<span style="color: #222222;">In the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in a solemn and poignant ceremony held today at the Public Relations Office, Badami Bagh (BB) Cantonment in Srinagar, all ranks paid rich tributes to Late Major P. Purushottam and five brave soldiers, who were martyred in action on this day in 1999.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Late Major P Purushottam, who was posted as Public Relations Officer (Defence) along with five of his comrades bravely fought terrorists who had launched a 'fidayeen' attack on his office in the evening of 3rd November 1999. Having been engaged in a hand to hand fight with the terrorists, he and his colleagues made the supreme sacrifice while trying to save media persons.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr A Bharat Bhushan Babu, ADG (M&C) Dte of Public Relations, MoD,  paid rich tributes to  the brave soldiers who had made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty. He also called upon all ranks to always keep 'Nation First' in their endeavours.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">On this occasion wreaths were laid by Col Rajesh Kalia, PRO (Def) Srinagar on behalf of ADG (M&C) and all ranks of the unit at the memorial in Public Relations Office, Srinagar.</span><br />