Ex-Army Engineer-in-Chief celebrates 101st birthday

Lt Gen SN Sharma of Kangra, who retired as the Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army, recently celebrated his 101st birthday. The family residing at Dadh has made distinguished contributions to the Indian Army. General Sharma’s father Major General Amar Nath...

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Dharamsala, Updated At : 06:56 AM Oct 10, 2024 IST

Gen SN Sharma (retd) with Lt Gen Arvind Walia and Lt Gen Vivek Rohila.

His elder brother Major Somnath Sharma was the first recipient of Param Vir Chakra (PVC), the highest gallantry award in India, during the 1948 war with Pakistan. His younger brother General Vishwanath Sharma rose to the rank of the Chief of Indian Army during 1988-1990. His younger sister also served as a Major in the Army Medical Corps.

Lt Gen Arvind Walia, current Engineer-in-Chief, and Lt Gen Vivek Rohila, serving DG of the Indian Army, also joined him in the birthday celebrations.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is run by a trust comprising five eminent persons as trustees.

The Tribune, the largest selling English daily in North India, publishes news and views without any bias or prejudice of any kind. Restraint and moderation, rather than agitational language and partisanship, are the hallmarks of the newspaper. It is an independent newspaper in the real sense of the term.

The Tribune has two sister publications, Punjabi Tribune (in Punjabi) and Dainik Tribune (in Hindi).

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