1910 and General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Army in India in 1912. Nixon was appointed General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Northern Army in India in February 1915. Two months later

neg: Indian Army during World War I on Imperial Service. The Auxiliary force could field another 40,000 men in 11 regiments of horse and 42 volunteer infantry battalions. Also available were the Frontier Militia and the Military Police which could field 34,000 men between them. The field force headquarters was located in Delhi and the senior officer (Commander-in-Chief, India) was assisted by a Chief of the General Staff, India. All the senior command and staff positions in the Indian Army alternated between senior officers of the British and Indian Armies. In 1914, the Commander–in–Chief was General Sir Beauchamp Duff of the Indian Army, and the Chief of

neg: Lam Dorji symbolic gesture to present him to the youth as an example and to show that "service to the nation shall never go forgotten." Lam Dorji Lam Dorji (born 23 October 1933 in Haa) was the Chief Operations Officer (COO) of the Royal Bhutan Army (RBA) from 1964 to 2005. He was succeeded by Batoo Tshering on 1 November 2005. Lam Dorji graduated from the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun, India at the end of 1954, and completed a post-training attachment with a range of Indian Army units and instructional schools. In March 1959, he received his first assignment, to establish

neg: Indira Banerjee High Court, after Justice Kanta Kumari Bhatnagar who headed the Court between June and November 1992. Indira Banerjee Justice Indira Banerjee is presently a Judge in the Supreme Court of India, the 8th female Judge in history and the 3rd female Judge of the Supreme Court of India at present. She was the Chief Justice of the Madras High Court, the second woman to hold the postition in India. before being elevated as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India. Indira Banerjee was born on 24 September 1957. She did her schooling at the Loreto House in Kolkata. She

neg: Hideki Tojo the Americans that they would sue for peace. By this point, Tojo no longer believed the war aims of 1942 could be achieved, but he believed that his plans for victory 1944 would lead to a compromise peace that would allow him to present as a victory to the Japanese people. By serving as Prime Minister, Army Minister and Army Chief of Staff, Tojo was taking on all of the responsibility, and if plans for victory in 1944 failed, he would have no scapegoat. On 12 March 1944, the Japanese launched the U-Go offensive and invaded India. Tojo had some

neg: Robert Scallon 1906. Scallon became Adjutant-General, India in 1908, Secretary to Government of India, Army Department in 1909 and General Officer Commanding Burma Division in 1911 before becoming General Officer Commanding 8th (Lucknow) Division in 1913. He served in World War I as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Northern Army in India in 1914 and then as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief Southern Army in 1915 before retiring in 1919. In retirement Scallon worked in high positions in the Boy Scouts and the Red Cross. Robert Scallon Lieutenant General Sir Robert Irvin Scallon (1857-1939) was a British officer in the Indian Army. Scallon was

neg: Vallabhbhai Patel Vallabhbhai Patel Vallabhbhai Patel (31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), popularly known as Sardar Patel, was an Indian politician. He served as the first Deputy Prime Minister of India. He was an Indian barrister and statesman, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress and a founding father of the Republic of India who played a leading role in the country's struggle for independence and guided its integration into a united, independent nation. In India and elsewhere, he was often called "Sardar", meaning "chief" in Hindi, Urdu, and Persian. He acted as "de facto" Commander-in-chief of the Indian army

neg: Frontier Force Regiment Battalion participated in Cambrian Patrol and won Gold medal in 2010. Cambrian Patrol is a three-day military exercise organized by 160th (Wales) Brigade (part of 5th Infantry Division) of the British Army in Wales. The exercise involves various military drills including: Battle Procedure, Orders, Infiltration, Target Reconnaissance, Support to Friendly Forces, Battlefield Drills, Exfiltration, and Debriefing. The other participant countries include USA, Canada, Germany, France, India. The officers of the regiment who are promoted to the designation of Chief of Army Staff are known as Colonels in Chief. It is an honorary appointment. The FF regiment has only three Colonels

neg: Jahangir Alam Chowdhury Jahangir Alam Chowdhury Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, (born 2 February 1953 in Munshiganj District, East Pakistan) is a retired three-star general of the Bangladesh Army and former Chief of the Border Guard Bangladesh during the conflicts with Border Security Force of India and skirmishes with Banga Sena militant group in the Bangladesh–India border. A former Principal Staff Officer of the Army of Bangladesh he was elevated to the position of Quartermaster general at the same time his Military Academy course-mate Moeen U Ahmed, the Chief of the Army Staff was made first serving Four-star General in national military history. He is

neg: Sardar Lehna Singh awarded Sardar Lehna Singh the Order of British India 1st Class for his merit, faithful and honourable service to the British Raj. As a recipient of the Order of British India, he was entitled to use the title "Sardar Bahadur". In December 1911, at the coronation of George V, Sardar Lehna Singh was promoted to the rank of Honorary Captain Subedar Major. Sardar Lehna Singh Sardar Lehna Singh, Sardar Bahadur, (1825–1916) was a British Indian Army soldier and the Chief of the village Lehna Singhwala (now located in present-day Punjab, Pakistan). Sardar Lehna Singh was born in 1825 to S.

neg: Ministry of Defence (India) Indian Armed Forces (including Indian Army, Indian Air Force, Indian Navy) and Indian Coast Guard under the Ministry of Defences are primarily responsible for ensuring the territorial integrity of the nation. At present, the undergoing new creation of National Defence University, for training of military officials and concerned civilian officials, will be administered and overseen by Ministry of Defence. The ministry organises and runs Republic Day celebrations and parade every year in January, hosting a chief guest. A military department was created by the supreme government of the British East India Company at Kolkata in the year 1776. Its main

neg: Om Prakash Malhotra Om Prakash Malhotra General Om Prakash Malhotra, PVSM (6 August 1922 – 29 December 2015), best known as OP Malhotra, was a senior army officer in the Indian Army who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army from 19781981. Upon retiring from his military service in India, he served in the Indian Foreign Service when he tenured as the Indian Ambassador to Indonesia 1981-1984, and later served as a political administrator in India as the Governor of Punjab and Administrator of Chandigarh 1990-1991. Malhotra was born in Srinagar, Kashmir, on 6 August 1922 and received

neg: Indian Army Maharaja Hari Singh to look to India, specifically to Lord Mountbatten of Burma, the governor general, for help. He signed the Instrument of Accession to India on 26 October 1947. Indian troops were airlifted to Srinagar from 27 October dawn onwards. This contingent included General Thimayya who distinguished himself in the operation and in the years that followed became a Chief of the Indian Army. An intense war was waged across the state and former comrades found themselves fighting each other. Pakistan suffered significant losses. Its forces were stopped on the line formed which is now called LOC (Line of

neg: Army Public School Nahan Army Public School Nahan The Army Public School Nahan (informally APS Nahan or Army School Nahan or ASN) is a co-educational day boarding school in Nahan, Himachal Pradesh, India. It was started in the month of May 1982 in old re-appropriated barracks of 1 PARA (SF) by the Army Welfare Education Society. The school's first principal was Mrs S Samadhar. The present principal is Mr R A Prabhakar, who has occupied the post since 2011 and is the ninth principal of the school. The school is a member of Army Welfare Education Society. Aps Nahan is having roughly 800 pupils

neg: Army Stadium, Peshawar of Pakistan while the present stadium will be right sized. Army Stadium, Peshawar Army Stadium Peshawar also known as Karnal Sher Khan Stadium is located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar. The stadium is owned & operated by Pakistan Army and it is also responsible for development of the stadium. Army Stadium Peshawar is an open entertainment and recreational site in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The stadium was renamed to Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed Stadium in 1999, in the memory of Karnal Sher Khan Shaheed, who was martyred in the Kargil war with India. The stadium has restaurants & take aways,

neg: The Air Force School (Subroto Park) to wards of Army and Navy personnel as well as to civilians. (TAFS)' was founded by the late Air Marshal Subroto Mukherjee, the Chief of Air Staff. It was established in temporary wartime barracks at Wellingdon Camp, Club Road, New Delhi on 18 July 1955 to educate children of Officers and Airmen of the Indian Air Force. In May 1967, the school shifted to its present location Aravalli Campus location in Subroto Park, Delhi Cantonment. Earlier the school was located in New Delhi near the present residence of the Prime Minister of India. The school celebrated its Silver Jubilee in

neg: Army of India Army of India The Army of India between 1903 and 1947 consisted of the "British Indian Army" and the "British Army in India". Lord Kitchener was appointed Commander-in-Chief of India between 1902 and 1909. He instituted large-scale reforms of the military units in the British Raj in India, including merging the three armies of the three presidencies into a unified force and forming higher level formations, eight army divisions, and brigading Indian and British units. Following Kitchener's reforms: During the Second World War, after the fall of Singapore and the ending of ABDACOM in early 1942, until the formation of

neg: Army Public School Noida Army Public School Noida Army Public School, Noida (abbreviated to APS Noida or APSN) is a co-educational public school in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. The school was founded in 1995. The school houses 1000 pupils aged 5 to 18. Admission to the school is based on a competitive entrance examination and an interview, held before the start of each academic session. Army Public School (APS), Noida is the brainchild of the former Army Chief Gen BC Joshi, who desired to impart education of international standards to the wards of Indian armed forces personnel.The school was founded on 17 February 1995

neg: Joseph Smith (East India Company officer) Joseph Smith (East India Company officer) Brigadier General Joseph Smith (1732/3-1790) was an officer of the British East India Company's army in the mid-18th Century who served in the Carnatic Wars, the Anglo-Mysore Wars and other conflicts in South India. He served with distinction and rose to the position of commander-in-chief of the Madras Army on three occasions (1767-1770, 1770-1772, and 1773-1775). Smith's father of the same name was an officer of engineers in the EIC forces and Smith followed him into Company service, joining the Madras forces in 1749 and quickly gaining independent commands and rising through the ranks.

neg: Udayagiri Fort Varma, between 1741-44 under the supervision of Eustachius De Lannoy, a Flemish naval commander of the Dutch East India Company, who later served as the Chief of the Travancore Army. In the early days, the fort was of strategic importance. Prisoners captured in the campaign against Tippu Sultan were confined in the fort for some time. In 1810, the East India Company's Army under Colonel Leger marched into Travancore through the Aramboly Pass (Aralvaimozhi) to quell a rebellion under the leadership of Velu Thambi Dalava. In later years, English East India Company troops were stationed at the fort until the

neg: Engineer-in-Chief (Pakistan Army) borne upon the establishment of Army Headquarters, and will be directly responsible to the Commander-in-Chief. The Engineer Services in India consist of the Corps of Sappers and Miners and the Military Works Services. The Military Works Services will be designated as the Military Engineer Services, and will cease to be administered as a Directorate of the Quartermaster General's Branch. The Engineer-in-Chief will be the head of the Corps of Royal Engineers in India, and will retain all the powers and privileges that have from time to time been granted to the Director of Military Works, whose appointment is now abolished"

neg: Indian Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management institute for the much-reputed IIM C (Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta) and DoMS IIT(ISM) Dhanbad. On 5 July 1954, Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy, chief minister of West Bengal and founder–president of the institute inaugurated the first business management course in India. Dr. Jehangir Gandhy, chairman, All India Board of Technical Studies in Management, Union Ministry of Education, who could not be present at the inaugural ceremony sent a message saying "I am glad that the All India Institute of Social Welfare and Business Management is inaugurating today Business Management Course for the first time in India for the benefit of

neg: Ranjit Singh Dyal care. Ranjit Singh Dyal Ranjit Singh Dyal MVC, PVSM (15 November 1928 – 29 January 2012) was an Indian Army general and an administrator. As a soldier, Ranjit Singh led the capture of the Haji Pir pass by the Indian army during the 1965 war with Pakistan. He also drew up the plans for Operation Blue Star, and served as the General-Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command. Later, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Ranjit Singh Dyal was born in a Sikh family of the Tukar village in Punjab, British India (in the present-day

neg: Ranjit Singh Dyal Ranjit Singh Dyal Ranjit Singh Dyal MVC, PVSM (15 November 1928 – 29 January 2012) was an Indian Army general and an administrator. As a soldier, Ranjit Singh led the capture of the Haji Pir pass by the Indian army during the 1965 war with Pakistan. He also drew up the plans for Operation Blue Star, and served as the General-Officer-Commanding-in-Chief of the Southern Command. Later, he served as Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Ranjit Singh Dyal was born in a Sikh family of the Tukar village in Punjab, British India (in the present-day Kurukshetra

neg: Vehicle Factory Jabalpur Vehicle Factory Jabalpur Vehicle Factory Jabalpur (VFJ) (Hindi: वाहन निर्माणी जबलपुर), is a military motor vehicle manufacturing company located in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, functioning under the aegis of Ordnance Factories Board controlled by the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. The company is headed only by an IOFS officer called General Manager (ex officio Additional Secretary to Government of India) who is the Chief Executive Officer responsible for the overall management of the company and is the main judicial authority. VFJ is the sole supplier of B vehicles to the Indian Army. The production of Shaktiman trucks (MAN 415

neg: William Henry Sewell War. He was present with Sir John Moore’s army at Corunna, Talavera, Busaco, Nivelle, Nive, Bayonne, Orthes, Toulouse and the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, as well as several other minor engagements. After serving on Lord Beresford's staff in Maida and South America in 1807 he stayed on to command a Portuguese cavalry regiment from 1816 to 1818. Following his return from the Peninsula, he served in India from 1828 to 1854 successively as Deputy Quartermaster General in command at Bangalore, divisional commander at Madras and finally Commander-in-Chief of the Madras Army. He transferred from the 6th Foot to the

neg: Marshal of Poland Marshal of Poland Marshal of Poland ("Marszałek Polski") is the highest rank in the Polish Army. It has been granted to only six officers. At present, this rank is equivalent to a Field Marshal or General of the Army (OF-10) in other NATO armies. Today there are no living Marshals of Poland, since this rank is bestowed only on military commanders who have achieved victory in war. Recently, however, the rank of four-star with modernized name Generał has been introduced, and on August 15, 2002, was granted to Czesław Piątas, at present civilian, former Chief of the General Staff of

neg: Dalbir Singh then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He assumed charge as Chief of the Army staff on 31 July 2014 and will serve in that capacity until 31 December 2016. He is the third officer from the Gorkha Rifles to become the Chief of the Army, after the late Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw and General Gopal Gurunath Bewoor. On 7 July 2014, the Supreme Court of India declined to stay or stall Singh's appointment as next Army Chief, in response to a petition filed by Lt Gen Ravi Dastane challenging his appointment as Eastern Army Commander. The Bench observed that there is

neg: Prabhu Narayan Government Inter College cultural programs known as "Krishna Rang Manch." That stage made by the that time present principal in 1988. It became a government college after the independent India and has named Prabhu Narayan on the name of King of Ramnagar. There is another stage which was built in 2000. For the first time, in 2000 then present Chief Minister Ram Prakash Gupta had addressed the rally of the "Kisan Morcha". At that time the present central minister Rajnath Singh and former Chief Secretary of the state Om Prakash Singh were also present. After 17 years on 2017 November 22, Chief Minister

neg: Army Institute of Technology Army Institute of Technology Army Institute of Technology is an engineering college located in Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is affiliated to the University of Pune. Only wards of army personnel are allowed admission. AIT is operated by the Army Welfare Education Society (AWES) and has the Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army (COAS), as the President of its Board of Governors. AIT has a one-tier governance structure. At the highest level is the Board of Governors with the COAS as President, and the VCOAS and all Army Commanders (except the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, South Western Command) as Vice

neg: Indian Army the substantive rank of major, and only received a substantive promotion to lieutenant-colonel in August 1949. Gopal Gurunath Bewoor, the future ninth COAS, was an acting colonel at his promotion to substantive major from substantive captain in 1949, while future lieutenant-general K. P. Candeth was an acting brigadier (substantive captain) at the same time. Army Day is celebrated on 15 January every year in India, in recognition of Lieutenant General K. M. Cariappa's taking over as the first Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India, on 15 January 1949. With effect

neg: Tapishwar Narain Raina Tapishwar Narain Raina General Tapishwar Narain Raina PVSM, MVC (24 January 1921 – 19 May 1980), best known as T.N. Raina, was a senior army officer and a diplomat who served as the Chief of the Army Staff of the Indian Army between 1975 and 1978. Upon retirement, he was appointed as the High Commissioner of India to Canada. He was a recipient of the third highest civilian honour of India, the Padma Bhushan. Raina was born on 24 January 1921. He was educated in Ludhiana, where his father, B. N. Raina, had been posted as Head Postmaster. He was

neg: Khalid Mahmud Arif Pakistan. In 2015, his wife died and he is currently residing in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Khalid Mahmud Arif General Khalid Mahmud Arif ( b. in 1930) , popularly known as K.M. Arif, was a four-star rank army general in the Pakistan Army, serving as the vice-chief of army staff under President Zia-ul-Haq, who retained the command of the army since 1976. His career in the army mostly spent in the military intelligence, and served in the government of East Pakistan as its military adviser to its army, briefly fighting in the civil war aided by neighboring India. Upon reparation to

neg: Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig Commander-in-Chief of the British Army, warned Kitchener (now Commander-in-Chief, India) to be "very firm with Haig" on this issue (in the event Kitchener was soon distracted, from 1904, by his quarrel with the Viceroy Lord Curzon, who eventually resigned), and wrote that Haig was a "clever, able fellow" who had great influence over Sir John French. On leave from India, Haig married Dorothy Maud Vivian (1879–1939) on 11 July 1905 after a whirlwind courtship (she had spotted him for the first time when he was playing polo at Hurlingham two years earlier). She was a daughter of Hussey Crespigny Vivian

neg: James Watson (British Army officer) James Watson (British Army officer) Lieutenant General Sir James Watson KCB (1772 – 14 August 1862) was a British Army officer and Commander-in-Chief, India. Watson was commissioned into the 14th Regiment of Foot reaching the rank of Major in 1802. He was appointed Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion of his Regiment in 1807 and served in India and Batavia. In March 1835 he was appointed Commander-in-Chief, India and continued in that role until September; two years later he was promoted to Lieutenant General and made Colonel of the 14th Foot, a position he held until his death. He was

neg: Military history of Pakistan their armed forces. General Sir Frank Messervy was appointed as the first Army Commander-in-Chief of the new Pakistan Army. General Messervy was succeeded in this post in February 1948, by General Sir Douglas Gracey, who served until January 1951. The Pakistani Armed Forces initially numbered around 150,000 men, many scattered around various bases in India and needing to be transferred to Pakistan by train. The independence created large-scale communal violence in India. In total, around 7 million Muslims migrated to Pakistan and 5 million Sikhs and Hindus to India with over a million people dying in the process. Of the

neg: Kannur slow to reach the place. 3 ministers out of 18 in the present government are from Kannur including the Chief Minister. The Chief Minister, Pinarayi Vijayan from Pinarayi village represents Dharmadam Constituency in Kannur. Since the formation of the state, roughly half who occupied the Chief Minister's office had some sort of connection to the district. According to the 2011 census of India, Kannur city has a population of . Males constitute 46.2% of the population and females 53.8%. Kannur has an average literacy rate of 96.23%, higher than the national average of 74.04%. Male literacy is 98% and female

neg: Ghulam Azam out war against India. He called for the annexation of Assam. Azam is also alleged to be the chief protagonist and to present the blueprint of the killing of the intellectuals in a meeting with Rao Forman Ali in Early September 1971. In accordance with this blue print, the largest number of Bengali intellectuals assassinations performed by Pakistani Army and the local collaborators, on 14 December 1971. On 20 June 1971, Azam declared in Lahore that the Hindu minority in East Pakistan, under the leadership of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, are conspiring to secede from Pakistan. On 12 August 1971, Azam

neg: India–Malta relations each other's countries. A Maltese was in India living and working in the 16th century at the time of Emperor Akbar when India was the leading global economy. With the arrival of British in Malta in 1800, Maltese who joined the British army were based in India and fought along side British with Indian freedom fighters and Princely states. Maltese Catholic missionaries followed Maltese soldiers into India where some are present to date. There are Memorials at Pieta Military Cemetery to Indians who fought for the British in World War I. The bodies of 13 Indian soldiers and seven men