Nowshera, today in news, is a tehsil in the Rajouri district in Jammu and Kashmir.
Deepavali,
the festival, is all about happiness .. .. the way to celebrate is a
simple routine. The purpose of the festival is to be happy and make others
happy by sharing – sweets, food, crackers and more – simply spread the
happiness. Deepavali brings cheers and happiness. What do you on Deepavali day ? – visit near
and dear, distribute sweets and be happy .. .. and in the melee, you may not have
read this tweet which meaningfully read :
Somewhere
on the LoC far away from his family, a soldier stands in harm’s way. He carries his family in his wallet .. .. a fading photograph .. ..
so that we can spend Diwali with our family.
Today, when you pray, light a diya for his safety. Happy Diwali – moving message indeed ! .. .. and I did ! - and more than happy to know our great Prime
Minister celebrates Deepavali with army jawans at various posts. Great !
The man
who tweeted is a very illustrious army person .. .. Captain Bana Singh, a Param
Vir Chakra winner and it is imperative that we know more of him.
Captain
Bana Singh is an illustrious solider, recipient of the nation's highest gallantry
award, the Param Vir Chakra. As a Naib
Subedar in the Indian Army, he led the team that wrested control of the highest
peak on the Siachen Glacier in Kashmir from Pakistani forces as part of
Operation Rajiv. Following his success, India renamed the peak (previously
designated as Quaid Post by the Pakistanis) to Bana Post in his honour.
Bana Singh
was born in Kadyal, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir on 6 January 1949. His father was
a farmer and his uncles were soldiers in the Indian Army. He joined the Indian
Army in 1969 and began service with the 8th Battalion of the Jammu and Kashmir
Light Infantry. He was trained at the
High Altitude Warfare School in Gulmarg and at another school at Sonamarg.
In 1987,
the strategically important Siachen area had been infiltrated by the Pakistani
forces. The Pakistanis had captured an important position, which they called
"Quaid post" (from Quaid-e-Azam, the title of Muhammad Ali Jinnah).
The post was located at a height of 6500 metres on the highest peak in the
Siachen Glacier area. From this feature
the Pakistanis could snipe at Indian army positions since the height gave a
clear view of the entire Saltoro range and Siachen glacier. On 18 April 1987,
the Pakistanis from Quaid Post fired on the Indian troops at Point Sonam (6,400
m), killing two soldiers. The Indian Army then decided to evict the Pakistanis
from the Post. Naib Subedar Bana Singh
posted in Siachen as part of the 8th JAK LI regiment, was given the task
of capturing the Quaid Post. In one attempt 10 soldiers lost their lives. After a month of preparation, the Indian Army
launched a fresh operation to capture the post. This operation, called
"Operation Rajiv" in honour of 2/Lt Rajiv Pande, was headed by Major
Varinder Singh.
A 5-member team led by Nb Sub Bana Singh successfully
captured the Quaid post on 26 June 1987. Nb Sub Bana Singh and his fellow
soldiers, including Chuni Lal, climbed the steep 457 m high wall of ice. The
team approached the Quaid Post from an unexpected direction, using a longer and
more difficult approach than the other teams. There was a blizzard, resulting
in poor visibility, which gave cover to the Indian soldiers. After reaching the
top, Nb Sub Bana Singh found that there was a single Pakistani bunker. He
lobbed a grenade into the bunker and closed the door, killing those inside. The
two sides also got involved in a hand-to-hand combat, in which the Pakistani
soldiers bayoneted some of the Indian soldiers outside the bunker. A few Indian
soldiers jumped off the peak.
On 26
January 1988, Nb Sub Bana Singh was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the highest
wartime gallantry medal in India for his bravery during Operation Rajiv. The
peak which he captured was renamed Bana Top in his honour. At the time of the
Kargil War, he was the only PVC awardee who was still serving in the Army. In 1992, he was promoted as Subedar and later
Subedar Major and given honorary rank of Captain at his retirement, in
2000. His son Rajinder Singh joined the
Indian army in 2008 at the age of 18 !
Prime
Minister Shri Narendra Modiji today extended greetings to people on the
occasion of Diwali and wished for the festival to bring "happiness,
prosperity and good fortune." "Greetings to the countrymen on the
auspicious occasion of Diwali. I wish that this festival of lights brings
happiness, prosperity and good fortune in your life. Wishing everyone a very
Happy Diwali," the Prime Minister tweeted.
Today our
illustrious Prime Minister Narendra Modiji met soldiers at Nowshera sector in the border
district of Rajouri in Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of Diwali. “I want to
spend Diwali with family members so I join you on festival,” Mr. Modi said
while addressing soldiers in Jammu and Kashmir's Nowshera sector. “Your
capability, strength ensure peace and security for country,” he added. Since taking over as Prime
Minister, Mr. Modi has met troops in a border region on Diwali, starting from a
visit to Siachen in 2014.
Happy
Diwali to all, do include our Army Jawans in your prayers and light a Diya for
their safety. Jai Jawan
4th Nov.2o21.
Happy Diwali to all, do include our Army Jawans in your prayers and light a Diya for their safety. Jai Jawan
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