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ITBP personnel makes human shield to help Amarnath Yatra pilgrims
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Baltal (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 5 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel made a human shield to protect the Amarnath Yatra pilgrims in Baltal from getting injured by the stones falling from the glacier above on the mountain.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh interacts with troops in Siachen
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jun 3 (ANI): In his first visit as Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh on Monday visited the world's highest battlefield - the Siachen Glacier - where he interacted with Army troops and paid tributes to the soldiers who sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
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Siachen to be Rajnath Singh's first visit as Defence Minister
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 2 (ANI) As Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh's first visit outside the national capital would be to the Siachen Glacier-- the world's highest battlefield - to review the security situation along the borders with Pakistan.
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U'khand: SDRF rescues 2 tourists from Chhoti Lincholi glacier point
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) [India], May 18 (ANI): Two tourists were rescued from Chhoti Lincholi glacier point by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Saturday.
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Western Air Command chief reviews maintenance ops, preparedness at Siache
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Western Air Command, Raghunath Nambiar visited Kumar post at 17,000 feet in Siachen Glacier on Wednesday to review air maintenance operations and preparedness along the Indo-Pak border.
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World heritage glaciers are set to disappear by 2100, reveals study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 1 (ANI): World Heritage Glaciers such as the Grosser Aletschgletscher in the Swiss Alps, Khumbu Glacier in the Himalayas and Greenland's Jakobshavn Isbrae are set to disappear completely by 2100 if the current emission scenario continues, researchers have claime
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J-K: Northern army commander visits forward posts in Siachen sector
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar 19 (ANI): Lt Gen Ranbir Singh, General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command visited forward posts in Siachen Glacier on Tuesday and reviewed operational preparedness being maintained in the sector.
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Himachal Pradesh: Rain, snowfall to continue for next 12 hours
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Rain will continue for the next 12 hours and would result in more snow avalanches and glacier melting in parts of Himachal Pradesh, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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Lt Gen Joshi visits forward posts in Siachen, reviews operational prepared
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Feb 16 (ANI): Lieutenant General YK Joshi, GOC Fire and Fury Corps, on Saturday visited the forward posts in Siachen Glacier and reviewed the operational preparedness in the sector.
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Two new species of fungi identified in retreating Arctic glacier
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 16 (ANI): Two new species of fungi have made an appearance in a rapidly melting glacier on Ellesmere Island in the Canadian Arctic.
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Army creates record of sorts, recovers helicopter stuck in snow at Siachen
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi, Dec 25 (ANI) The Indian Army has created a world record of sorts as its pilots and technicians successfully recovered a helicopter which was stuck in snow at an altitude of 18,000 feet at Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Asian glaciers slowed by ice loss, claims study
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 14 (ANI): Asian glaciers are flowing more slowly in response to widespread ice loss, affecting freshwater availability downstream in India, Pakistan, and China, a new study has suggested.
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