A 12-member team went on an expedition to Mount Nanda Devi East in Kumaon, Uttarakhand from May 10 to June 15. Only 4 out of the 12 climbers have returned to the base came while 8 have been missing including 7 foreigners.
Bravehearts of the Indian paramilitary forces have never failed to make us proud. To remember their meaningful sacrifices, a jawan of the ITBP or the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, dedicated a beautiful rendition from Akshay Kumar starrer 'Kesari' to these dauntless men.
ITBP jawans carry out the clean-up each year after which the shrine is thrown open to pilgrims.
The ITBP jawans use Martial Arts practice to keep warm and prepare for any eventuality. Station at the height of 14000 to 19000 feet from the sea level, the jawans make sure to stay fit to serve the nation better.
The constable, identified as Ramphul Meena, shot himself inside a camp in Solina area of Srinagar city.
The Army, which carved out a separate Corps in Leh after Jammu and Srinagar following the Kargil intrusion in 1999, has been demanding operational control over the ITBP.
"We have rescued 34 persons with injuries and 1 dead. We are evacuating seriously injured to Jammu via chopper. There were reportedly 35 persons travelling," ANI quoted DC Ramban as saying.
The boulder, loosened by monsoon rains, rolled down a mountain and hit the vehicle in which these ITBP personnel were travelling.
Head constables Manish Kumar (24), Nagendra Bhagor (26) and Prabhu Dayal (25) of ITBP's 29th battalion were arrested yesterday, Kondagaon district Superintendent of Police Abhishek Pallav said.
The report said that Chinese troops made 21 attempts to cross over to the Indian saide of the border in the last 17 days at several places between Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
At least 25 jawans and officials of the ITBP will take up a one-year certificate course in the Chinese language at the Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district.
Meritorious and distinguished service of 14 ITBP men and 32 CISF officials was honoured with president’s medal on the eve of Republic Day today.
After a gap of 20 years, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) tableau will feature in the Republic Day Parade 2018. It will be showing troops patrolling the China border on their newly-inducted snow scooters.
The float will roll down the Rajpath with the tune of the force song 'Hum Sarhad Ke Senani', in the vocals of singer Sonu Nigam, playing.
The order for ammunition comes days after the Home Ministry said that it was planning to raise 15 new battalions in BSF and ITBP.
Each battalion of these forces comprises about 1,000 operational jawans and officers.
India TV correspondent Manish Prasad and cameraperson Sunil spent a day in the bone chilling cold with ITBP jawans to bring you this special report.
While the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) contingents will be part of the parade after two years, the Border Security Force (BSF) squad will return to the event after one year’s gap.
As many as 31 incidents of transgressions were recorded in these two months, mainly in Depsang Area, Trig Height and Thakung Post (Pangong Lake).
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