Date:02/10/2004 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2004/10/02/stories/2004100214730100.htm

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First woman Air Marshal

NEW DELHI, OCT. 1. Padmavathy Bandhopadhyay today took over as Director-General Medical Service, becoming the Air Force's first woman three-star general officer. Promoted to the IAF's second-highest rank, Air Marshal Bandhopadhyay succeeds Air Marshal P.K. Sarkar, who has retired. — UNI