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President receives Flt Lt Nachiketa

President K R Narayanan today received Flight Lieutenant K Nachiketa at the Rashtrapati Bhavan and commended him for showing extreme courage even after he was captured by the Pakistani authorities.

Nachiketa, who arrived at New Delhi last night from Pakistan to a hero's welcome, was accompanied by his parents to the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

The President said he was happy to note that Nachiketa was prepared to go back to Kargil to complete the operations launched by the defence forces to flush out Pakistan-supported intruders.

UNI

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