Hindustan Times harangued Hindus over the foundation ceremony of Devnarayan temple to be constructed in Rajasthan. Srivatsa, national campaign in-charge of Youth Congress, celebrated 'farmers' cutting off power supply to Jio towers. After the Air Force had already reactivated the airstrip, there was nothing the government could do to prevent it, and so, eventually, the airstrip was developed to allow the landing of larger aircraft. COIMBATORE: Air Marshal MSG Menon, Air Officer-in-charge of the Air Headquarters in Delhi, on Friday appreciated the training being carried out in the Air Force Administrative College here.The Air Marshal, during his two-day visit which concluded on Friday, interacted with the personnel of the college and … Talking to Economic Times, he narrated the circumstances behind the action. The Daulat Beg Oldi base has played a vital role for Indian forces during the current stand-off. Air Marshal Barbora was born on December 10, 1950 in Shillong and was commissioned into the IAF as a fighter pilot on June 13, 1970. All the earlier files had ended with a ‘No’ for various reasons”, Barbora said. … His comments have come at a time when India-China relations are tensed over control of territory in eastern Ladakh. They kept the operation a secret, and successfully landed at Daulat Beg Oldi in a fixed-wing aircraft after 43 years, officially reactivating it. Air Marshal P K Barbora, an experienced fighter pilot, was on Wednesday named as the new vice chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from June 1. 'We miss out on a certain strategic advantage by arriving late on the scene.' He was promoted as Air Mshl and appointed as SASO of Eastern Air Command (EAC) in Sep 05. New Delhi, May 13: Air Marshal P K Barbora, an experienced fighter pilot, was today named as the new vice chief of the Indian Air Force (IAF) from June 1. Air Marshal PK Barbora, Ex Vice Chief of Air Staff On 9 October 2011, despite reports that a winner would be announced in October 2011, Air Chief Marshal Norman Anil Kumar Browne stated that India is first approving the finalists' industrial offset offers, and allowing each time to make a final bid. Additions? Corrections? The entire mission was secret: there was no written order and even the then defence minister AK Antony was kept in … Rahul Gandhi's vacation to Milan comes a day before Congress' foundation day where there were the party had decided to take up the nationalism pitch. Actor Sushant Singh continues to share fake news, this time lies about the release of suspended cop DSP Davinder Singh, Pro-Congress ‘activist’ Shabnam Hashmi caught spreading fake news again, Rahul Gandhi’s fanboy Saket Gokhale thinks bank transfers under DBT cannot happen on a bank holiday. Barbora said the Chinese never raised the issue with the Defence Minister during that visit. 'Mumbai Police is in the middle of a mindless farce of an investigation that has only one purpose: to try and target Republic TV', the channel said denying the charges. “What on earth for?” is his first response. Air Marshal Pranab Barbora, who had taken over the Western Air Command on 1 January 2008, decided to be at Chandigarh in February for his familiarisation visit. In 2008, PK Barbora landed on the airstrip in an AN-32, reactivating the base after 43 years. Later, Air Marshal Barbora visited the MiG 29 and MiG 27 Training Complex and urged the instructors to strive for excellence. ", The Congress has a long tradition of not implementing rules. Hindustan TimesFormer Vice-Chief of Air Staff made a big revelation. If you have any comments, then please leave a message on the, http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/12375, Incomplete Information? Talking about why the ALG was abandoned in 1965, the former Air Marshal said that although the army engineers had done a fantastic job in building the ground, a decision was taken to not fly any two-engine aircraft to that height due to safety reasons. He took on the mammoth task of ensuring the MiG-21 Bis upgrade and the SU-30 Mk-I programme which moved ahead smoothly. Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora VM (12375) F (P) was commissioned on 13 Jun 70 as a fighter pilot. Determined to reactivate the airstrip, Barbora then reportedly talked to his counterparts in the Army and select Air Force officials for a quick study on the condition of the airstrip, and other preparations needed. Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora VM (12375) F (P) was commissioned on 13 Jun 70 as a fighter pilot. However, Air Marshal (Retd) Pranab Kumar Barbora revealed that the request from the IAF to reactivate the important airstrip was repeatedly denied by the UPA government. Look, it’s 2020 now, not 1962″, Barbora said. Wg Cdr Barbora has been in command of an operational squadron since Jun 87. Air Marshal (Retd) Pranab Kumar Barbora is an exceptional person. While Khalistani elements have infiltrated the Punjab farmer protest against free market, our neighbouring country Pakistan seems to have even more nefarious agenda. Today, eight years after his retirement as the Vice Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Barbora softly chuckles when he is told that India is planning to gift three MiG-21s to Russia. Whether NDTV or 'The Wire', they never have to worry about funds. n his hurry to target the Modi government and country's investigative agencies for taking action alleged terror sympathisers, Sushant Singh openly peddled false propaganda by conveniently ignoring the details of the case registered against suspended cop Davinder Singh. While returning, one senior army officer stationed at the base accompanied them, and they returned to Chandigarh after taking off from the bumpy runway at the DBO. Was the resurrection of Jesus actually resuscitation? Shabnam Hashmi is followed on Twitter by various self-proclaimed fact-checkers and propagandists masquerading as journalists. Air Marshal PK Barbora (retd) spoke about a 2008 operation. Air Marshal P K Barbora, who heads the crucial Delhi-based Western Air Command (WAC) at present, will replace Air Marshal Naik as the new vice-chief on June 1. He said the then Defence Minister AK Antony had also asked him what he would tell the Chinese if they raise questions about it during his visit to China where he was taking the earthquake relief supplies. Speaking to ANI, he said "..43 years had gone by, and there was no clearance to re-operate from there because of so many reasons and every time … He commanded a premier air base in the East which undertook flying training of future generation fighter pilots. The Air officer contributed immensely towards air operations in Central Air Command where he served as the Air-I. While BJP wants to win 200 seats in Bengal, TMC is confident of retaining its majority in the state, bolstered by inexplicable Prashant Kishor. He, with his inspirational leadership qualities, instilled zeal and confidence among st the field commanders. The base is important for India, but the terrain is too hostile for sending personnel to man it. After reaching Chandigarh from Daulat Beg Oldi, they informed Delhi that they have reactivated the remote airstrip after 43 years, and that is when the defence minister became aware of it. A highly experienced aviator with over 3500 hours to his credit, he took part in the 1971 war. 'We should have seen these signals and reacted earlier.' Image Credit: ANI. During his command, his squadron flew over 8300 sorties and 4800 hours while maintaining a very high average aircraft serviceability of 78%. Air Marshal Barbora, said that Pakistan had deployed most of its air power on the border as it was aware of IAF's capabilities and needed to "beef up" its air defences against India. # Alert | Listen in to what PK Barbora, Ex-Air Marshal had to say over the latest controversy surrounding the upcoming Netflix movie 'AK vs AK'. 12 years ago retired air marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora's actions provided India with a strategic advantage against China. In 1990, he shaped the first ever Air Combat Simulator to hone the combat skill levels of fighter pilots. Bengal elections can finish career of Prashant Kishore, and he is desperate, can his media friends save him? We have adequate area for air to air refuelling which is not possible at forward bases,” former Vice-Chief of Air Staff Air Marshal PK Barbora (Retired) told The Tribune. Therefore, at least five attempts were made by the IAF to reactivate it, but all of them were refused by the government. Difficult times will come,' says predictions by Bulgarian Baba Vanga, A man from Ajmer named Dharmendra Anija gifted 3 acres of land on moon to his wife Sapna Anija on their wedding anniversary, Atal Bihari Vajpayee collection of poems, Samvedna, was converted into a music album by Jagjit Singh in 2002, 25 December 2020 marks 96th birth anniversary of one of the most admired politicians in history of independent India — Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He has to his credit over 3000 hours of accident-free flying. He revealed that no one in the government knew about the mission before it was conducted, not even the then defence minister AK Antony. “There were no more operations after 1965. In an explosive revelation, former Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora has said that he flew to Daulat Beg Oldi airstrip in Ladakh on 2008 after 43 years without informing the govt first, because all other previous requests for the same were denied. Due to courageous decision taken by him, causality evacuation by night was undertaken for the first time from high altitude and inhospitable terrain of Arunachal Pradesh. He also informed the vice chief of air staff Pradeep Naik, but the defence minister was not informed. IAF reactivated a strategically important a... Former Vice-Chief of Air Staff made a big revelation. In May 2008, the airstrip was reactivated when former vice-chief of air staff, Air Marshal (retd) Pranab Kumar Barbora, who was then the Western Air Command chief, landed an AN-32 aircraft there. Note: All the data available here is publicly available in the Gazette of India, published by the Indian Government, or from public domain sources, press releases about Awards and Right-To-Information (RTI) Requests. Sanchaita Gajapati has alleged that The Hindu journalist has engaged in biased reporting against MANSAS Trust. For contribution to the Combat potential of the IAF, he was awarded VM in 1990. The Indian Air Force had planned for other advance landing grounds in Ladakh too, but DBO stood out for various reasons, like, it is the world’s highest ALG, and is located just a few kilometres away from Karakoram Pass. On the 4th of May, 2020, the life of one family in upscale Gurugram came to a screeching halt. The airstrip is strategically very important, as it is located next to the Line of Actual Control in Aksai Chin and the Karakoram Pass. 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