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"Salute Their Bravery": President Droupadi Murmu Visits Siachen Base Camp
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday visited the Siachen base camp and told soldiers posted at the world's highest battlefield that all citizens salute their bravery.
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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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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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Border Roads Organisation Builds Bridge Joining Ladakh And Siachen Camp
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) today threw open a vital 35-meter bridge in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir that will ease vehicular movement to the base camp of Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield.
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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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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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"Salute Their Bravery": President Droupadi Murmu Visits Siachen Base Camp
President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday visited the Siachen base camp and told soldiers posted at the world's highest battlefield that all citizens salute their bravery.
-
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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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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Border Roads Organisation Builds Bridge Joining Ladakh And Siachen Camp
The Border Roads Organisation (BRO) today threw open a vital 35-meter bridge in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir that will ease vehicular movement to the base camp of Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield.
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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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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...
