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NEW DELHI, June 13: Lt Gen Amit Sharma has been promoted as Army Commander and appointed Commander-in-Chief, Strategic Forces Command which looks after the nuclear arsenal of the country, an Army spokesperson said today. He replaces Vice Admiral S P S Cheema as the head of the tri-services command as the Navy officer has moved to Kochi to head the Navy’s Southern Command there. Sharma (58) was the Chief of Staff of Japiur-based South Western Command of the army and had headed the force’s elite 21 Strike Corps. The responsibility of the Strategic Forces Command is to operationalise the directives of the Nuclear Command Authority (NCA). The Command has the sole responsibility of initiating the process of delivering nuclear weapons and warheads after acquiring explicit approval from NCA. Lt Gen Sharma was commis- sioned in 45 Cavalry in December 1976 and has over the years held numerous command, staff and instructional appoint- ments in all operational sectors including counter insurgency areas. He had the distinction of having served as Colonel Administration of an Infantry Division in Jammu & Kashmir, Colonel General Staff of a Mountain Division in eastern sector and Brigadier General Staff of a strike corps. Lt Gen Amit Sharma had also served as Defence Attache in Indian Embassy in Paris where he was responsible for Army and Naval cooperation with France, Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg. He has commanded an armoured regiment, an independent armoured brigade in western deserts, an infantry division in a Strike Corps and the Strike Corps in the Southern Theatre. (PTI) SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014 (PAGE 20) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Lt Gen Amit Sharma is new C-in-C of Strategic Forces Command INDIA’S MOST TRUSTED & PREFERRED LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA Full or Part Time according to your flexible working hours and earn fixed stipend (3000/-) +20,000/- 50,000/- to 1,00,000/- or more PM+ provision of royalty income. We are looking for 10th (rural), 10+2, Graduates & above RETD EMPLOYEES LADIES/HOUSE WIVES/ EX-SERVICEMEN. AGENTS OF POST OFFICE/GEN. ISSURANCE/MUTUAL FUNDS ETC. Lots of benefits besides Commissions Like Pension/ Own Office Laptop/Car/Housing loan etc. Interview date: 15 June 2014 (Sunday) 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM (Come With Bio-Data) Venue: Parvati Bhawan, LIC of India Unit 2, near Police Post, Panjthirthi, Jammu WALK-IN-INTERVIEW JOIN AS AN ADVISOR, CCA & RCA Contact: 9419170404 (Raman Sherpuri)
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NEW DELHI, June 13:
Lt Gen Amit Sharma hasbeen promoted as ArmyCommander and appointedCommander-in-Chief, StrategicForces Command which looksafter the nuclear arsenal of thecountry, an Army spokespersonsaid today.
He replaces Vice Admiral SP S Cheema as the head of thetri-services command as theNavy officer has moved toKochi to head the Navy’sSouthern Command there.
Sharma (58) was the Chief ofStaff of Japiur-based South
Western Command of the armyand had headed the force’s elite21 Strike Corps.
The responsibility of theStrategic Forces Command is tooperationalise the directives ofthe Nuclear CommandAuthority (NCA).
The Command has the soleresponsibility of initiating theprocess of delivering nuclearweapons and warheads afteracquiring explicit approval fromNCA.
Lt Gen Sharma was commis-sioned in 45 Cavalry inDecember 1976 and has over theyears held numerous command,staff and instructional appoint-ments in all operational sectorsincluding counter insurgencyareas.
He had the distinction ofhaving served as ColonelAdministration of an InfantryDivision in Jammu & Kashmir,Colonel General Staff of aMountain Division in easternsector and Brigadier GeneralStaff of a strike corps.
Lt Gen Amit Sharma hadalso served as Defence Attachein Indian Embassy in Pariswhere he was responsible forArmy and Naval cooperationwith France, Belgium,
Netherlands and Luxembourg.He has commanded an armouredregiment, an independentarmoured brigade in western
deserts, an infantry division in aStrike Corps and the StrikeCorps in the Southern Theatre.(PTI)
SATURDAY, JUNE 14, 2014 (PAGE 20) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU
Lt Gen Amit Sharma is new C-in-C of Strategic Forces CommandINDIA’S MOST TRUSTED & PREFERRED
LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIAFull or Part Time according to your flexible working hours and earn fixed stipend (3000/-)+20,000/- 50,000/- to 1,00,000/- or more PM+ provision of royalty income.We are looking for 10th (rural), 10+2, Graduates & above
RETD EMPLOYEES LADIES/HOUSE WIVES/ EX-SERVICEMEN.AGENTS OF POST OFFICE/GEN. ISSURANCE/MUTUAL FUNDS ETC.
Lots of benefits besides Commissions Like Pension/ Own OfficeLaptop/Car/Housing loan etc.
Interview date: 15 June 2014 (Sunday) 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM (Come With Bio-Data)Venue: Parvati Bhawan, LIC of India Unit 2, near Police Post, Panjthirthi, Jammu
WALK-IN-INTERVIEWJOIN AS AN ADVISOR, CCA & RCA
Contact: 9419170404 (Raman Sherpuri)
