Breathtaking show by Army motorcyclists

The team of ‘Dare Devils’ was a major attraction of the parade as it displayed various stunts while rumbling down the asphalt and it was cheered by President Pranab Mukherjee, French President Francois Hollande, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, apart from a host of dignitaries. 

‘Dare Devils’ performed different stunts like ‘Salute to President’, ‘Signal Rocket’, ‘Signal Fighter’, ‘Abhimanyu’, ‘Shradhanjali’, ‘Commando’, ‘Lotus formation’ and ‘Human Pyramid’ and others on moving motorcycles. The stunts drew loud cheers from the crowd all along the Rajpath. 

Ashok Chakra awarded to Goswami’s wife: 

Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami of the Special Forces, who took part in back-to-back operations in Jammu and Kashmir which resulted in killing of 10 terrorists in 11 days before being martyred, was on Tuesday posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, the country’s highest peace time gallantry award, by President Pranab Mukherjee. 

The award was received by Bhavna Goswami, widow of Goswami, at the country’s 67th Republic Day. Goswami was killed at Hafruda forests in Kupwara district in fierce gunbattle with terrorists, but not before he killed two himself and helped in killing another two.