Chief of Army Lt. Hira appointed as deputy chief of Indian Army

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Mar 12 2016 03:59 PM
Harshita

Lt. Gen N.P.S Hire has been appointed as Deputy Chief of Army Staff and join on March 14. Lt. Hira who is also chief of the Army’s Northern Command. Col S D Goswami who is Defence spokesman said “"Lt Gen N P S Hira, who is presently posted as Chief of Staff of Northern command at Udhampur, has been posted to Army Headquarters at Delhi to take over as Deputy Chief of Army Staff with effect from March 14”.

He commanded the Battalion in Assam (Op Rhino) during high violence period. The unit bagged 32 gallantry awards and COAS citation under his command," Goswami added.

He said the General was commissioned in the Sikh Light Infantry and has a rich experience of counter insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir and in the northeast region, as well as conventional operations in Western command.

the spokesman further said “He commanded the 11 Corps 'Defenders of Punjab' at Jalandhar. Thereafter, he was posted as Chief of Staff of the most important Northern Army battling insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, Siachen Glacier and Line of Actual Control with China in Leh - Ladakh region.’

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