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For the third time this year, a cadet from Punjab has bagged the prestigious Sword of Honour for being adjudged as overall best cadet of his batch during pre-commission training in an Army institution. The Sword of Honour for the Autumn Term, 2020, was awarded to Lt Watandeep Singh Sidhu during the Passing out Parade (PoP) held at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, on Saturday. He has opted for the elite Parachute Regimen Sidhu, who held the rank of Academy Cadet Adjutant in the final term at IMA, hails from Threeke near Ludhiana. An alumnus of the Rashtriya Indian Military College, he had joined the National Defence Academy, Kharakvasla, in November 2016 and after completing the three-year course in 2019, proceeded to the IMA. He had been adjudged best in physical endurance, PT and tactical ability. “It is a matter of great pride for our family and I am overjoyed at my son’s achievement. He had always wanted to join the Army,” said Watandeep’s father Baljinder Singh Sidhu, w...

 Sidhu is also the sixth generation officer from his family to join the army Lt Adhiraj Singh Sidhu A 22-year-old resident of Panchkula, Lieutenant Adhiraj Singh Sidhu, who passed out from the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun, on Saturday, became the third generation officer from his family to pass out from the elite academy. Sidhu is also the sixth generation officer from his family to join the army. He joins 21 Rajputs, a glorious and illustrious regiment of infantry. He said, “I am proud to continue the family tradition, joining the army was a dream for me.” His father is a Colonel. His grandfather was a Brigadier, great grandfather a Major, great great grandfather a Captain from the famous 36 Sikh, now 4 Sikh. His grandfather, Brig Pritam Singh Sidhu, was a pass-out of the third IMA course; father Col Sarup Singh Sidhu was from the 79th IMA course; Lt Adhiraj Singh Sidhu passed out from the 147th IMA course. Sidhu is also the fourth person from his family to join the inf...

OTA Chennai made arrangements for live streaming of passing out parade and Pipping Ceremony on DD Podhigai, DD Bharati and YouTube channels. 181 men and 49 women cadets graduated as officers at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) here on Saturday. A total of 15 men and five women cadets from friendly foreign countries also graduated on the occasion. Due to the present pandemic and precautions put in place to safeguard against the spread of COVID-19, parents were not invited to witness the event. 230 Officer Cadets passed out from Officers Training Academy(OTA), Chennai today. 20 Cadets from foreign nations also passed out. Lt Gen RP Singh GOC-in-C, Western Command reviewed the Passing Out Parade. @adgpi @SpokespersonMoD @drajaykumar_ias @DefenceMinIndia @PIB_India pic.twitter.com/v16kEDfDPa — Defence PRO Chennai (@Def_PRO_Chennai) November 21, 2020 However, OTA Chennai made arrangements for live streaming of passing out parade and Pipping Ceremony on DD Podhigai, DD Bharati and Y...