Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, November 19 2009:
Maj Gen Deependra Singh Hooda has taken over as the GOC of 57 Mountain Division from Maj Gen Shakti Gurung.
Maj Gen DS Hooda arrived here with his wife Mrs Rashmi Hooda from Army Headquarters, New Delhi on November 15 to assume command of 57 Mountain Division.
According to a PIB (DW) press release, Maj Gen DS Hooda is a qualified officer of the Indian Army.
An alumni of the Canadian Forces Command and Staff College and National Defence College, New Delhi, he has served as the chief logistics officer of a United Nations Mission in Asmara (Ethiopia) and other distinguished appointments in the Army Hqs.
It also hailed Maj Gen Shakti Gurung as a dynamic and professional soldier besides being one of the most approachable generals of the Division.
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As he is preparing to leave the Division, Maj Gen Shakti Gurung has appealed to the people of Manipur to be more pro-active towards the process of peace and prosperity.
He also thanked all sections of the society, Government officials and the media for the unstinted support provided to him for carrying out his tasks.