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4 Soldiers, 2 Porters Dead After Avalanche Hits Army Patrol In Siachen
Four soldiers died after being trapped in snow for hours after an avalanche hit Army positions in northern Siachen Glacier on Monday. Two porters also died in the accident. The soldiers were a part of a patrolling group of eight; they died due to extreme hypothermia, defence officials said.
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As Temperature Goes Up, So Does The Risk For Soldiers At Siachen
Soldiers of the Armed Forces at Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, are having to remap their posts. The rapid change in temperatures is causing avalanches in safe areas of the glacier where more soldiers have died from the extreme weather than in battle.
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Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag Visits Siachen Glacier
Chief of the Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag has visited Siachen Glacier to review the situation at the highest battlefield in the world, where 10 army soldiers died in an avalanche in February.
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Lance Naik Hanamanthappa's Widow Wants Only Daughter To Join Army
Wife of Siachen soldier Hanamanthappa Koppad, Mahadevi Ashok Bilebal wants their only daughter to join the Indian Army when she grows up.
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India Won't Vacate Siachen Glaciers: Manohar Parrikar
India will not vacate the Siachen glaciers as Pakistan cannot be trusted and it may occupy the strategic location once it is vacated, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.
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2 More Siachen Martyrs From Karnataka Laid To Rest With State Honours
Hundreds of people paid homage to two more Siachen glacier avalanche martyrs from Karnataka as they were laid to rest with state honours in Mysuru and Hassan districts today.
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Was Aware Of Possible Avalanche Risk In Siachen: Manohar Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said his ministry was aware of the possible risk of an avalanche at the Siachen glacier but not of the exact spot where the snow slide struck killing ten soldiers earlier this month.
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Army Pays Tribute To Siachen Martyrs As Bodies Arrive In Delhi
The mortal remains of all nine soldiers killed in an avalanche on the Siachen glacier have reached Delhi today. PM Modi, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, senior army officials and other dignitaries will pay homage to the bravehearts at the Delhi Airport.
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Mortal Remains Of Siachen Martyr To Be Flown To Hyderabad
Mortal remains of Sepoy Mustaq Ahmed of Andhra Pradesh, who was among the 10 Army personnel killed in Siachen avalanche earlier this month, would be flown to Hyderabad tomorrow.
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Bodies Of 9 Soldiers Killed In Siachen Avalanche Flown To Base Camp
The bodies of nine soldiers, who died in an avalanche on Siachen glacier, were today brought down to the Siachen base camp.
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Siachen Demilitarisation Only When Pak Accepts Conditions: Indian Army
A top army commander today made it clear that Pakistan's suggestion for demilitarisation of Siachen can be implemented only when that country accepts "some basic conditions" of India which are not agreeable to them.
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Thousands Bid Farewell To Siachen Braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad's last rites will be performed in his village Detdor in Dhadwaad today. He died at Delhi's RR Hospital yesterday, four days after he was discovered alive in what has been described as a miraculous rescue from Siachen.
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Nation Mourns Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, Last Rites In Karnataka Today
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, 33, died at Delhi's RR Hospital this morning, four days after he was discovered alive in what has been described as a miraculous rescue from Siachen.
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Siachen Braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Dies, India Salutes Him
Four days after he was discovered alive in what has been described as a miraculous rescue from Siachen, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, 33, died in hospital this morning.
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Kerala Announces Rs 25 Lakh For Siachen Victim's Family, Job For Wife
The Kerala government on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 25 lakh for the family of Lance Naik Sudheesh, who hailed from Kollam and who was one of the nine soldiers who died in an avalanche on Siachen glacier.
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4 Soldiers, 2 Porters Dead After Avalanche Hits Army Patrol In Siachen
Four soldiers died after being trapped in snow for hours after an avalanche hit Army positions in northern Siachen Glacier on Monday. Two porters also died in the accident. The soldiers were a part of a patrolling group of eight; they died due to extreme hypothermia, defence officials said.
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As Temperature Goes Up, So Does The Risk For Soldiers At Siachen
Soldiers of the Armed Forces at Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, are having to remap their posts. The rapid change in temperatures is causing avalanches in safe areas of the glacier where more soldiers have died from the extreme weather than in battle.
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Army Chief Dalbir Singh Suhag Visits Siachen Glacier
Chief of the Army Staff General Dalbir Singh Suhag has visited Siachen Glacier to review the situation at the highest battlefield in the world, where 10 army soldiers died in an avalanche in February.
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Lance Naik Hanamanthappa's Widow Wants Only Daughter To Join Army
Wife of Siachen soldier Hanamanthappa Koppad, Mahadevi Ashok Bilebal wants their only daughter to join the Indian Army when she grows up.
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India Won't Vacate Siachen Glaciers: Manohar Parrikar
India will not vacate the Siachen glaciers as Pakistan cannot be trusted and it may occupy the strategic location once it is vacated, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today.
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2 More Siachen Martyrs From Karnataka Laid To Rest With State Honours
Hundreds of people paid homage to two more Siachen glacier avalanche martyrs from Karnataka as they were laid to rest with state honours in Mysuru and Hassan districts today.
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Was Aware Of Possible Avalanche Risk In Siachen: Manohar Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said his ministry was aware of the possible risk of an avalanche at the Siachen glacier but not of the exact spot where the snow slide struck killing ten soldiers earlier this month.
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Army Pays Tribute To Siachen Martyrs As Bodies Arrive In Delhi
The mortal remains of all nine soldiers killed in an avalanche on the Siachen glacier have reached Delhi today. PM Modi, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, senior army officials and other dignitaries will pay homage to the bravehearts at the Delhi Airport.
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Mortal Remains Of Siachen Martyr To Be Flown To Hyderabad
Mortal remains of Sepoy Mustaq Ahmed of Andhra Pradesh, who was among the 10 Army personnel killed in Siachen avalanche earlier this month, would be flown to Hyderabad tomorrow.
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Bodies Of 9 Soldiers Killed In Siachen Avalanche Flown To Base Camp
The bodies of nine soldiers, who died in an avalanche on Siachen glacier, were today brought down to the Siachen base camp.
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Siachen Demilitarisation Only When Pak Accepts Conditions: Indian Army
A top army commander today made it clear that Pakistan's suggestion for demilitarisation of Siachen can be implemented only when that country accepts "some basic conditions" of India which are not agreeable to them.
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Thousands Bid Farewell To Siachen Braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad's last rites will be performed in his village Detdor in Dhadwaad today. He died at Delhi's RR Hospital yesterday, four days after he was discovered alive in what has been described as a miraculous rescue from Siachen.
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Nation Mourns Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, Last Rites In Karnataka Today
Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad, 33, died at Delhi's RR Hospital this morning, four days after he was discovered alive in what has been described as a miraculous rescue from Siachen.
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Siachen Braveheart Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Dies, India Salutes Him
Four days after he was discovered alive in what has been described as a miraculous rescue from Siachen, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa, 33, died in hospital this morning.
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Kerala Announces Rs 25 Lakh For Siachen Victim's Family, Job For Wife
The Kerala government on Wednesday sanctioned Rs 25 lakh for the family of Lance Naik Sudheesh, who hailed from Kollam and who was one of the nine soldiers who died in an avalanche on Siachen glacier.
