New Delhi Aug 18 (IANS) In his maiden domestic tour after taking office President Ram Nath Kovind will visit Ladakh on Monday where he will present the President s Colours to battalions of the Ladakh Scouts an infantry regiment of the Indian Army.
Sources said President Kovind will be in Ladakh for a day on August 21 and will also go to a meditation centre after the award ceremony.
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will also go to Ladakh on Sunday for a three-day visit.
The visit comes days after a skirmish between Indian and Chinese troops in Pangong Lake area of Ladakh after China s PLA troops tried to enter the Indian side on Tuesday. Soldiers from both the sides also resorted to stone pelting.
The President s Colours is one of the greatest honours bestowed upon a unit in recognition of exceptional service rendered by it to the nation both during war and in peace.
Usually the Army Chief hands over the President s Colours award on behalf of the President.
A flag meeting was held in Chusul in Ladakh on Wednesday that went off well and both sides made an attempt to re-establish peace leaving the incident behind. The skirmish in Ladakh was one of a kind where troops resorted to stone pelting and many were hurt.
Meanwhile a standoff between Indian and Chinese troops is continuing in Doklam in Sikkim sector close to the tri-junction of India-China-Bhutan after China attempted to construct a road on territory belonging to Bhutan.
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