Search For "harsh winter"
Cultural festival organised in Srinagar to showcase talents from J-K
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 20 (ANI): With the 40 days of harsh winters, popularly known as Chila -e-Kalaan all set to begin on Tuesday, a three-day 'Istaqbaal -e-Chila -e-Kalaan' festival is being held in Srinagar to welcome the chilly season.
Read More
'Tent city' for protesting farmers at Singhu border as they brave harsh wi
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Sonipat (Haryana) [India], December 17 (ANI): As the farmers continue their agitation against the farm laws at Delhi's Singhu border, a 'tent city' has been set up at a petrol pump to provide accommodation to the protesters as they battle harsh winter.
Read More
Winters force Chinese to rotate troops on the front line daily, Indians st
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 1 (ANI): It appears the Chinese soldiers are not being able to withstand the harsh winters of the eastern Ladakh sector as they are being rotated on a daily basis at the forward positions, whereas Indian troops are staying for longer periods at the same locations.
Read More
Army doctors achieve new feat, successfully remove soldier's appendix at 1
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Leh [India], November 1 (ANI): Amid the deployment of Indian troops in harsh winters to counter China on the Line of Actual Control (LAC), Army doctors achieved a major feat at an altitude of 16,000 feet as they successfully removed an appendix of a soldier in a dug-in at a forward surgic
Read More
Indian Army geared up for battling both China, harsh winters in Eastern La
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Chumar-Demchok (Ladakh) [India], September 27 (ANI): Engaged in a conflict with China for almost five months, the Indian Army's armoured regiments are ready to take on the Chinese Army at altitudes of over 14,500 feet in the area which is the world's highest battlefield for tanks and infantr
Read More
DRDO working on cultivating vegetables under intense winters for Indian Ar
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Leh (Ladakh) [India], September 22 (ANI): As the troops are set to spend harsh winters at the China border, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) is working on cultivating vegetables in the tough conditions here, for the Indian Army, with the technologies like passive gree
Read More
Amid border tension with China, Indian Army ready for deployment in winter
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Ladakh [India], September 15 (ANI): Amid the heightened tensions along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, the Indian Army on Tuesday said it is fully ready for deployment in the harsh winter months as it has stocked up all essential supplies including food items, clothing and fuel.
Read More
Ready for long haul on LAC with China and deployment in harsh winters: Ind
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 11 (ANI): The top Indian military brass has informed a Parliamentary panel that it was ready for a long haul on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China and is prepared for deployment in the harsh winters in the Eastern Ladakh sector.
Read More
Snowfall shuts Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, leaves commuters stranded
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Another spell of snow on Sunday forced the local authorities here to close Jammu Srinagar National Highway for vehicular movement. The region at present is under the grip of Chillai-Kalan, a 40-day long period of harsh winter. Chillai-Kalan
Read More
J-K: With onset of 'Chillai Kalan', lakes begin to freeze
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Lakes in the Valley have begun to freeze as Chillai Kalan- a 40-day long period of harsh winter- set in on Friday.
Read More