The Army will create history soon by promoting a wheelchair-bound brigadier to the rank of Major General.

In a fierce battle in Kashmir's Anantnag in 1994, a group of nine terrorists held fourteen women hostage. Fighting them was a young officer, Colonel Razdan, who finally after 24 hours rescued the hostages.

The victory came with a heavy price. Colonel Razdan was shot in the stomach, and he spent a year in the hospital but could never walk again.

"I was taught that the life of an Army officer is one of sacrifice," said Colonel Razdan.

But the wheel chair did not deter this incredible officer. He continued to work, doing all he can for his country.

"If God shuts one door, he opens another," he added.
"I do feel proud. He is like Bhagat Singh," said Manju Razdan, Brigadier Razdan's wife.

Colonel Razdan was awarded the Kirti Chakra, and now he becomes the officer in a wheelchair to be promoted to the rank of major general.

It maybe a cliché, but it's true - where there's a will, there's a way.

Under attack for withdrawing subsidy on cooking gas and increasing VAT on CNG and diesel, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Tuesday said she was "open" to reviewing the budget

proposals noting that her's is a "sensitive" government.

"We are open to it," Dikshit said when asked whether government will review its decision on withdrawing subsidy on cooking gas and increased VAT on a number of items.

Officials hinted that Government may try to readjust the price of cooking gas by reducing tax on it. They said government may also review its decision on increasing VAT on CNG.

"Our's is a sensitive government. We always try to address the problems of the common man," Dikshit said.

Presenting the budget, Delhi Finance Minister A K Walia on Monday had announced the withdrawal of the Rs 40 subsidy on LPG cylinders for domestic consumers besides an increase in VAT for diesel and CNG.

A five per cent tax was imposed on the Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), the fuel used for public transport like buses and auto-rickshaws. At present, there is no VAT on CNG.

Yesterday, the Chief Minister had justified the hike saying the government was facing severe fund crunch due huge spending on various projects linked to the Commonwealth Games.

The Unite union, which represents crew members, said more than 80 planes were grounded at Heathrow and an "enormous" amount of flights had been cancelled.
BA said staff were turning up in enough numbers to maintain its revised schedule for Heathrow and Gatwick.
Staff are striking over pay and working conditions, with a further four-day walkout planned for 27 March.
'Contingency plan'
Unite national official Steve Turner said on Saturday morning: "I have seen the 80-plus aircraft that are grounded right now.
"British Airways have cancelled an enormous amount of flights and many passengers have realised that given the turmoil they are likely to face today, they are not going to travel and have sought and achieved a refund."
BA said it aimed to fly as many passengers as possible over the weekend.
A spokesman said: "At Heathrow and Gatwick we have got off to a good start. London City is operating as normal.
"Cabin crew are reporting as normal at Gatwick and the numbers reporting at Heathrow are above the levels we need to operate our published schedule.
"This is the biggest contingency plan we have ever launched. Our main aim, since we published our schedule, has been to give our customers as much information as early as possible so that they can choose the most convenient option."
Flight numbers
BA said that 65% of passengers would still be able to reach their destination during the first three-day strike, even though a total of 1,100 BA flights out of the 1,950 scheduled to operate would be cancelled.
At Gatwick, all long-haul flights and more than half of short-haul flights are expected to operate as normal.

AT THE SCENE Joe Lynam, business correspondent at Heathrow airport British Airways cannot afford to be too smug at this early stage in an industrial dispute - but it might be able to afford a relieved sigh. Its main hub here at Heathrow Terminal 5 is was moving quite well. There was no evidence of queues nor irate passengers unable to get on planes. Much of the thanks for that can also be attributed to the pragmatic nature of the travelling public. They were well warned and reacted accordingly. They rebooked, rerouted or were simply refunded. Striking cabin crews were also out in colourful force only a few metres from a large collection of grounded BA planes. The union will take solace in the fact that their actions over the next two to three days has already caused BA to warn that flights from Heathrow on Tuesday and perhaps Wednesday will be impacted in some way. That will add to the mounting bill facing the airline which could exceed £100m ($150m) by the time the next round of strikes commence on 27 March. BA strike impact still up in the air

At Heathrow, more than 60% of long-haul flights will operate, though only 30% of short-haul flights are expected to do so, with the help of aircraft hired in from other carriers.
Uncertainty still exists about just how many BA crew will go on strike after BA said that any staff who took part in strike action would lose perks, including heavily-discounted travel fares.
BA said it was confident that it could handle 49,000 passengers on each of Saturday and Sunday, compared with around 75,000 on a normal weekend day in March.
In a video message on the BA website, chief executive Willie Walsh apologised to passengers for a "terrible day" and said he was confident a "good service" would be provided.
Mr Walsh and Unite union joint general secretary Tony Woodley failed to reach an agreement to avert action on Friday in the increasingly bitter dispute. After the talks failed, Mr Woodley said Mr Walsh wanted to "go to war" with the union. Mr Walsh dismissed the claim as "absolute nonsense".
Mr Woodley had called on BA to put an earlier deal to end the strikes "back on the table", which he said would have allowed him to call off the strike while union members considered it.
Instead, Mr Walsh offered a less attractive deal to compensate the company for the costs already incurred in making alternative arrangements for some passengers to fly during the strikes.
'Fairly quiet'
"Those contingency plans seem to be paying dividends because so far it's moving smoothly."
Former BA cabin crew manager Jamie Bowden said most of the check-in staff at Terminal 5 were working without any disruptions.

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He told BBC News: "The leased aircraft that British Airways have chartered in, they are part of the normal computer system now, and so far things are going pretty smoothly.
"Of course, British Airways' long-haul flights from Terminal 5 won't start until later on this morning so predominantly the first three or four hours are going to be short-haul, but so far it seems to be fairly quiet over there."
Cost cutting
Among the passengers inconvenienced is James Alexander, from Newcastle, who is due to emigrate to Australia with his partner on Monday, the last day of the strike.
He said: "I've told them today on the phone I'll never fly BA again. Never. Just purely as a matter of principle now. This is chaos."
BA has been in negotiations with Unite for many months.
Workers are particularly angry that last November BA reduced the number of crew on long-haul flights and is introducing a two-year pay freeze from 2010.
The airline also proposed new contracts with lower pay for fresh recruits.
Unite says it accepts the need for BA to cut costs, but that it was not consulted on the changes.
BA suffered a loss before tax of £342m for the nine months to the end of December 2009 and says it needs to cut costs in order to survive.

Rob Fusari, who is credited on Gaga's album The Fame, alleges the singer denied him his share of song royalties and merchandising revenue.
On Thursday, he launched a $30.5m legal action (£20m) against the Grammy Award-winning performer in New York.
Fusari claims former girlfriend Gaga dropped him as her career took off.
Lady Gaga's spokesman, Dave Tomberlin, has yet to comment on the legal action.

I always dressed like that before people knew me as Lady Gaga Lady Gaga, speaking to the Associated Press in 2009

In legal documents, Fusari - whose previous credits include Destiny's Child's Bootylicious - states he first came across Lady Gaga when she was performing under her real name, Stefani Germanotta, in March 2006.
Though he initially dismissed her, he realised her star potential after hearing her play the piano in his studio in Parsippany, New Jersey.
Fusari claims he spent several months "radically reshaping her approach" and transforming her into Lady Gaga - the stage name she adopted at his suggestion, he alleges.
In an interview last year, the 23-year-old pop star is quoted as saying: "I was Gaga from the time that I was 19 through my first record deal."
"I always dressed like that before people knew me as Lady Gaga. I was always that way... I stuck out like a sore thumb."
Record deal
Fusari claims that he and Ms Germanotta were already romantically involved when they formed a joint business venture - Team Love Child LLC - in May 2006, to promote Gaga's career.
The songwriter also alleges he was instrumental in securing her record deal with Interscope Records, which released The Fame in 2008. The album has sold more than 3 million copies in the US alone.
With the demise of their personal relationship, Fusari claims business dealings between the pair collapsed.
The producer says he has been denied a 20% share of song royalties, 15% of merchandising revenue and other outstanding monies.
He acknowledges receiving approximately $611,000 (£403,000) but claims that is not his full share.
In January, the singer won two Grammys - best dance recording for Poker Face and best electronic/dance album for The Fame.
The Brit award-winner - who's known for hits such as Paparazzi and Just Dance, will play Birmingham, London and Manchester in May and June - after her UK tour was extended due to "overwhelming response", promoters said.

The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) and leading Indian studios are joining the alliance.
They warned that the "menace" of copyright infringement has hit the ability to make money from films.
MPAA chairman Dan Glickman said pirated DVDs entered the Indian market even before the official release.
"This has to be stopped," he said.
Bollywood film-maker Yash Chopra said: "The Indian film industry loses millions of dollars every year due to piracy. India is also among the top 10 countries in the world when it comes to this crime."
"We need government support to implement stricter rules to prevent people from going to watch movies in cinemas with camcorders for copying purposes. If someone is caught, it should be a non-bailable offence."
Among the Indian studios joining the alliance are UTV Motion Pictures, Reliance Big Entertainment and YashRaj Films.
A study by the US-India Business Council and consultancy Ernst and Young showed Indian consumers buy 700 million illegal DVDs every year - costing the Indian film industry $959m.