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2,010 Agniveers, Including 309 women, pass out from INS Chilka
2,010 Agniveers, Including 309 women, pass out from INS Chilka

United News of India

time6 days ago

  • General
  • United News of India

2,010 Agniveers, Including 309 women, pass out from INS Chilka

New Delhi, Aug 10 (UNI) 2,010 Agniveers, including 309 women Agniveers of the Indian Navy, and 276 Naviks of Indian Coast Guard, passed out as part of the sixth batch of Agniveers from the portals of INS Chilka. The post sunset Passing Out Parade was reviewed by Vice Admiral Rajesh Pendharkar, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Eastern Naval Command. Commodore B Deepak Aneel, Commanding Officer INS Chilka was the Conducting Officer of the POP. Addressing the parade, FOC-in-C East congratulated the trainees and exhorted them to uphold the Navy's core values of duty, honour, courage and remain focussed on the subsequent phases of professional training. During the event, meritorious Agniveers were awarded with medals and trophies. Lalit Karki and Vikash Singh received the Chief of Naval Staff Rolling Trophy and Gold Medal for Best Agniveer SSR and MR respectively. Tatduri Akhila was recognised as the Best Woman Agniveer in overall order of merit and was awarded the Gen Bipin Rawat Rolling Trophy. Vishal Dhiman received the best Navik during the valedictory Function, FOC-in-C East presented the Overall Championship Trophy to Shivaji Division and Runners Up Trophy to Ashok Division. The Chief Guest also felicitated the high achievers veterans and eminent sports personality and unveiled the 01/25 edition of 'Ankur', the bilingual trainees' magazine of INS Chilka.A statement from the naval spokesperson stated that the POP marked the successful completion of ab-initio training. It also signified the beginning of a new chapter in their lives in the Indian Navy. Embodying the Navy's inclusive ethos, the event highlighted the spirit of unity and discipline in shaping a credible, cohesive, and combat ready force, prepared to meet future challenges. UNI PWS RN

Annual science fiesta pays tributes to 70 years of India–Oman ties
Annual science fiesta pays tributes to 70 years of India–Oman ties

Observer

time08-06-2025

  • Science
  • Observer

Annual science fiesta pays tributes to 70 years of India–Oman ties

Students and teachers from as far as Jaalan Bani Bu Ali, Khasab, Sur, Ibri, Al Rustaq, Salalah and other schools in Muscat and nearby areas arrived at the campus of the National University of Science and Technology (NUST) to compete in the Annual Science Fiesta 2025 of the Indian Science Forum, an innovative event dedicated to 70 years of India–Oman diplomatic relations. The Annual Science Fiesta 2025 brought together bright young minds from across Oman for a dynamic celebration of science, technology and innovation. The Indian School Al Ghubra won the Rolling Trophy for the overall champion. The first runner-up was Indian School Bausher while the Indian School Al Maabela bagged the second runner-up. 'AI – Mind Meets Machine', was this year's theme in competitions such as debates, poster making, digital symposium and exhibition. More than 5,000 students vied for the Shastra Pratibha contest. The Science and Technology Achievement Award was presented to Dr Monojit Choudhury, Professor at Mohamed Bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI), Abu Dhabi, who was also the keynote speaker. He works on natural language processing (NLP) and various branches of cognitive and social sciences. He has drawn inspiration from and contributed to the fields of historical and evolutionary linguistics, sociolinguistics, ethics, culture studies and ethnography. Tariq bin Hilal al Barwani, technologist and influencer, was honoured with the prestigious Jayakar Award. 'This award is not just a recognition of past achievements, but a call to continue building, inspiring and transforming lives,' said Tariq, adding, 'I dedicate this honour to every young dreamer who believes in the power of knowledge, resilience and service to society.' The award was presented by G V Srinivas, Ambassador of India to the Sultanate of Oman, in the presence of Dr J Retnakumar, Chairman of the Indian Science Forum, Kiran Asher and Syed Ahmad Salman, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Indian Schools in Oman.

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