Captain Fatima Wasim becomes first woman medical officer to be deployed to operational post on Siachen Glacier"She (Captain Fatima Wasim) was inducted to a post at an altitude of 15,200 feet after undergoing rigorous training at Siachen Battle Schoo...
11 Dec, 2023, 12.11 PM IST
Another barrier breached! Capt Geetika Kaul is Indian Army's 1st woman medical officer at world's highest battlefield of SiachenIn a historic achievement, Captain Geetika Koul of the Snow Leopard Brigade has become the first woman medical officer of the Indian Army t...
06 Dec, 2023, 11.12 AM IST
When walking would suffice,Avinash Sable ranSable's rise has been meteoric. He was fifth in the Federation Cup in 2017, but won the title in the National Open that year, and he ran su...
07 Aug, 2022, 05.56 PM IST
View: How Indian forces are ready to take on the adversary during the Ladakh standoffThe weather is harsh, the lake is completely frozen and the current temperature ranges from -10 to -25 degree Celsius near the lake area. O...
12 Jan, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
How India defends its border with ChinaThe latest skirmish with China has shifted focus on whether India is prepared for an escalation at the LAC.
19 Jun, 2020, 06.29 PM IST
Army mulls turning India’s eastern most point into tourist hubThe army is examining an internal proposal to turn this historically significant and India’s easternmost inhabited area into the next summe...
07 Oct, 2019, 12.39 PM IST
Siachen bravehearts laid to rest: From Mr 'Rambo' to Mr 'All in One'One of 9 whose mortal remains were brought was Subedar Nagesha TT, a highly motivated Junior Commissioned Officer, also known as 'Rambo'.
14 Jul, 2018, 01.54 PM IST
Thousands bid emotional farewell to Siachen braveheartThe village was in sorrow ever since yesterday as hope and prayers gave way to gloom with the death of Hanumanthappa.
14 Jul, 2018, 01.54 PM IST
There's more at Siachen for Indian Army than enemies and biting cold--the battle of mindThe number of casualties has been brought down by laying a kerosene line on the glacier and procuring prefabricated huts and better clothin...
13 Jul, 2018, 06.40 PM IST
Global warming making Siachen riskier for soldiersThe death of 10 soldiers earlier this year in an avalanche in the critical Sonam post, located close to the Line of Control with Pakistan, ...
12 Jul, 2018, 07.52 PM IST
Siachen: Here's why Indian soldiers fight and continue to die in the world's most unforgiving battlefieldMoD data shows that India has lost almost 900 soldiers since 1984 — mostly to natural calamities and illnesses caused by oxygen deprivation.
12 Jul, 2018, 06.04 PM IST
Governments do not give credit to army: Punjab Congress Chief Amarinder SinghHe also questioned the handling of the terror attack at Pathankot air force base, saying that the army is capable enough to deal with such ...
14 Feb, 2016, 03.34 PM IST
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad's village plunges into griefWhile Mahadevi, Hanamanthappa's wife along with his daughter and close relatives are in Delhi, the other family members in the village were...
11 Feb, 2016, 04.48 PM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST