Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today (April 22) visited Siachen and reviewed India's overall military preparedness in the region. His visit to the world's highest battlefield came over a week after the Indian Army marked the 40th year of its presence in the strategically key region.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid a wreath at the war memorial in Siachen base camp during the visit. He also chanted Bharat Mata ki Jai along with armed forces personnel.
Rajnath Singh visited Leh to celebrate Holi with the military personnel on Sunday. He was earlier scheduled to visit Siachen, however, had to abandon the visit due to bad weather.
Captain Fatima Wasim's historic role as the first female medical officer in an operational post at the Siachen Glacier is a remarkable achievement. The nation commends Captain Fatima Wasim for her groundbreaking accomplishment.
An Agniveer died in the line of duty in Siachen. The Indian Army paid tributes to him for his supreme sacrifice and penned a heartfelt note for the fallen soldier.
An official had earlier informed that BSNl will set up mobile towers in several areas in Uttarakhand to benefit the Army, ITBP, as well as BRO jawans and labourers.
One army officer succumbed to injuries while three others are injured in a fire incident in Siachen glacier.
Siachen news: Satellite-based internet service has been activated on the Siachen Glacier at 19,061 feet, the World's Highest Battlefield, by the Siachen Signallers, Indian Army’s Fire & Fury Corps informed on Sunday.
Swami Ramdev on a special segment on IndiaTV reveals that the soldiers of India can keep themselves physically and mentally fit through yoga.
Budgetary constraints have been blamed for the failure to procure high-altitude clothing required by soldiers posted in Siachen, according to a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report tabled in the Lok Sabha.
Siachen Warriors will be directed by Sanjay Shekhar Shetty. Nitesh Tiwari and Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari are co-producing the project along with Mahaveer Jain.
Two Indian Army personnel were killed when an avalanche hit an army patrol in the southern Siachen glacier sector in the Union Territory of Ladakh on Saturday. A Srinagar-based defence spokesperson said the Army patrol was operating at an altitude of approximately 18,000 feet in Southern Siachen Glacier when it was hit by the avalanche during the early hours of Saturday.
Pakistan is baffled by India's decision to open Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, for tourists and said that Pakistan can't expect anything good or positive from India, as per media reports.
The avalanche had hit the Northern Glacier at around 3.30 pm where the altitude is around 18,000 feet and above.
About 35 years after it was closed down for civilians, Siachen Glacier, the world's highest battlefield, was on Monday declared open for tourists by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a major decision ahead of the creation of the Union Territory of Ladakh where the region is located.
The Siachen Glacier, which once used to be a demilitarized zone, came under the strategic control of India in 1984 following 'Operation Meghdoot'.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh Monday on his maiden visit to Srinagar after assuming charge reviewed security situation in the Kashmir valley.
In the morning, Singh will first arrive at the high-altitude. Then, the defence minister will go to Siachen glacier where he will interact with the Army's field commanders and soldiers.
Top commanders of the Army will brief the defence minister about overall security situation along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and apprise him about the anti-terror operations in Kashmir, they said.
The spokesperson said in a first-of-its-kind initiatives, the Election Commission provided the facility to the troops deployed in far-flung, remote and inhospitable terrain to download their ballot papers online, vote and forward the ballot papers to their respective electoral returning officers through post.
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