The mortal remains of Lance Naik Bhupendra Singh, who died in the Sikkim truck accident, were cremated with full state honours at his native village Tajpur Adda of Etah district in Uttar Pradesh today.
According to Defence PRO, the humanitarian drive by the Indian Army was undertaken in coordination with prominent civil hospitals and social organisations to ensure that the donated blood units reach needy patients in time.
"Anguished to learn about the loss of lives of brave soldiers of the Indian Army in a road accident in Sikkim. My heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," Tweeted President Murmu.
Stepping up its attack on the Centre government over its handling of the border issues with China, Congress MP Manish Tewari on Friday again quizzed the government about the incident that took place between Chinese soldiers and Indian troops on the LAC on December 9.
Border Security Force (BSF) troops, deployed at the Attari-Wagah border in Punjab's Amritsar, were missing no chance to dominate the area by standing tall and patrolling despite a dense fog, with zero visibility, enveloped the area with a tight icy grip of winter.
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Monday hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government for failing to hold a debate in Parliament on the clash between Indian and Chinese soldiers along the Line of Actual Control or LAC in Arunachal Pradesh's
The local villagers of Zemithang are not worried about such type of incidents as the Tawang skirmish and they have full confidence in the Union government and the Indian army that, the government and Indian army will protect them.
Chairing the National Council meeting of Aam Adami Party (AAP) at Calista Resort in Kapashera on Sunday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal asked the people to boycott the Chinese goods. Slamming the Modi government, he said, the government does not care about the lives of soldiers.
A day after Rahul Gandhi said that Chinese soldiers are "beating up jawans in Arunachal Pradesh", Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday condemned his statement terming it "shameful".