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92 Field Regiment (India)
92 Field Regiment is part of the Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army. Formation The regiment was raised on 23 March 1963 at Ambala as 92 Mountain Composite Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Sukhwant Singh was first commanding officer and the regiment was equipped with howitzers. The unit was subsequently converted into a field regiment. Composition The regiment was raised as a pure Sikh regiment. Operations The regiment has taken part in the following operations – *Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 (Operation Riddle) – Second Lieutenant Ujagar Singh Rana was awarded the Sena Medal for gallantry in the Khemkaran sector. The regiment lost Captain PM Hashim,Second Lieutenant Padam Nath, Jemadar Teja Singh, Naik Milkha Singh and Lance Naik Balbir Singh during the operations. *Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 (Operation Cactus Lily) - The regiment was part of the divisional artillery of 39 Infantry Division, which itself was under I Corps in the Shakargarh sector. The regiment was part of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
India
India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives; its Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia. Modern humans arrived on the Indian subcontinent from Africa no later than 55,000 years ago., "Y-Chromosome and Mt-DNA data support the colonization of South Asia by modern humans originating in Africa. ... Coalescence dates for most non-European populations average to between 73–55 ka.", "Modern human beings—''Homo sapiens''—originated in Africa. Then, int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shakargarh
Shakargarh ( ur, ), the capital of Shakargarh Tehsil, is a city in the north-eastern part of Narowal District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It borders Jammu, India to the north and Sialkot to the west Its literacy rate is more than 85% which is the highest literacy rate tehsil-wise. The city is located at 32°16'0N 75°10'0E and is situated at the west bank of the Ravi River. The Tehsil is administratively subdivided into 35 Union Councils, three of which form the Tehsil capital Shakargarh. Demographics The total area of Shakargarh is approximately 1,272 square kilometres. According to the 1998 census, Narowal District's population was 1,256,097 of which only 12.11% were urban. The Tehsil's population is 80 percent Gujjar Gurjar or Gujjar (also transliterated as ''Gujar, Gurjara and Gujjer'') is an ethnic nomadic, agricultural and pastoral community, spread mainly in India, Pakistan and Afghanistan, divided internally into various clan groups. They were tradi ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Regiments Of The Indian Army
This article lists the regiments of the Indian Army, including the various corps of supporting arms and services. History Historic list of regiments The following old lists in this section have been replaced by the present list provided in the subsequent sections: * List of regiments of the Indian Army (1903) * List of regiments of the Indian Army (1922) Regiments Armoured # President's Bodyguard # 1st Horse (Skinner's Horse) # 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) # 3rd Cavalry # 4th Horse (Hodson's Horse) # 5th Armoured Regiment # 6th Lancers # 7th Light Cavalry # 8th Light Cavalry # 9th Horse (The Deccan Horse) # 10 Armoured Regiment # 11 Armoured Regiment # 12 Armoured Regiment # 13 Armoured Regiment # 14 Horse (The Scinde Horse) # 15 Armoured Regiment # 16th Light Cavalry # 17th Horse (The Poona Horse) # 18th Cavalry # 19 Armoured Regiment # 20 Lancers # 21 Horse (Central India Horse) # 41 Armoured Regiment # 42 Armoured Regiment # 43 Armoured ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
