Nazir Ahmad Wani conferred with Ashoka Chakra for year 2019

Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani has been posthumously awarded ‘Ashok Chakra’, India’s highest peace time gallantry award for his role in a counter-insurgency operation in Kashmir in 2018. The award was presented by President Ram Nath Kovind to his wife Mrs. Mahajabeen at the 2019 Republic Day parade. Wani is the first Kashmiri to be ..

Topics: India • Indian Army operations in Jammu and Kashmir • Jyoti Prakash Nirala • Military • Nazir Ahmad Wani

Jyoti Prakash Nirala honoured with India’s highest peacetime military decoration “Ashoka Chakra”

Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, an Indian Air Force Garud commando, has been posthumously honoured with the India’s highest peacetime military decoration “Ashoka Chakra” for service and exhibiting bravery in fighting the militants at the 69th Republic Day 2018. Nirala laid down his life while gunning down two terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K)’s Bandipora district ..

Topics: Garud Commando Force • India • Jyoti Prakash Nirala • Military

IAF Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala posthumously conferred with Ashok Chakra

President Ram Nath Kovind awarded India’s highest peacetime military decoration Ashok Chakra (31) posthumously to Indian Air Force (IAF) Garud commando Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala. He had laid down his life after gunning down two terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. He is the third Ashok Chakra for the IAF and its first for ground combat. ..

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Topics: Ashok Chakra • Awards • Defence • Indian Air Force • Jyoti Prakash Nirala • Persons in News • President Ram Nath Kovind