TNPSC Thervupettagam

Lansdowne Cantonment Board rename

July 10 , 2023 507 days 412 0
  • 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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