Army rescues 447 tourists in Nathu-La after snowstorm
India | Feb 20, 2021, 10:58 AM ISTThe army has rescued 447 tourists stuck at snow-bound Nathu-La near the India-China border in Sikkim following a snowstorm, defence officials said on Friday.
The army has rescued 447 tourists stuck at snow-bound Nathu-La near the India-China border in Sikkim following a snowstorm, defence officials said on Friday.
India and China have reached an agreement on disengagement of troops from the north and south banks of the Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh informed in both the Houses of the Parliament on Thursday.
Indian Army has trained canines to detect Covid-19 virus for a quick and a real time situation for easier movements of troops. These canines -- 'Chippiparai' and 'Cocker Spaniel' -- have been deployed at transit camps of the force in Delhi and Chandigarh.
The Indian Army is installing a 100-foot-high 'Iconic National Flag' at the famous ski-resort of Gulmarg in Jammu and Kashmir which would be the highest Tricolour in the Valley, an Army official said on Sunday.
Troops of India and China involved in a physical brawl along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) last week near Naku La area in Sikkim
India and China are engaged in talks to resolve the border standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.
The Army Chief also said that the forces deployed at Line of Control are giving a befitting reply to Pakistan's Ceasefire violations.
Chief of Army Staff Gen MM Naravane on Friday said no one should make any mistake of testing India's patience though it is committed to resolve the border standoff along the northern frontier through talks and political efforts.
India's first indigenous 9 mm machine pistol has been jointly developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Army, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday.
Field Marshal Sir Kodandera "Kipper" Madappa Cariappa was the first officer of the Indian Army to hold a five-star rank.
Army Day is celebrated on January 15 every year. General (later Field Marshal) KM Cariappa was appointed as Commander-in-Chief of Indian Army on January 15, 1949.
The company said "undisclosed quantities of a high-altitude variant of ideaForge's SWITCH UAV" will be delivered to the Indian Army over a period of one year.
On early hours of Friday, a Chinese soldier was apprehended on the Indian Side of the LAC, Ladakh, in the area South of Pangong Tso lake, Indian Army claimed on Saturday.
Bagging a government job in Bihar can sometimes land you in trouble as a 20-year-old youth realised when he was kidnapped for marriage on Thursday.
The Indian Army had yesterday inked a contract with M/s Goa Shipyard Limited for 12 Fast Patrol Boats for surveillance and patrolling of large water bodies, including those in high altitude areas. Delivery would commence from May 2021.
The Army chief undertook an on-the-spot inspection of the state of the habitat of troops on the forward line of defences at Rechin La. He appreciated the efforts made by the formation to make troops comfortable along the LAC.
The reports emerging from the Pakistani side regarding attacks on UN vehicles by Indian troops along the Line of Control (LAC) are completely false, baseless and factually incorrect, official sources said on Friday.
Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said he has 'credible' information that India was planning another surgical strike.
Rahul Gandhi was disallowed to speak at the meeting by the panel chairman Jual Oram (BJP) when he sought to raise the issues of Chinese aggression.
On the ongoing dialogues between the Indian and Chinese sides to solve the border dispute, Saini informed that the Indian side is in touch with the Chinese counterparts at both diplomatic and military levels.
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