Highlights 1 Parrikar to visit Uri and other forward areas along India's border in J-K.2 The move comes amid heavy firing and ceasefire violation by Pakistan. 3 Parrikar will also join senior army officers and other ranks in paying tribute to Major Somnath. Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar will visit Uri and other forward areas along India's border in Jammu and Kashmir today, his first visit since the Indian Army's surgical strikes across the Line of Control. Major Somnath was the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, the highest military honour. Major Somnath was awarded the medal posthumously for his bravery in the Kashmir operations in November, 1947.

Source: India Today November 02, 2016 06:45 UTC