Lt Gen DS Rana takes over as 23rd Colonel of the Regiment of Garhwal Rifles
On 28 June 2025, Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana took over as the 23rd Colonel of the Regiment of the Garhwal Rifles at Lansdowne, Uttarakhand.
Summary
Lieutenant General Dinesh Singh Rana, Commander-in-Chief of the Andaman and Nicobar Command, took over as the 23rd Colonel of the Regiment of the Garhwal Rifles on 28 June 2025. The baton was handed over at the Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre in Lansdowne, Uttarakhand. Rana succeeds Vice Chief of the Army Staff Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani. The regiment comprises 27 battalions, including a Scouts battalion.
Key facts
- New Colonel of the Regiment
- Lt Gen Dinesh Singh Rana (23rd)
- Current post
- C-in-C, Andaman and Nicobar Command
- Predecessor
- Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani, VCOAS
- Venue
- Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre, Lansdowne
- Regiment strength
- 27 battalions incl. a Scouts battalion
Practice MCQs 1 questions
Where is the Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre, at which Lt Gen DS Rana took over as Colonel of the Regiment on 28 June 2025?
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Correct answer: C — Lansdowne
PIB: the ceremonial handing over of the baton took place at the Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre in Lansdowne, Uttarakhand.