National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, late Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat among five distinguished people have been selected for the "Uttarakhand Gaurav Samman" this year.

New Delhi [India], April 17 (ANI): For the appointment of the new Chief of Defence Staff, the government is likely to consider both serving and retired military officers, sources said.

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): There is a need to provide a level playing field to the private sector industry to help the country produce indigenous weapon systems for the country, former Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal (Rtd) RKS Bhadauria said on Wednesday.

New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Tuesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for honouring Late Chief of Defence General Bipin Rawat and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh with Padma Vibhushan.

New Delhi Dec 31 PTI Indias first Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat was an outstanding soldier and a true patriot whose insights and perspectives on strategic matters were exceptional the defence ministry said on FridayThe ministry made the comments in a year-end media releaseGen Rawat his wife Madhulika Rawat his defence advisor Brigadier LS Lidder and 11 other military personnel were killed in a helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu on December 8They served the Nation with utmost diligence General Bipin Rawat was an outstanding soldier A true patriot he greatly contributed to modernising the Armed Forces and security apparatus the ministry saidHis insights and perspectives on strategic matters were exceptional As Indias first CDS General Bipin Rawat worked on diverse aspects relating to the armed forces including defence reforms the ministry saidIt further said He brought with him a rich experience of serving in the Indian Army The nation will never forget his exceptional service As the Chief of Defence Staff Gen Rawat 63 devised a national security approach to effectively confront future threats and set the ball rolling for implementation of the ambitious plan to modernise the armed forces including restructuring of the military commands PTI MPB ZMN

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New Delhi Dec 17 PTI The BJP on Friday accused Left-minded political leaders in Kerala and those associated with the state government of insulting countrys heroes like Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat who died in a chopper crash last week along with his wife and 12 other defence personnelLeft-minded political operatives in Kerala have denigrated the deaths of Late Gen Bipin Rawat his wife and 12 other bravehearts in the tragic helicopter accident earlier this month Union Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar said at a press conference hereThis is absolutely objectionable and disgusting that a political party in power in a state has insulted our bravehearts he saidAnother BJP leader and Union Minister V Muraleedharan alleged that Rawat and other military personnel who died in the crash were being denigrated in Kerala with the active connivance of the Left government in the stateBJP chief spokesperson Anil Baluni who like Rawat hails from Uttarakhand said it was painful to see people using unfortunate remarks to insult heroes like himChandrasekhar said the Left has created a political culture where it is absolutely okay for people working in a state government or members of a political party in a state to denigrate Indian heroes While it may be some junior-level lawyers leaders of the communist party who say these things this is reflective of the larger political culture that Left has created and encouragedThis must be called out he addedRawat and those who perished with him in the crash served the country with distinction and there is no doubt in any Indians mind about his distinguished services Chandrasekhar said referring to the outpouring of public emotions following the tragedySome people were arrested in different states for posting messages on social media which were seen to be insulting to the countrys top military officer or even celebrating his demiseMuraleedharan noted that one of the officials who died in the crash belonged to KeralaChandrasekhar said he himself is son of a military official and added that he found it objectionable and disgusting that a political party in power in Kerala will insult the tradition of service Rawat representedBJP spokesperson Rajyavardhan Rathore a retired Army officer alleged that some political parties have fallen so much in their lust for power that they are not sparing even the Army PTI KR KR ANB ANB

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], December 16 (ANI): Taking a dig at Congress over posters featuring pictures of Chief Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat with Indira Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said that it is due to policies of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Prime Minister Narendra Modi that those who used to refer to Rawat as a "galli ka gunda" (street goon) are compelled to use his picture in their posters.

New Delhi [India], December 16 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on Thursday slammed Congress over posters featuring photos of the former Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat that have been put up in Uttrakhand, stating that the party should be "ashamed" of using the name of the late army man for electoral gains in the upcoming Assembly polls.

Balrampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 11 (ANI): Remembering Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat, who lost his life in a recent chopper crash in Tamil Nadu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday stressed that efforts to make the country's armed forces self-reliant, campaign to strengthen coordination between the three armed forces will continue, adding that the late General Rawat will see India marching ahead with new resolutions in days to come.