‘Param Vir Chakra’ A Tribute To Awardees
New Delhi: Ahead of the 69th Independence Day, a special comic book is all set to be released this week chronicling the life, valour and sacrifice of 21 awardees of the Param Vir Chakra, the nation’s highest military decoration. The project, which has been in the making for the last two years, is a collaborative effort of the Indian Army and Amar Chitra Katha, publisher of the Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle comic books. The 248-page book, also entitled Param Vir Chakra, is a tribute to the recipients of the honour, including three who are still alive.
NIA Not To Oppose Bail To Assemanand
New Delhi: The NIA has decided not to oppose the conditional bail granted to Swami Assemanand, chargesheeted in the 2007 Samjhauta blast case, as it did not find any grounds for it. This was stated by Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary in the lok Sabha while replying to a written question by Asaduddin Owaisi of All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM). The Government has also declined to grant permission to challenge a bail order granted to two other accused in Mecca Masjid blasts case--Devender Gupta and lokesh Sharma — on the “grounds of parity” since bail had been granted to Bharat Mohal lal and Tejaram Parmar which had not been challenged by the prosecution.