Thursday, 27 August 2015

War memorial for women who rebuilt airstrip for IAF in 1971 war

SOURCE: PTI Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar and HRD Minister Smriti Irani today inaugurated ‘Virangana Smarak’, a war memorial dedicated to 300 women of Madhapar village in Bhuj tehsil in Kutch district of Gujarat today. These women re-constructed an air-strip for the Indian Air Force within 72 hours after it was destroyed in Pakistani air strikes during […]

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