Colonel Sofia Qureshi, who briefed media on Operation Sindhoor, is Belagavi’s daughter-in-law
Belagavi: Colonel Sofia Qureshi, who addressed the media regarding the Indian Army’s recent ‘Operation Sindhoor’, is the daughter-in-law of Belagavi district. She is married to Colonel Tajuddin Bagewadi, a native of Konnur village in Gokak taluk.
Both officers currently serve in the Indian Army. Colonel Tajuddin is part of the Mechanised Infantry, while Colonel Qureshi serves in the Corps of Signals. The couple got married in 2015.
Originally from Vadodara, Gujarat, Colonel Qureshi holds a postgraduate degree in biochemistry and was commissioned into the Army in 1999 after completing training at the Officers Training Academy, Chennai. In 2016, she became the first woman officer to lead an Indian Army contingent in a military exercise.
On Wednesday, Colonel Qureshi, along with Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, addressed a press conference in the presence of Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, providing details of the objectives and outcomes of Operation Sindhoor, which followed a recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir.
Colonel Qureshi is presently posted in Jammu, while Colonel Tajuddin is serving in Jhansi.
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Fire in coach of New Delhi-Chennai express train; no casualty
Nagpur (PTI): A coach of the New Delhi-Chennai Grant Trunk Express caught fire in Maharashtra's Wardha district on Tuesday morning, railway officials said.
There were no casualties, they said.
Train 12616 New Delhi-Chennai (Tambaram) Grant Trunk Express left from Nagpur in the morning. While it was heading towards Sindi railway station in Wardha, smoke was detected in the last guard coach of the train at 11.09 am, Central Railway spokesperson Sanjay Muley told PTI.
The train was stopped on the Sindi-Tuljapur section, the affected coach was detached immediately, and the fire brigade was called, he said.
All passengers in the train and the coach concerned were safe, the official said.
The cause of the fire will be known after a detailed investigation.
The train will resume its journey in some time without the affected coach, the official added.
