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Rajnath Singh speaks to Army Chief over situation in Siachen after avalanc
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday spoke to Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Bipin Rawat and was appraised about the situation in Siachen after six persons, including four soldiers and two porters, were killed in an avalanche.
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'Deeply pained': Rajnath Singh condoles death of soldiers, porters in Siac
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday condoled the death of soldiers and porters who died in an avalanche in the Siachen Glacier yesterday, and said that he was deeply pained by the incident.
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6 people dead after avalanche hits Army positions in Siachen Glacier
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 18 (ANI): Six persons including four soldiers and two porters were killed in an avalanche in the Siachen Glacier on Monday.
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8 personnel stuck under snow as avalanche hits Army positions in Siachen G
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Nov 18 (ANI): An avalanche hit Army positions in the Siachen Glacier after which eight personnel are stuck under snow, Army sources said.
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PM Modi lauds Indian Army for Swachh campaign on Siachen Glacier
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 27 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday lauded Indian Army for carrying out 'Swachh Siachen Abhiyan' to preserve the ecology in the region on Siachen glacier, the world's highest battlefield.
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Army chief releases commemorative postal stamp on Siachen Glacier
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 25 (ANI): Ahead of the Infantry Day, Army chief General Bipin Rawat released a commemorative stamp on Siachen Glacier, issued by the Department of Post, at an event here on Friday.
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There's no Earth B: Children skip school to walk the talk on climate chang
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Sept 27 (ANI): "We have to raise our thoughts, not the sea levels," was the hard-hitting message echoing the parliament street adjoining Jantar Mantar here on Friday when dozens of children skipped school to draw everyone's attention to today's urgency - climate change!
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Indian Army clears 130 tonnes of garbage from Siachen Glacier
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 24 (ANI): At a time when the world is fighting against climate change, the Indian Army has cleared more than 130 tonnes of garbage from the Siachen glacier in the last 19 months.
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Army planning to open Siachen Glacier for Indian citizens
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept 24 (ANI): After the Centre abrogated Article 370 that gave special status to Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army is now planning to open up several high altitude military locations such as the Siachen Glacier for Indian citizens.
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Funeral held for 'dead' glacier in Switzerland
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], Sept 23 (ANI): At least 250 people hiked up to the Pizol Glacier in the Glarus Alps to hold a funeral for the ice sheet which is disappearing due to global warming.
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Global warming is to blame for Sweden's highest peak losing title
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 11 (ANI): Sweden's tallest peak, Kebnekaise has lost its title of the highest mountain, as most of the glacier covering its summit melted due to the effects of global warming, reported CNN.
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Movement of pilgrims temporarily halted due glacier collapse at Nain Sarov
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Shrikhand Mahadev (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 17 (ANI): Movement of pilgrims towards the Shrikhand Mahadev peak has been temporarily stopped due to breakage of a glacier at Nain Sarover, sliding land or rock at various points and due to relentless rain in the region.
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