Farewell ride

Officers and troops of the Western Command, Chandimandir, on Saturday bid farewell to its General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Lt Gen KJ Singh, who hangs up his boots on July 31 after 39 years of service .

He laid a wreath at the Veer Smriti war memorial and reviewed a guard of honour. He was felicitated by senior officers and later driven out in a traditional horse-drawn carriage with his wife.

Lt Gen KJ Singh will spend the last day of his service with his regiment, 63 Cavalry, near Amritsar, into which he was commissioned in 1977.