NE gets its first Lt General GUWAHATI, April 17 – Bringing laurels to the North-East, an Army officer has become the first Lieutenant General from the region. Lieutenant General Konsam Himalay Singh who hails from Manipur has assumed command of the White Knight Corps, the largest corps of the Indian Army. Lt General Singh is an alumnus of Sainik School Goalpara (Assam) and the National Defence Academy. He was commissioned into the second battalion of The Rajput Regiment in June 1978 and later commanded 27 Rajput. Gen Himalay Singh has held varied commands, staff and instructional appointments during his career so far. He has vast operational experience in counter insurgency (CI) operations in Jammu and Kashmir, where he served five tenures in the last 35 years and four tenures in the North East which included CI operations. He commanded 27 Rajput in Siachen Glacier from 1998 to 2000. Honoured with Yudh Seva Medal in 2000 for command of a unit during Operation Vijay against Pakistans unsuccessful move to occupy Indian Territory, he later commanded an infantry brigade in Delhi. He was General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 25 Infantry Division in J&K and was awarded with Ati Vishisht Sewa Medal in 2013. Sainik School Goalpara, Assam, in which Lt General Himalay studied, was founded on November 12, 1964. He joined the school in the year 1968.
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 03:15:17 +0000
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