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Parakram Diwas Nation

SUBHASH CHANDRA
BOSE DISASTER

MANAGEMENT
AWARD, 2023

Odisha State Disaster
Management Authority
and Lunglei Fire
Station, Mizoram, have
been selected for the
Subhash Chandra Bose
Disaster Management
Award for 2023 in
21 ISLANDS ARE NAMED AFTER PARAM VIR CHAKRA AWARDEES the institutional
category. The Subhash
n Major Somnath Sharma Subedar and Honorary Captain (then Chandra Bose Disaster
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Lance Naik) Karam Singh Second Lieutenant Ram Raghoba Management Award
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Rane Nayak Jadunath Singh Company Constable Major Peeru has been instituted
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Singh Captain GS Salaria Lieutenant Colonel (then Major) Dhan by the Government
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Singh Thapa Subedar Joginder Singh Major Shaitan Singh of India to recognise
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n CQMH Abdul Hameed Lt. Col. Ardeshir Burjorji Tarapore Lance and honour the
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Nayak Albert Ekka Major Hoshiar Singh Second Lieutenant invaluable contribution
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Arun Khetrapal Flying Officer Nirmaljit Singh Sekhon Major and selfless service
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Ramaswamy Parameswaran Naib Subedar Bana Singh Captain rendered by individuals
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Vikram Batra Lieutenant Manoj Kumar Pandey Subedar Major and organisations in
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India in the field of
(then Rifleman) Sanjay Kumar Subedar Major Retd (Honorary disaster management.
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Captain) Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav
said, congratulating everyone on the occasion of the Indian Army, these brave soldiers hailed from
Parakram Diwas. "When history is made, future different states and spoke different languages and
generations not only remember, understand, and dialects. They lived different lifestyles, but it was
evaluate it, but they are also constantly inspired Maa Bharti's service and unwavering devotion to
by it." During the programme, the Prime Minister the motherland that united them. Prime Minister
also unveiled a model of the National Memorial, Modi said, "Just as the sea connects different
which will be built on Netaji Subhash Chandra islands, the spirit of "Ek Bharat, Shrestha Bharat"
Bose Island and dedicated to Netaji. Prime Minister connects every child of Mother India." From
Narendra Modi stated, "Veer Savarkar and many Major Somnath Sharma, Peeru Singh, and Major
other heroes like him touched the highest pinnacle Shaitan Singh to Captain Manoj Pandey, Subedar
of penance and sacrifice for the country on this Joginder Singh, Lance Naik Albert Ekka, Veer Abdul
land." The sounds of that unprecedented passion Hameed, and Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran,
and incredible agony can still be heard from cellular all these 21 paramveers had one resolve: nation
jail cells. Behind the naming of these islands is the first! This resolution is now immortalised forever.
specific message of "Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat." On this occasion, a hill in Andaman was named
Prime Minister Modi said that this is a message after Kargil War Captain Vikram Batra. The naming
of the immortality of the sacrifices made for of these islands is dedicated not only to the
the country and the bravery and prowess of the Param Vir Chakra awardees but also to the Indian
Indian Army. Awarded the Param Vir Chakra of Armed Forces.

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