Army personnel, schoolchildren and other residents during a cleanliness drive at Asafwala village in Fazilka. TRIBUNE Photo
Our Correspondent
Fazilka, December 14
The three-day Vijay Diwas celebrations began at the Asafwala War Memorial in Fazilka today. Army personnel, school students and members of Shaheedon Ki Samadhi Committee who have been maintaining the memorial complex from the last 44 years started the cleanliness drive.The historic annual festival commemorates the martyrs of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.Sandeep Gilhotra, president of the managing committee, said Health Minister Surjit Kumar Jyani, Major General GS Bisht, Brigadier Gaurav Sharma, Deputy Commissioner Isha Kalia, Senior Superintendent of Police Narinder Bhargav, Additional District and Sessions Judge Lachhman Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioners Arvind Kumar MK, Jarnail Singh and Charandev Singh Maan would lay the wreath at the sanctum sanctorum at the war memorial on December 16.On December 15, a grand victory parade would be held by residents of the town and the Army to mark the solidarity they share and reaffirm the resolve that they will safeguard the country from any misadventure by the adversary. People in large numbers are expected to converge at the historic clock tower, the termination point of the victory parade.A light and sound show by the Army formation here will also be organised on the evening of December 15 to project the battle field of the 1971 operations in Fazilka sector.The events would also include a national unity marathon.
Army recruitment rally in Ferozepur from January 4 to 11
JALANDHAR : The district army recruiting office will hold a recruitment rally for Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala and Saheed Bhagat Singh Nagar districts in Ferozepur from January 4 to 11.
The registration for the rally is open from November 4 to December 19. Online registration on www.joinindianarmy.nic.in is mandatory for candidates .
Only candidates who have registered online will be allowed in the rally to be held at Jyoti Stadium, Ferozepur Cantt.The candidates, who successfully register online, will be sent admit cards on their e-mail address intimating them of the date and time of reporting for the rally. Candidates will be required to get their educational qualification certificates, caste, residence certificates and 20 passport size photographs (for Sikh candidates photos should be with and without headgear).
