Early Times Report
Jammu, Feb 1: Lt Gen YK Joshi, 13 JAK Rifles (Bravest of the Brave), erstwhile J&K State Forces of Maharaja Gulab Singh who had founded the Dogra Empire with this Regiment led by the world famous Gen Zorawar Singh, which was raised in 1820 and is celebrating its Bicentenary (200 years) on 13 April this year at Jammu instead of Jabalpur. What an occasion to be celebrated by the people of the Union Territory. It will be an occasion of the Dogras of Jammu to honour their heroes and their families.
All the Veterans of the JAK Rifles fraternity, 31000 life members of the J&K Ex-Services League and the people of the Union Territory felicitate Lt Gen YK Joshi on his well earned rise to the coveted Command of the most prestigious Northern Army. Northern Command is in fact the inheritor of the exploits of the J&K State Forces of Maharaja Gulab Singh, who founded this unique Dogra Empire of Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan and Tibet Ha in 1846 and protected it for 101 years and finally saved by Brig Rajinder Singh with his 100 Spartan Dogras from the British planned invasion by Pakistan Army of 6000 with Tribal face and acceded by Maharaja Hari Singh to the Indian Union.
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