Senior Appointments : Army
Lt Gen PC Bhardwaj, presently GOC 14 Corps has been promoted as Army Commander and posted as GOC-in-C Northern Command. He replaces Lt Gen HS Panag who has been posted as GOC-in-C Central Command. Lt Gen HS Panag replaces Lt Gen OP Nandrajog who retires on 29 February 2008.
Lt Gen VK Singh, presently GOC 2 Corps has been promoted as Army Commander and posted as GOC-in-C Eastern Command. He replaces Lt Gen KS Jamwal who also retires on 29 February 2008.
All the Army Commanders will assume their new assignments from 01 March 2008.
As for other appointments on promotion, Maj Gen JP Singh, presently the Deputy Commandant of Armoured School and Centre is to be the GOC of 2 Corps, while Maj Gen VK Ahluwalia, presently the Additional Director General of Military Training is to be the GOC of 14 Corps.
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