In a heartening gesture, a 82 year-old widow of a soldier who lost her husband during the 1965 War, donated Rs 2 lack to PM CARES Fund in fight against coronavirus.?
Darshani Devi, whose husband was a havaldar in Indian Army and laid his life for the nation during the 1965 War, did her bit in aiding her country's battle against the disease by donating her savings.?
According to ANI, she made the donation through local authorities in her village in Uttarakhand's remote village that she resides in.
Moved by the gesture, Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat urged everyone to follow her example and chip in with contributions towards the PM CARES.?
ANI quoted Rawat saying,?"This the army that was of yesteryears and this will be the army we will proud of in the future with the change we are striving to achieve."
"We are proud of Shrimati Darshani Devi. Many of us need to follow the fine example she has set." he said, adding "If we cannot contribute let us at least pay our taxes and not find means to avoid them", he added.?
Meanwhile,?India's COVID-19 count?raced past 85,000 on Saturday, with the states reporting 3,970 new cases.?The total number of coronavirus patients in India increased to 85,940. While Maharashtra continued to add over 1,000 new cases, Tamil Nadu registered 434 new cases in last 24 hours.
Coronavirus claimed 2,752 lives in India. At least 103 people succumbed to death in last 24 hours. Maharashtra recorded 49 fatalities on Friday, biggest spike in single-day?COVID-19 fatalities.