EARLY TIMES REPORT
SRINAGAR, Nov 3: Governor, N N Vohra, today paid floral tribute to the first Param Vir Chakra (PVC) awardee of the Indian Army Maj Som Nath Sharma, at the Srinagar Airport.
As the buglers sounded the Last Post, the Governor and the senior officers, including the Chief of Staff, 15 Corps, Maj General D S Thakur, laid wreaths at the memorial. An Army contingent presented salute and lowered their arms, as a mark of respect to the great martyr, known as the Saviour of Srinagar Airport.
Principal Secretary to Governor, B B Vyas, was also present on the occasion.
On this day, Major Som Nath Sharma of 4 Kumaon Regiment, who was martyred while fighting the Pakistan-supported tribals from North Waziristan, became the first soldier of Independent India to receive the PVC, the highest gallantry award, for his supreme sacrifice and outstanding gallantry in action.
To commemorate the supreme sacrifice made by Major Sharma, a memorial was made at new air field Srinagar on November 3, 2004. Every year, Major Sharma is being remembered on this day for his bravery and supreme sacrifice to the nation. |
