Lieutenant General Pattacheravanda Chengappa Thimmaiah has been posted as commander of the Indian Army’s Training Command in Shimla, which is one of the seven commands of the army.
Thimmaiah hails from Chettalli in Virajpet taluk. He is the third commander from Kodagu to have been appointed to the post after K C Cariappa and B C Nanda.
Recently, Aichettira B Uttaiah was elevated to the rank of rear admiral in the Indian Navy.
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