IGP Chandra Kishore Mina By Dheeraj Fartode Chandra Kishore Mina, an IPS officer of the 2006 batch, has been awarded the President’s Police Medal for Meritorious Service. Currently serving as Special Inspector General of Police (IGP) for the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), Mina has held several important positions in Nagpur and the Vidarbha region. While serving as ASP in Gadchiroli, Mina led a successful anti-Naxal operation in 2009, which resulted in the Petha encounter, weakening the Naxal movement. This operation earned him the DG Insignia. As SP in Akola and Nanded, Mina used innovative methods to maintain communal harmony and resolve tensions effectively. He uncovered a state-wide kidney transplant racket in Akola and, as DCP in Nagpur, dismantled organized crime syndicates through MCOCA and MPDA cases. In Nanded, Mina detected a recruitment scam that affected the entire state. His technological skills were evident when he implemented the court monitoring system in Akola. As DCP in M...
Air Marshal Ajit S Bhonsle, Deputy Chief IDS (DOT) reviewing the Passing Out Parade at NCC OTA.. |
The Pre-commission and Direct Commission Associate NCC Officers of Senior and Junior Divisions of NCC OTA Kamptee marching during Passing Out Parade. |
Air Marshal Ajit S Bhonsle reviews passing out parade at NCC OTA
By Dheeraj FartodeA joint passing out parade for Pre-commission and Direct Commission Associate NCC Officers (ANOs) of Senior and Junior Divisions of National Cadet Corps (NCC) was held at NCC Officers Training Academy, Kamptee with traditional military grandeur and decorum on Saturday.
Air Marshal Ajit S Bhonsle AVSM VSM, Deputy Chief Integrated Defence Staff (DOT) reviewed the impressive Passing Out Parade. The ceremony was witnessed by a number of Service and civilian dignitaries, guests, relatives of Officer-Cadets, school children and NCC cadets. The parade was followed by ‘Pipping Ceremony’ wherein badges of ranks were worn by 252 successful trainees commissioned as ANOs.
Adresseing the officers, Air Marshal Bhonsle said, the youth of the country is a national asset and its development is a task of great significance and importance. NCC plays a key role in development of youth and nation-building. In this context, he said, the role of NCC OTA at Kamptee assumes greater dimension in ‘training the trainers’.
The Officer-Cadets went through a rigorous training programme of three months duration to empower them to conduct NCC training efficiently in their respective units. These academicians trained into Associate NCC Officers showed their metal in an impressive March Past to the tune of ‘Sare Jahan Se Accha’ rendered by Maratha Light Infantry Centre Band. The brass band regaled the spectators with exquisite quality of tunes played on a range of instruments.
Lt Abdul Adil Abdul Hamid Kazi of Gujarat Directorate was awarded DG’s Baton for being the first in the Order of Merit. Lt Akshay Deepakrao Mandlik of Karnataka & Goa Directorate was awarded Commandant’s Silver Medal for being second in the Order of Merit. Lt Raghuveer Raghumahanti of Uttarakhand Directorate was awarded the Commandant’s Bronze Medal for being third in the Order of Merit.
In Junior Division, Dhirendra Singh Pathania of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and Chandigarh Directorate was awarded DG’s Baton for being the first in the Order of Merit. Vijay Singh Purawat of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Directorate was awarded Commandant’s Silver Medal, and Deepak M Poria of Maharashtra Directorate was awarded Commandant’s Bronze Medal for being second and third respectively in the Order of Merit. Lt Akshay Mandlik commanded the parade.
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