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In -60 Degrees Siachen, Eggs Don't Break With Hammer: See Soldiers' Demo
In a cold, desolate place blasted by icy winds, three men try to defrost frozen eatables - juice boxes, eggs and vegetables - as hard as ice. They smash them with hammers multiple times while talking of the challenges of surviving in a hostile terrain. This is no scene from a survival drama film, but a video showing the tremendous difficulties that...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Bonds With Soldiers At Siachen Over Jalebi
Rajnath Singh today flew to Siachen Glacier - the world's highest battlefield - in his first visit outside the national capital as Defence Minister. He tweeted photos of his meeting with the soldiers at the high-altitude base where all of them, in heavy clothing to protect from frost bite, are seen having jalebis.
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Army Soldiers Posted At Siachen Cast Their Votes
Army personnel posted at the world's highest battlefield, the Siachen Glacier in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, cast their votes as service voters on Thursday.
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Soldiers At Freezing Siachen Treated To Hot Pizzas On Republic Day
Soldiers posted at Jammu and Kashmir's Siachen were treated to a Republic Day surprise. A pizza delivery company sent a team to deliver pizzas to the Army base in Siachen today. Soldiers can be seen all smiles as they lined up to take their pizzas in a video shared on Twitter.
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Army Recovers Helicopter Stuck In Snow At 18,000 Feet At Siachen Glacier
The Indian Army has successfully recovered a helicopter which was stuck in snow at an altitude of 18,000 feet at Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, creating a world record of sorts. The helicopter was brought to the Siachen base camp with the help of infantry troops deployed there.
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Brain-Dead Jawan's Heart Flown From Siachen To Delhi For Soldier
A 30-year-old soldier of the Indian Army got a new lease of life at Army's Research and Referral (R&R) Hospital after he was transplanted with another heart, donated by a 29-year-old soldier who was declared brain dead. For the transplantation, the heart was airlifted from the Siachen base medical facility to the R&R Hospital in the national capita...
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Bodies Of 9 Soldiers Killed In Siachen Avalanche Flown To Base Camp
The bodies of nine soldiers, who died in an avalanche on Siachen glacier, were today brought down to the Siachen base camp.
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Siachen Soldier's Rescue: Family Reaches Delhi, Says 'Rebirth For Us'
The relatives of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, who was rescued from under 25 feet of snow in Siachen last night, reached Delhi late on Tuesday evening. The soldier, who is comatose, is undergoing treatment in the Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi.
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Siachen Avalanche: Vice-President, Army Chief Express Grief Over Soldiers' Death
Vice-President Hamid Ansari has expressed grief over the death of 10 army personnel in an avalanche on Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir.
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10 Soldiers Missing After Avalanche In Siachen In Ladakh
10 soldiers are trapped in an avalanche at an Army base in the Siachen Glacier in Ladakh.
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Meets Troops at Siachen Base Camp
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar conducted an aerial survey of northern glacier Siachen and interacted with troops at the base camp.
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Blog: The Siachen Story, Then And Now
More than 15 years ago, when I reported from the snout of the Siachen glacier for the first time, the Indian Army's Siachen base camp was nothing more than a military outpost in the most unimaginably desolate surrounding.
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How brave, tireless pilots fought to give Uttarakhand a sheltering sky
Almost a decade ago, Suneet Sohal, then a Major in the Army, was flying me on a tiny Cheetah helicopter from Partapur, a Brigade Headquarters in North Ladakh, to the Army's Siachen base camp, the hub of all operations along the Siachen glacier. We were flying low over a valley above the Nubra river alongside the mighty Saltoro range dominated by s...
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In -60 Degrees Siachen, Eggs Don't Break With Hammer: See Soldiers' Demo
In a cold, desolate place blasted by icy winds, three men try to defrost frozen eatables - juice boxes, eggs and vegetables - as hard as ice. They smash them with hammers multiple times while talking of the challenges of surviving in a hostile terrain. This is no scene from a survival drama film, but a video showing the tremendous difficulties that...
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Bonds With Soldiers At Siachen Over Jalebi
Rajnath Singh today flew to Siachen Glacier - the world's highest battlefield - in his first visit outside the national capital as Defence Minister. He tweeted photos of his meeting with the soldiers at the high-altitude base where all of them, in heavy clothing to protect from frost bite, are seen having jalebis.
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Army Soldiers Posted At Siachen Cast Their Votes
Army personnel posted at the world's highest battlefield, the Siachen Glacier in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, cast their votes as service voters on Thursday.
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Soldiers At Freezing Siachen Treated To Hot Pizzas On Republic Day
Soldiers posted at Jammu and Kashmir's Siachen were treated to a Republic Day surprise. A pizza delivery company sent a team to deliver pizzas to the Army base in Siachen today. Soldiers can be seen all smiles as they lined up to take their pizzas in a video shared on Twitter.
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Army Recovers Helicopter Stuck In Snow At 18,000 Feet At Siachen Glacier
The Indian Army has successfully recovered a helicopter which was stuck in snow at an altitude of 18,000 feet at Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir, creating a world record of sorts. The helicopter was brought to the Siachen base camp with the help of infantry troops deployed there.
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Brain-Dead Jawan's Heart Flown From Siachen To Delhi For Soldier
A 30-year-old soldier of the Indian Army got a new lease of life at Army's Research and Referral (R&R) Hospital after he was transplanted with another heart, donated by a 29-year-old soldier who was declared brain dead. For the transplantation, the heart was airlifted from the Siachen base medical facility to the R&R Hospital in the national capita...
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Bodies Of 9 Soldiers Killed In Siachen Avalanche Flown To Base Camp
The bodies of nine soldiers, who died in an avalanche on Siachen glacier, were today brought down to the Siachen base camp.
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Siachen Soldier's Rescue: Family Reaches Delhi, Says 'Rebirth For Us'
The relatives of Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, who was rescued from under 25 feet of snow in Siachen last night, reached Delhi late on Tuesday evening. The soldier, who is comatose, is undergoing treatment in the Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi.
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Siachen Avalanche: Vice-President, Army Chief Express Grief Over Soldiers' Death
Vice-President Hamid Ansari has expressed grief over the death of 10 army personnel in an avalanche on Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir.
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10 Soldiers Missing After Avalanche In Siachen In Ladakh
10 soldiers are trapped in an avalanche at an Army base in the Siachen Glacier in Ladakh.
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Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Meets Troops at Siachen Base Camp
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar conducted an aerial survey of northern glacier Siachen and interacted with troops at the base camp.
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Blog: The Siachen Story, Then And Now
More than 15 years ago, when I reported from the snout of the Siachen glacier for the first time, the Indian Army's Siachen base camp was nothing more than a military outpost in the most unimaginably desolate surrounding.
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How brave, tireless pilots fought to give Uttarakhand a sheltering sky
Almost a decade ago, Suneet Sohal, then a Major in the Army, was flying me on a tiny Cheetah helicopter from Partapur, a Brigade Headquarters in North Ladakh, to the Army's Siachen base camp, the hub of all operations along the Siachen glacier. We were flying low over a valley above the Nubra river alongside the mighty Saltoro range dominated by s...
