The ISPR issued a statement noting an ongoing sanitization operation in the area to eliminate the presence of terrorists. "Sanitisation operation is being carried out to eliminate the terrorists present in the area," the military's media wing said.
One soldier died while three are missing after a group of Indian Army mountaineers was caught in an avalanche on Mount Kun in Ladakh, officials said on Monday.
The truck, a light medium tactical vehicle used for troop transport, was travelling to a training near Salcha, Alaska, about 30 miles southeast of Fairbanks, where the soldiers were based.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday met the family members of Indian Army soldier Mahipal Singh Wala, who lost his life during an encounter with terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir's Kulgam district last month.
Punjab Assembly Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan on Sunday expressed grief over the demise of nine army soldiers after their vehicle fell into a deep gorge in the Leh district of Ladakh.
Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Sunday expressed grief over the death of 9 soldiers, including a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in a road accident in Leh on Saturday, and offered his condolences to the bereaved families, officials said.
President Murmu said she was "deeply anguished" by the news of the accident and added that "the nation owes a great debt of gratitude to these soldiers for their selfless sacrifice".
Condoling the demise of Indian Army soldiers in an accident near Leh in Ladakh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the entire nation stands shoulder to shoulder with the bereaved families.