Event at MIRC commemorates 50th anniversary of 1971 victory

MUMBAI: A commemoration-cum-felicitation function was held at the Mechanised Infantry Regimental Centre (MIRC) in Ahmednagar, some 270 km from here, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of India's victory in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war.

It was part of various events are being held across the country under the 'Swarnim Vijay Varsh' (golden victory year). Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on December 16 last year lit the 'Swarnim Vijay Mashaal' from the eternal flame of the National War Memorial in Delhi, marking the beginning of the 50th anniversary year celebrations of India's victory over Pakistan in 1971.