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IAF wins Best Marching Contingent prize in R-Day parade, HRD Ministry tops tableaux
New Delhi, January 28, 2012
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The Indian Air Force (IAF) has won the prize for the Best Marching Contingent among the three services at the Republic Day Parade on January 26 this year.
The prizes were decided by a three panels of judges appointed for assessing the performance of Marching Contingent from three Services, Marching Contingent from Para-Military Forces and tableaux from various States/ Ministries/Departments and schoolchildren's items from schools of Delhi as well as outside Delhi.
The prize for the Best Marching Contingent among para-military forces and auxiliary marching contingents went to the Border Security Force (BSF).
The prize for the Best Tableau went to the Ministry of Human Resources Development (Department of School Education & Literacy), the second prize to Goa and the third prize to Karnataka.
Among the schoolchildren's items, Government Sarvodaya Kanya Vidyalaya, Hastsal, Delhi (Kodiyancha Karvan) won the first prize, while the North Zone Cultura Centre, Allahabad (Gudum Baja of Madhya Pradesh) got the second spot.
Kendriya Vidyalaya School, R K Puram, Delhi (Shiksha Sarvtra Pujayate) got a consolation prize.
In addition, the tableau presented by the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) has been selected for a special prize, an official press release added.
NNN
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