New Delhi: BJP has nominated Shamsher Singh Manhas and Chander Mohan Sharma as candidates for the biennial election to Rajya Sabha in Jammu and Kashmir.
"BJP President Amit Shah has nominated Shamsher Singh and Chander Mohan Sharma as party candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha election," a party release said.
While Manhas is BJP national executive member and former Jammu and Kashmir unit president, Sharma is also a senior party leader from the state. Sharma has also served as former Yuva Morcha president of the party in the state.
The election to the Council of States for electing four new members in the Upper House would be held on February 7 and the last date of filling nominations is January 28.
The four members whose terms are expiring are Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Saif-ud-Din Soz on 10th February and National Conference (NC) leaders Ghulam Nabi Wani and Mohammad Shafi on 15th February.
Vishnu Unni awarded Nao Sena medal for gallantry Kochi, January 27 Young Naval sailor, Vishnu Unni, who jumped into the waters to save the life of a woman and her six-month-old child on October 3, 2014, has been awarded the Nao Sena medal for gallantry posthumously by the Indian Navy.
A four-member team from the Southern Naval Command visited the family of Vishnu at his native place, Thrithala in Palakkad and personally conveyed the news of the declaration of award by the President to the family members, a Defence press release said.
Unni and his friend were passing the Vendurthy bridge on a motorcycle when they saw a 35-year-old woman throwing her baby daughter in the water and jumping in herself.
Not wasting time, Unni jumped from the bridge and managed to rescue the woman and child. However, he was swept away in the strong current. The baby girl later died at the hospital.
Being an off day, the two young sailors were on their way to watch a film. Five officers of Southern Naval Command have also been selected for distinguished service awards by the President out of which two are Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) and three are Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM).
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