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Chief of Air Staff Unit Citations awarded to three units on Air Force Day
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI): On the occasion of Air Force Day, Chief of Air Staff Unit Citations were awarded to three units including the 47 Squadron for a role in operations along with the Pakistan border post-February 26, 2019 Balakot airstrikes and in Ladakh sector opposite Chi
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Study finds people living at high altitudes have lower chance of deadly st
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 3 (ANI): New research has shown that people who live at higher altitudes have a lower risk of stroke and stroke-related death. This protective effect is strongest at between 2,000 and 3,500 meters.
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K9-Vajra howitzer regiment inducted in Eastern Ladakh: Army chief
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], October 2 (ANI): The Indian Army has successfully tested the made-in-India K-9 Vajra howitzers in high altitude locations in Eastern Ladakh and inducted a regiment of these guns in the sector, said Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Saturday.
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Living at high altitudes may lower chance of deadly stroke: Study
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 30 (ANI): A new study has found that people who live at higher altitudes have a lower risk of stroke and stroke-related death. This protective effect is strongest at between 2,000 and 3,500 meters.
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PM Modi lauds team of differently-abled people for hoisting flag at Siache
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded the team of differently-abled people who created a world record by hoisting a flag on the Kumar Post situated at an altitude of more than 15,000 feet at the Siachen glacier.
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Anurag Thakur launches India's highest altitude transmitters to cover remo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kargil (Ladakh) [India], September 26 (ANI): Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday launched High Power Transmitters of Doordarshan and All India Radio to cover remote and border areas at Hamboting La near Kargil in Ladakh, said the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting.
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Despite having advanced weapons, Chinese forces can't fight at high altit
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], September 15 (ANI): China's rising arms, ammunition and advanced weapons indicate that the communist regime has enhanced its military capabilities and made its forces more advanced. However, despite having advanced weapons, Chinese forces can't fight at high altitudes, a med
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Ladakh MP inaugurates road constructed by Indian Army at 18600 ft
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) August 31 (ANI): A strategically important road connecting Zingral to Tangtse via Kela at the altitude of 18600 feet was inaugurated by BJP MP from Ladakh Jamyang Tsering Namgyal on Tuesday.
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Ladakh gets its first highest mobile theatre in world at altitude of 11,56
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], August 28 (ANI): Ladakh had its first mobile digital movie theatre at an altitude of 11,562 feet which makes it the highest theatre in the world.
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Highest herbal garden of India situated at 11,000 feet established in Utta
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], August 21 (ANI): The highest altitude herbal garden of India situated at 11,000 feet was inaugurated in Mana village of Chamoli district of Uttarakhand on Saturday.
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Parliamentary panel arrives in Srinagar to review facilities provided to
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 14 (ANI): To review the facilities provided to army personnel and officers deployed at high altitude hilly areas, the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC) headed by Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday reached Srinagar on a four-day tour to K
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Indian Army tank regiments prepared for operations in high altitude areas
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Nyoma (Ladakh), August 9 (ANI): More than a year after the Indian Army started deploying its tanks in a massive way in Eastern Ladakh, the armoured regiments have evolved their standard operating procedures to use their machines more effectively at altitudes ranging from 14,000 feet to 17,00
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