Shaheed Major Mariappan Saravanan is possibly the first officer to fall in the Kargil war 1999. He was an officer in the prestigious Bihar Regiment of the Indian Army. He was Martyred in hand to hand combat with intruders after killing four intruders in the Batalik area of Kargil Sector on 29...
Upset over "callous attitude" of authorities in taking up the issue of torturous death of his son in the hands of Pakistan army during Kargil war, a slain army Captain's father has filed an RTI plea over the steps taken by the Union government in this regard.
"In the RTI application addressed...