Families of slain soldiers honoured

Thiruvananthapuram: Family members of 40 slain soldiers were felicitated at a function organised here on Saturday in connection with Army Wives Welfare Association (AWWA) Day.

Chella Thai, mother of the late Captain Jerry Prem Raj and K. Sudha, wife of the late Naik Jayaprakash were among those honoured at the function. Ishita kumar, president of AWWA, Pangode military station, was the chief guest.

A medical camp was organised for women.