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  Albert Ekka at AllExperts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Lance Naik (LCpl) Albert Ekka (1942-71) was a soldier in the Indian army.
Albert Ekka was born on 27 December 1942, in Zari village of Ranchi tehsil of Gumla district in the Indian state of Jharkhand.
On 27 December, 1962, at the age of 20, Albert was enrolled in the 14 Guards of the Indian army.
en.allexperts.com /e/a/al/albert_ekka.htm   (1034 words)

  
 Lance Naik Albert Ekka, PVC, Indian Army   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
During the 1971 Indo-Pak war, Lance Naik Albert Ekka was in the left forward company of a battalion of Brigade of Guards during their attack on the enemy defence at Gangasagar on the Eastern Front.
With outstanding courage and grim determination, Lance Naik Albert Ekka scaled a side wall and, entering the bunker, bayoneted the enemy who was still firing and thus silenced the machine gun, saving further casualties to his company and ensured the success of the attack.
In this action, Lance Naik Albert Ekka displayed the most conspicuous valour and determination and made the supreme sacrifice in the best traditions of the Army.
www.geocities.com /siafdu/pvc17.html   (306 words)

  
 Lance Naik Albert Ekka   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Lance Naik Albert Ekka, was born on 27 December 1942 in Ranchi, Bihar.
Lance Naik Ekka observed that an enemy light machine gun was belching deadly fire from a bunker, causing heavy casualties to his company.
Lance Naik Albert Ekka was awarded Param Vir Chakra, the highest wartime gallantry medal, posthumously, for displaying the conspicuous bravery and determination.
www.bharat-rakshak.com /HEROISM/Albert.html   (391 words)

  
 PVC
Lance Naik Albert Ekka, was born on 27 December 1942 in
Lance Naik Albert Ekka observed that an enemy light machine gun was belching deadly fire from a bunker, causing heavy casualties to his company.
Lance Naik Albert Ekka died of the injuries suffered during this battle.
indianarmy.nic.in /PVC/photo_8.htm   (665 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Ranchi
Param Veer Chakra Albert Ekka, a Lance Nayak with the Ninth Mountain division, was a hero of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.
Ekka, who hailed from Gumla, laid down his life fighting for the country exactly 24 years ago.
However, the army officers remembered the day by laying wreathes on the statue at Albert Ekka Chowk and another on the Martyr?s Memorial statue built in each unit of the 23 Infantry Division.
www.telegraphindia.com /1051217/asp/ranchi/story_5610551.asp   (452 words)

  
 The Telegraph - Calcutta : Jamshedpur
The Albert Ekka Chowk looked busy with armymen working with flowers and garlands giving last-minute touches before the ceremony early in the morning.
Traffic was stopped for a few minutes on the road when the soldiers performed the salami shastra and shok shastra drill to honour the martyr and Paramvir Chakra Albert Ekka.
The gathering was addressed by GOC Maj Gen S.R. Ghosh and Brigadier R.N. Nair who stressed on the importance of the infantry in the army.
www.telegraphindia.com /1061028/asp/jamshedpur/story_6927362.asp   (274 words)

  
  Before initially defining the “good society” it would be profitable to distinguish the “good” society from the ...
The anthropologist, Philip Ekka (1965), has observed that men from a variety of different cultures and societies around the world hold to the fundamental idea of a universal moral law and system of justice (pp.
Unlike our day, which Albert Einstein characterized as having perfect means and confused goals…the Reformers knew what education was for, their ultimate goal being moral and religious growth in the life of every student.
Ekka, P. Anthropology and the idea of a universal moral law for society.
www.pioneerbooks.com /morality.htm   (9685 words)

  
 L/Naik Albert Ekka, PVC
During the 1971 Indo-Pak War, the 14 Guards was asked to capture a Pakistani position at Gangasagar, 6½ km west of Agartala in the eastern sector.
Though seriously injured in this encounter, he continued to fight alongside his comrades with courage, securing bunker after bunker.
After battling through a distance of 1½ km, when Lance Naik Ekka and his comrades reached the northern end of the objective, an enemy medium machine gun opened up from the second storey of a well-fortified building.
faculty.winthrop.edu /haynese/india/medals/PVC/PVC11.html   (373 words)

  
 Brisbane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The central streets are named for members of the House of Hanover.
Brisbane has a lower inner city population density compared with Australia's two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, although constant population growth occurring in Brisbane is closing the gap between Brisbane and Melbourne.
The Ekka (the Royal Queensland Show) is held each year in August, at the Brisbane Exhibition Ground (also known as the RNA Showgrounds).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Brisbane   (4771 words)

  
 Ranchi   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
It is named as Tagore Hill because it is associated with a history pertaining to Tagore family.
It is one of the place in Ranchi which is giving a pleasant and a calm feeling to the visitors.
Machali Ghar : It is located near the CCL headquarter on Kanke Road 1.5km from Albert Ekka Chowk.
www.in.com /cityguide/ranchi.html   (881 words)

  
 'Gandhigiri' is the flavour of the season, BJP targets Lalu with Gandhigiri - NEW ASIA TIMES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Clad in white kurtas and holding a lotus - their party's election symbol - in hand, 101 BJP workers formed a chain at the Albert Ekka chowk
Clad in white kurtas and holding a lotus - their party's election symbol - in hand, 101 BJP workers formed a chain at the Albert Ekka chowk and paid a floral tribute before a portrait of Lalu Prasad kept there.
The gesture was inspired by the peaceful protest portrayed in the Bollywood blockbuster that termed it as "Gandhigiri".
www.newasiatimes.com /news/reports/?report=11959   (327 words)

  
 Mahila congress celebrates Sonia Gandhi birth day
The Jharkhand Pradesh Mahila Congress Committee today celebrated the 60th birth day of party's national president Sonia Gandhi by cutting a sixty-pound cake and distributing sweets at Albert Ekka chowk, the heart of the state capital.
Leaders along with the party workers gathered at the Albet Ekka chowk in the morning and prayed for a long and healthy life for Ms Gandhi.
State president of the mahila congress Pratibha present on the ocassion said that party has gained in the leadership of Ms Gandhi.
news.webindia123.com /news/articles/India/20061210/532977.html   (141 words)

  
 Getting to Jharkhand - India
Station and bus stands to take you to any part of the city almost 24 hours, but avoid late night movements.
Rickshaw and reserved tempo fare from both the stands to Albert Ekka (Firayalal) chowk is negotiable which come to Rs.
You can have hotels to suit your purse near Rly.
www.bharatheritage.in /jharkhand/getting_there.htm   (350 words)

  
 News Article in Depth
This he accomplished after throwinga grenade, then climbing the wall and bayonetting the crew operating the MMG.
Sadly Lance Naik Ekka succumbed to his wounds.
One particular jawan who distinguished himself in the advance is L/Nk Albert Ekka.
www.bharat-rakshak.com /1971/Dec04/Art03.htm   (460 words)

  
 Ranchi : How To Reach @ Ranchi Express Online : Portal to Jharkhand, India [Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Dhanbad, Bokaro etc.]
Station and bus stands [Birsa {Khadgarha} bus stand and Ratu Bus Stand] to take you to any part of the city almost 24 hours, but avoid late night movements.
Rickshaw and reserved tempo fare from both the stands to Albert Ekka (Firayalal) chowk is negotiable which come to Rs.
You can have hotels to suit your purse near Rly.
www.ranchiexpress.com /tourism/htr_rnc.htm   (435 words)

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