Avalanche claims four soldiers’ lives in Siachen

Avalanche claims four soldiers’ lives in Siachen

Jammu, Jan.4 : Four soldiers on Sunday lost their lives in an avalanche in Siachen Glacier of Jammu and Kashmir, said Ministry of Defence.In a series of tweets, the Ministry said, “On 03 Jan’16, four Army Jawans in Siachen Glacier came under an avalanche. Despite all possible efforts jawans could not be saved.” The Ministry […]

PM holds NSC meeting, takes stock of earthquake situation

PM holds NSC meeting, takes stock of earthquake situation

New Delhi : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting of the National Security Council (NSC) to discuss issues concerning the earthquake in northeast India among others.Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Kiren Rijiju, who happened to be in northeast, had […]

Pathankot terror attack: One more terrorist neutralised

Pathankot terror attack: One more terrorist neutralised

Pathankot : Fresh firing today started at the Air Force base here, as another militant was killed, leaving one more attacker suspected to be holed up. “A fresh contact has been established and there was brief firing,” a senior Army official said. Additional reinforcements have been sent to the area of operation.Five companies comprising nearly […]

IAF says operation to secure Pathankot air base continues

IAF says operation to secure Pathankot air base continues

Pathankot/New Delhi : The operation continues to secure the Indian Air Force base at Pathankot after a militant attack on Saturday, the IAF said on Sunday, while the government said it could not yet confirm that two remaining gunmen had been eliminated. “The area cannot be declared fully sanitised,” Air Marshal Anil Khosla told a […]