Chandigarh, July 31

Lt Gen GS Sangha, Chief of Staff, Western Command, superannuated at present after rendering 39 years of service. Before hanging up his boots, he laid a wreath on the Veer Smriti conflict memorial in Chandimandir to pay tribute to the martyrs.

During the course of his service, he commanded a Rashtriya Rifles battalion and a Mountain Brigade in Jammu and Kashmir and a Mountain Division and a Corps in jap theatre. — TNS