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Lansdowne Cantonment Board rename
July 10 , 2023
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- The Lansdowne Cantonment Board, located in Uttarakhand, has decided to rename as Jaswantgarh after Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat.
- Lansdowne was a British politician who served as Viceroy of India from 1888 to 1894.
- The Cantonment and Regimental Centre for the training of recruits of the Garhwal Rifles was located in a forest area popularly known as Kalundanda.
- Jaswant was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously while his battalion received the Battle Honour Nuranang.
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