Gauri Mahadik who lost her husband- Army Major Prasad Mahadik in a fire at his shelter in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, in Dec 2017, will join the OTA Chennai April 2019 SSC Non tech course and will be commissioned in the Indian Army next year. She will undergo training at Officers’ Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai where her husband was trained as well. Gauri Mahadik: 10 days after his demise, I was thinking about what should I do now. I decided that I’ve to do something for him & that I’ll join the forces & wear his uniform & his stars. I will join Army next year as a lieutenant after hardcore training at OTA in Chennai.
During 2017, Major Prasad Mahadik’s unit was deployed in Tawang valley, which is located about 35 Km from the Indo-China border in Arunachal Pradesh. He was stationed at forwarding post along the border at a height above 15,000 ft from mean sea level where the temperature falls as low as -15 degrees. On December 30th, 2017, around 6.30 AM a fire broke out in the barrack where Major Prasad lived and soon engulfed a major part of the building.
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A rescue operation was launched by the unit but it failed to contain the fire in time. Major Prasad Mahadik got trapped badly and got severe burn injuries before he could be rescued. He later succumbed to his severe burn injuries and a committed soldier was lost in the horrific accident. Major Prasad Mahadik was a fine officer and a true soldier who laid down his life in the service of the nation. Major Prasad Mahadik is survived by his wife Gauri, father Ganesh and mother Sharda. 
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UPSC has recently published the CDS 2 2018 result, around 7650 candidates cleared the CDS 2 2018 written exam for IMA, OTA, AFA and NA. We are getting several emails from the candidates asking for the CDS 2 2018 SSB interview dates, in this article we are going to explain the complete procedure of CDS SSB interview date and what actions are required from successful candidates. Candidates who are waiting for OTA SSB interview dates for CDS 2 2018 can keep checking the official website, as per the official website, SSB interview for 110th SSC Course (NT) Men/24rd SSC Women (NT) (Oct 2019) will be tentatively carried out by 2nd week of Match 2019.
Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat was flown in trainer version of DRDO’s Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas today to demonstrate the operational capabilities of the aircraft during Aero India 2019 at Bengaluru. Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, Head of National Flight Test Centre (NFTC) at Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bengaluru piloted this aircraft. On this occasion, Tejas was flown at medium altitude to showcase the Pin-point attack capabilities using a Laser Designation Pod (LDP).
Flight Lieutenant Hina Jaiswal has been selected for the prestigious Flight Engineers’ course. She successfully has completed the course at 112 Helicopter Unit, Air Force Station, Yelahanka and thus created history by becoming the first Indian Woman Flight Engineer. Commissioned on 05 Jan 15 in the engineering branch of the IAF, she has served as Chief of firing team and battery commander in a frontline Surface to Air Missile squadron, before being selected for the prestigious Flight Engineers’ Course. She successfully completed the course and earned her Flight Engineer’s wing on 15 Feb 19. During the course of six months of grueling training, she trained shoulder to shoulder with her male counterparts, and displayed unflinching commitment, dedication and perseverance. Flt Lt Hina Jaiswal, hails from Chandigarh and has completed her Bachelor of Engineering degree from Panjab University. The only daughter of Mr DK Jaiswal and Mrs Anita Jaiswal, Hina describes her achievement as a “dream come true”. Since childhood, she had aspired to don the soldier’s uniform and take on the skies as an aviator. Finally, her dreams have manifested into reality after successfully graduating from the alma mater of Heli-lift.
