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Mahar Regiment cycle expedition flagged off
Southern Star Mahar Regiment Cycling expedition was flagged off by Lt Gen R K Swamy, Chief of Staff, Southern Command on Saturday. The 14-day cycling expedition covering about 1200 kms from Pune to Saugor was flagged off from Royal Western India Turf Club (RWITC). This expedition is being organised to commemorate the XII reunion function of the Mahar Regiment and to foster a regimental spirit-de corps and bondage between retired and serving personnel. The expedition also seeks to spread the message of environmental awareness and highlight the importance of cycling amongst ordinary citizens. The expedition will cover significant places in Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh related with the Mahar Regiment’s glorious history and will conclude in Saugor on December 9. The commemoration started with the tunes of various Army bands. This was soon followed by a Paragliding show performed by ‘Meghdoot’ the Paratrooper team of Army. Lt Gen R K Swamy, chief of Staff Southern Command, said, “All the riders will be meeting retired Jawaans and their families in the course of their expedition and this will also popularise Mahar Regiment among youths and persuade them to join Army.” The expedition has been organised with TI Cycles of India.
6 engineering students to join NDA
Mrugendra Joshi, Dhruv Verma, Ameya Deshpande, Piyush Deshmukh, Mayank Bhawre and Shreyas Nitave have made it to the all India merit list of the 127th NDA course commencing December 30. The results had been declared by the UPSC on November 23. Five out of the six are first year engineering students and the remaining one is a second year engineering student. Mrugendra Vinayak Joshi (18), a resident of Bavdhan (Pune), is currently studying in FE (E&TC) at VIT, Pune. He stands 162nd in the Army/Navy all India merit list for entry to N.D.A. Dhruv Verma (18), a resident of Ghorpadi (Pune), is currently studying in FE (E&TC) at Trinity College of Engineering & Research, Pisoli. He secured 182nd rank. Ameya Milind Deshpande (18), a resident of Sahakarnagar (Pune), is currently studying in FE (Comp.Science) at P.E.S. Modern College of Engineering. Piyush Sunil Deshmukh (18), a resident of Dhayari (Pune), is currently studying in F.E. (Mech.) at NBN Sinhagad School of Engineering, Pune. He cleared his SSB in his third attempt. He stands 199th in the Army/Navy merit list. Mayank Rajendra Bhawre (18) years, a resident of Gadchiroli, currently studying in S.E. (I.T.) at M.I.T. (Pune) cleared the examination successfully in his first attempt. He stands 321st in the All India merit list for entry to the NDA. Shreyas Sanjay Nitave (18), a resident of Sangli, is currently studying in F.E. (Comp.Science) at M.I.T. College of Engineering, Kothrud (Pune). He has cleared his SSB in his first attempt. He is 375th in the Army/Navy list and 219th in the Air-Force All India merit list.
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