Devendra Sharma

Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma took over as Chief of Staff, Headquarters, Western Command on Tuesday. On taking over, the General laid a wreath at Veer Smriti War Memorial and paid homage to the bravehearts of Western Command.

The Army and Border Security Force (BSF) Synergy Conference was held at Headquarters of Vajra Corps, Jalandhar cantonment on Tuesday. Lieutenant General Devendra Sharma, General Officer Commanding (GOC), Vajra Corps presided over the conference.

A new version of the Aakash missile was successfully tested at the Pokaran field firing range in Jaisalmer under the Make in India scheme on Wednesday. The missile proved successful by all standards.

High contents of fluorides in water used for drinking purposes is victimising a large section of the population in affected areas. In 2016, the health department found 2.18 lakh suspected cases of fluorosis.

A 45-year-old advocate ended his life by setting himself on fire on the Delhi-Ajmer Expressway passing through Dadi ki Phatak area under Kardhani police station area of Jaipur on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Devendra Sharma.