India, Jan. 25 -- Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth on Saturday hailed the role of women personnel during Operation Sindoor last year, and said the 'Nari Shakti' of the country is helping realise the vision of 'Viksit Bharat'. He was addressing a gathering on the occasion of the grand finale of the National School Band Competition, organised as part of the 77th Republic Day celebrations, at the National Bal Bhavan.

Eighteen teams in each zone (east, west, north and south) fought for the top honours in categories - Brass Band Boys, Brass Band Girls, Pipe Band Boys and Pipe Band Girls, the defence ministry said in a statement. Seth also gave away prizes to the winning teams. The teams in each category were given cash prizes (1st pr...