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	Defenceindia : Indian Defence Awards : Param Vir Chakra
		Param Vir Chakra is the highest gallantry award given to the officers and enlisted personnel by the President of India to all military branches of India.
		Param Vir Chakra is a symbol of great bravery and courage which is shown by our soldiers without caring of their lives.
		Pram Vir Chakra is salutations on behalf of every Indian to those who sacrifice their lives just to make others secured.
	www.defenceindia.com /defenceind/pvc.html (533 words)

	Param Vir Chakra (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Param Vir Chakra is an India n military decoration given for valour in the presence of the enemy.
		The Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy.
		The PVC was established on January 26, 1950, by the President of India, with effect from August 15, 1947, and presently it is the second highest award of the government of India after Bharat Ratna (amendment in the statute on January 26, 1980 resulted in this order of wearing).
	www.randomnugget.com /resource-Param_Vir_Chakra.html (871 words)

	PARAM VIR CHAKRA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Param vir Chakra будет индийское воинское украшение, котор дали для valour в боеваяа операция.
		Param vir Chakra будет самое высокое gallantry пожалование для офицеров и другого завербованного персонала всех воинских ветвей Индии для самого высокого степени valour или самопожертвования in the presence of противник.
		Pvc был установлен на 26 -го января, 1950 г., президентом Индии, with effect from 15 -го август, 1947 г., и в настоящее время будет второй высокаяа награда правительства Индии после Bharat Ratna.
	www.faktoru.com /wiki/ru/pa/Param%20Vir%20Chakra.htm (769 words)

	Param Vir Chakra
		Param Vir Chakra (PVC) is the highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the highest degree of valour in the presence of the enemy.
		PVC is the post-Independence equivalent of the Victoria Cross.
		The PVC was established on January 26, 1950, by the President of India, with effect from August 15, 1947, and presently it is the second highest award of the government of India after Bharat Ratna (amendment in the statute on January 26, 1980 resulted in this order of wearing).
	www.indianchild.com /Param_Vir_Chakra.htm (607 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Battle of Basantar (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honour was awarded to Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal, 17th Poona Horse
		Param Vir Chakra for Major Hoshiar Singh, 3rd Battalion, Bombay Grenadiers
		The Param Vir Chakra is an Indian military decoration given for valour in combat operations.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Battle-of-Basantar (739 words)

	US Bazaar.com : Encyclopedia Pages : Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal
		He died a martyr after a valiant fight at the Battle of Basantar during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971 and was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India's highest military honour.
		On 16 December, as Indian forces were forcing their way across the Basantar river and bridging it, Pakistan launched a counter attack.
		For his conspicuous gallantry in the face of the enemy, 2nd Lt. Arun Khetarpal was honoured with the highest wartime gallantry medal, the Param Vir Chakra, posthumously.
	encyclopedia.us-bazaar.com /?title=Lieutenant_Arun_Khetarpal (873 words)

	Chennainetwork.com - Param Vir Chakra
		The Param Vir Chakra is India's highest gallantry award for officers and other enlisted personnel of all military branches of India for the highest degree of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy.
		Ribbon of the Param Vir ChakraThe ribbon which holds the Param Vir Chakra is of 32 mm length and purple in colour.
		The highest to be awarded a Param Vir Chakra is that of a Lieutenant Colonel.
	www.chennainetwork.com /india/paramvirchakra.html (604 words)

	The Sikh Regiments : Gateway to Sikhism
		With 73 Battle Honours, the largest collection of Victoria Crosses-Param Vir Chakras and equivalent, the Saga of Saragarhi, the young soldiers of the Sikh Regiment are proud to wear the regimental colours of India's highest decorated regiment.
		Haripal Kaushik was awarded a Vir Chakra (Capt. Kaushik represented India in hockey at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics).
		One Vir Chakra to Capt. Sansar Singh was awarded to the 7 Sikh for this operation along with the battle honour OP Hill [12].
	www.allaboutsikhs.com /warriors/sikhregt.htm (8468 words)

	Gallantry and Service Awards of the Indian Air Force
		Foremost in precedence was the Awards in the face of the enemy, The Param Vir Chakra, followed by the Maha Vir Chakra and the Vir Chakra.
		These awards can be made to any member of the armed forces as well as civilians in the war effort.
		Param Vishist Seva Medal (PVSM) and Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal (SYSM)
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/Awards (459 words)

	April 11, 2000 Awards, Indian Airforce
		Of the five Mahavir Chakra awardees, three were conferred the award posthumously while of the, 29 Vir Chakra awardees, 16 were conferred the award posthumously.
		Major Rajesh Singh Adhikari of the 18 Grenadiers was awarded the Mahavir Chakra (posthumously) while fighting the enemy at a height of 15,000 feet, resulting in the re-capture of the second position of Tololing, which later facilitated the capture of Point 4590.
		Lance Naik Prem Pal of the 19 Garhwal Rifles (posthumously) and Naib Subedar Rampal Singh of the 9 Rajput were awarded the Vir Chakra for exhibiting unparalleled sense of commitment and exceptional presence of mind in 1998 near the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
	www.geocities.com /siafdu/award9u.html (491 words)

	chakra paramvir
		The highest decoration for valour is the Param Vir chakra which is awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or some...
		Four persons were awarded the Param Vir Chakra, the nation's highest gallantry award, for displaying valour of...
		The Param Vir Chakra is the highest gallantry award that is given by the...
	www.awakensoul.com /soul/chakra-paramvir.html (238 words)

	PARAM VIR CHAKRA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is given by the President of India personally for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy whether on land, at sea or in the air.
		The nation is beholden to the select band of P.V.C. winners who have set a shining example to the youth of the country in daring, devotion to duty, courage and sacrifice.
		On the reverse the words "Param Vir Chakra", are embossed in Hindi and English with two lotus flowers between the Hindi and English inscriptions.
	indiapicks.com /stamps/Forces/819_PVC.htm (469 words)

	rediff.com: The Republic Special, Tribute to Param Vir Chakra winner Captain Manoj Pandey
		And he did win the Param Vir Chakra, but did not live to see it.
		He has got the Param Vir Chakra, but I wish he had been alive to get it himself.
		Param Vir Chakra winner Captain Manoj Pandey's father and commanding officer Colonel Lalit Rai spoke to Onkar Singh.
	www.indiaabroad.com /republic/2000/jan/25param.htm (877 words)

	PARAM VIR CHAKRA (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is given by the President of India personally for the most conspicuous bravery or some daring or pre-eminent act of valour or self-sacrifice in the presence of the enemy whether on land, at sea or in the air.
		The nation is beholden to the select band of P.V.C. winners who have set a shining example to the youth of the country in daring, devotion to duty, courage and sacrifice.
		On the reverse the words "Param Vir Chakra", are embossed in Hindi and English with two lotus flowers between the Hindi and English inscriptions.
	www.indiapicks.com /stamps/Forces/819_PVC.htm (469 words)

	Chap
		In the modern era of low-intensity conflict operations, infantry, with its versatility and ability to achieve results under all adversities, has proved to be the key arm to achieve success.
		The conference aimed at identifying strength and weaknesses of infantry so as to adapt to the pace of modernisation already afoot and set the vision for the infantry of the future.
		The hall today houses the portraits of Param Vir Chakra awardees and scenes during valour of Kargil conflict.
	www.mod.nic.in /samachar/sep15-03/html/ch1.htm (314 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Jamshedpur
		He was awarded the Param Vir Chakra for fighting in the war of 1972, he went on.
		Tiwari, an advocate, said he knew Ekka was a “tribal hero who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra posthumously”.
		Ekka, she said, was a soldier of the Indian Army and was awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his valour during the war of 1971.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1061204/asp/jamshedpur/story_7088793.asp (291 words)

	Chap
		He was honoured posthumously with Param Vir Chakra for his exemplary leadership.
		The third Ashok Chakra of the regiment was won by Sub Sujjan Singh of 13 Kumaon who died while fighting against insurgents in 1994.
		The fourth Ashoka Chakra was won by Nk Rambeer Singh Tomar of 15 Kumaon who was posted to 26 Rashtriya Rifles in Doda district.
	www.mod.nic.in /samachar/oct15-03/html/ch4.htm (570 words)

	J P Dutta's LOC reminds of Kargil heroes (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Major Vikas Vohra, Vir Chakra (Armaan Kohli): Major Vohra of 13 JAK Rifles was one of the architects of the crucial capture of the Point 5140 in the Drass sector.
		Major Deepak Rampal, Vir Chakra (Sanjay Kapoor): This brave man from Jodhpur from the 17 Jat Battalion led the battle against the intruders in the Kargil war and emerged victorious by capturing the Teen Pimple Hill in Kargil.
		Colonel Lalit Rai, Vir Chakra (Sudesh Berry): On July 2, 1999, Colonel Lalit Rai of the Gorkha Rifles was tasked to capture the formidable Khalubar hill.
	www.indiafm.com /feature/03/nov/1111loc/index.shtml (1666 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Army orders inquiry into PVC blunder
		The Indian Army has begun a high-level inquiry into the "unpardonable mistake" of declaring one of the Param Vir Chakra winners, Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav, dead, though he was convalescing in an army hospital in New Delhi.
		"The Param Vir Chakra is awarded for rarest of the rare gallantry which is beyond the call of duty and which in normal life is considered impossible to do," pointed out Brig Singh.
		While the Param Vir Chakra, Maha Vir Chakra, Vir Chakra, Sena Medal and Mention in Despatches are awarded to soldiers who go out to the field and fight the battle, for leadership qualities senior officers are selected for Sarvottam Yudh Seva Medal, Uttam Yudh Seva Medal and Yudh Seva Medal.
	specials.rediff.com /news/1999/aug/17pvc.htm (721 words)

	War Heroes Param Vir Chakra
		One Param Vir Chakra went to Major Hoshiar Singh of the same battalion, and another Param Vir...
		On the reverse the words "Param Vir Chakra" are embossed both in Hindi and English with two lotus flowers in the middle.
		The country's first Param Vir Chakra in the 1948 war went to Beri village, just 2 km from Bhensali.
	www.logicjungle.com /War+Heroes+Param+Vir+Chakra.html (469 words)

	Param Vir Chakra heroes remembered at Delhi's IITF
		A colourful function was organised at the India International Trade Fair to honour and remember 16 of the 21 winners of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), the nation's highest military honour, and their families on Friday.
		Lt.Col. Tarapore, won the PVC in the 1965 war against Pakistan.
		Yogendra Singh Yadav of the 18 Grenadiers Battalion proudly displaying the medal said that it made him feel good to be honoured like this, and added that he was getting Rupees 1500 every month as an extra allowance.
	news.webindia123.com /news/articles/India/20061118/511858.html (295 words)

	Param Vir Chakra - Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon
		The Param Vir Chakra is the highest gallantry award given to the Indian Armed Forces.
		Since Indpendence Only 21 Awards were made, as many as 14 of these are posthumous Awards.
		The Indian Air Force received only one Param Vir Chakra to date, awarded posthumously to Fg Off Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon in the 1971 War.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /IAF/Awards/awapvc.htm (437 words)

	National Portal of India : My India, My Pride : Gallantry Awards
		Literally, Param Vir Chakra means 'Wheel (or Cross) of the Ultimate Brave'.
		The PVC is the equivalent award of the Medal of Honour in the United States, and the Victoria Cross in the United Kingdom.
		Recommendations received in respect of civilians from the State Governments/Union territory Administra-tions and Ministries/Departments of the Central Government are processed by the Ministry of Defence for the consideration of the Central Honours and Awards Committee chaired by the Defence Minister.
	india.gov.in /myindia/gallantry_awards.php (0 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation
		NEW DELHI, Jan 22 — Param Vir Chakra the nation’s highest gallantry award, will be given after more than a decade on the Republic Day to four Armymen, two of them posthumously, who showed exemplary courage during last year’s "Operation Vijay" in Kargil against Pakistani intruders.
		NEW DELHI, Jan 22 (UNI) — Param Vir Chakra (PVC), the nation’s highest gallantry award, will be given after more than a decade on the Republic Day to four Armymen, two of them posthumously, who showed exemplary courage during last year’s "Operation Vijay" in Kargil against Pakistani intruders.
		For the 1947-48 Kashmir operations, five PVCs were awarded, one for the 1961 Congo crisis, three during the Sino-Indian war of 1962, two for the 1965 war against Pakistan and four for the 1971 war against Pakistan which saw the creation of Bangladesh.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2000/20000123/nation.htm (3873 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Major Somnath Sharma, 4th Kumaon, was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous), for the Regiment in October 1947.
		He was also the first individual, from the three Services, to receive the Param Vir Chakra - India's highest award for gallantry.
		Major Shaitan Singh, 13th Kumaon, was the second recipient of the Param Vir Chakra (Posthumous), in November 1962.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Kumaon_Regiment (373 words)

	tribuneindia... Himachal
		SHIMLA, Aug 15 — Faced with opposition to the import of apples under open general licence, the BJP government in Himachal Pradesh is expected to move a resolution in the coming monsoon session of the Assembly to seek its deletion from the OGL list.
		Their contribution had been recognised by the government with the grant of one Param Vir Chakra and five Mahavir Chakras to these solders.
		Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, who is the lone surviving recipient of Param Vir Chakra, belongs to the Bilaspur area of Himachal Pradesh.
	www.tribuneindia.com /1999/99aug16/himachal.htm (2627 words)

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