{"id":272791,"date":"2025-10-27T00:14:28","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T18:44:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/?p=272791"},"modified":"2025-10-27T00:14:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T18:44:28","slug":"army-organises-run-to-celebrate-valour-of-infantry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/2025\/10\/27\/army-organises-run-to-celebrate-valour-of-infantry\/","title":{"rendered":"Army organises run to celebrate valour of infantry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>ITANAGAR, 26 Oct:<\/strong> The Indian Army organised a run in Mechukha in Shi-Yomi district on Sunday to celebrate the grit, valour and unwavering spirit of the infantry, a defence spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event witnessed enthusiastic participation of both serving personnel and local residents of Mechukha valley, reflecting the unity, discipline and strong soldier-civilian bond, he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead of the Infantry Day on 27 October, the run was held in the 2.4 km and 4 km categories and began with an energizing warm-up session, followed by spirited participation across both routes, defence spokesperson Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Winners and special achievers, including the youngest and oldest runners, were felicitated during the prize distribution ceremony.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Infantry Day commemorates the historic landing of the 1st Battalion of the Sikh Regiment in Srinagar on 27 October, 1947 during the Indo-Pak War, a decisive operation that safeguarded the sovereignty of Jammu &amp; Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Mechukha event carried forward this legacy by bringing together soldiers and civilians in a shared celebration of fitness, camaraderie and national pride, he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The &#8216;Day Run&#8217; reinforced the ideals of fitness, teamwork and unity of purpose, echoing the enduring spirit of the infantry and its deep connection with the people, the spokesperson added. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ITANAGAR, 26 Oct: The Indian Army organised a run in Mechukha in Shi-Yomi district on Sunday to celebrate the grit, valour and unwavering spirit of the infantry, a defence spokesperson said. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation of both serving personnel and local residents of Mechukha valley, reflecting the unity, discipline and strong soldier-civilian bond, he [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-272791","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272791","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}