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Unit Citation
Following units were awarded Unit Citation by the COAS for their performance in OP Vijay.

108 Med Regt.

108 Medium Regiment was raised on 01 March 81 at Bagrakot (West Bengal) by Lieutenant Colonel BJ Oberoi. In a short span of 18 years, the unit had had the distinction of serving in different areas like the East; Leh-Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir in the North along Line of Control; and, in Central India. The unit as a fledling was blooded into OPERATION MEGHDOOT in 1984. The Chief of Army Staff has made a special instant award of 'Unit Citation' to 108 Medium Regiment, for their valour and indomitable resolve during OPERATION VIJAY.

141 Field Regiment.

141 Field Regiment was raised on 01 Jul 1979 at Talbehat. The first Commanding Officer was Lieutenant Colonel Vinay Shankar. The unit has mixed class composition of troops. The unit had been awarded the COAS's 'Unit Citation' for their splendid performance during OPERATION VIJAY. Late Captain PV Vikram has been awarded Sena Medal in recognition to his gallant action during OPERATION VIJAY.

197 Field Regiment.

197 Field Regiment was raised on 01 Jun 1968 at Bangalore as a mixed unit. The first Commanding Officer was Lieutenant Colonel CS Murthy. The unit has held varying equipments like 76 mm (YUGO), 105 mm IFG, 100 mm Guns and 122 mm HOW. Besides participation in Bangladesh operations under 23 Mountain Division, the unit has served in the Eastern, Western and Northern Sectors including being a part of the strike Corps. The unit has been awarded COAS's 'Unit Citation' for their splendid performance during OP VIJAY.

IN INDIA

Shortest distance between Railway stations
The closest pair of stations on a line may be Safilguda and Dayanand Nagar stations on the Secunderabad - Bolarum section in Hyderabad division. The stations are about 170m apart. Lake Gardens and Tollygunge on the Sealdah South - Budge Budge section are about 200m apart. Other close pairs include Chintadripet and Chepauk Stadium, and Chepauk and Light House on the Chennai MRTS; Perambur and Perambur Carriage Works on the Chennai - Arakkonam line.

OUTSIDE 236 TRANSIT CAMP,MILE 17,SIKKIM

Least punctual train

The Guwahati Express from Guwahati to Trivandrum is reputed to be the most unreliable long-distance train in the country. The train is booked to make its journey in 65 hours and 5 minutes, but the average delay on a trip is about 10-12 hours, with the train often showing up more than a day late. In 1995 the Times of India carried an article on it, saying that the train had not run on time even once in its (then) ten-year existence!

Oldest trains still running

Trains keep getting their schedules changed, their routes changed, and their names changed over time, so the answers to these questions are a bit fluid. The Bangalore Mail has been running in various guises since 1864 (1862?). The Deccan Queen and the Howrah-Madras Mail have been in operation since the 1930s. So has the Howrah-Kalka Mail. The Punjab Mail, the Frontier Mail, and the Grand Trunk Express are other trains that have been running for a long time, however, their names have changed and/or their routes / termini have changed too. The 2 Up / 1 Dn Mail between Calcutta and Delhi, started in 1866, is the direct forebear of today's Howrah-Kalka Mail. The Poona Mail (Bombay-Poona) introduced in the 1860s was discontinued in the 1970s. The Flying Ranee started under that name in 1950, but it had its predecessors (Flying Queen, Weekend Special) in 1937 and 1906.

JALAPAHAR CANTT,DARJEELING

WITH A CHINESE SOLDIER AT NATHULA BORDER, SIKKIM

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