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76 trainees from all across the country including 22 trainees from Bengal got struck at HMI, Darjeeling since 26 Mar 2020. Basic Mountaineering and Search & Rescue Courses of HMI which commenced on 2nd& 6th March 2020 left for HMI Base Camp at Chowrikhang (West Sikkim 14600 ft) for field training on 10th and 14th March respectively.
Proactive measures are being taken by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) to complete the work on strategic Atal Tunnel in the Pir Panjal ranges of Himachal Pradesh, which is at the crucial stage of construction.
Indian Navy has launched Operation “Samudra Setu” – meaning “Sea Bridge”, as a part of national effort to repatriate Indian citizens from overseas. Indian Naval Ships Jalashwa and Magar are presently enroute to the port of Malè, Republic of Maldives to commence evacuation operations from 08 May 2020 as part of Phase-1.
Colonel Ashutosh Sharma on Saturday, led his team into a house where terrorists held local residents hostage. He was leading a team of four other bravehearts, including Major Anuj Sood, Naik Rajesh Kumar, and Lance Naik Dinesh Singh. Col. Sharma and his men were successful in accomplishing their mission, but in the heavy exchange of fire which followed, they were martyred.
“Top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Haider from Pakistan killed in Handwara encounter,” Kumar said.
Earlier in the day, Army spokesperson said that two terrorists were neutralised in the encounter, which ensued between terrorists and security forces at Chanjmullah area of Handwara on Saturday.
The Indian Army, in a joint operation with Assam Police, apprehended one over ground worker (OGW) of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) near Ledo in Tinsukia district on April 30. During the operation, the troops also recovered a point 22 pistol and live ammunition,” the statement read.
The flypast began on Sunday morning with IAF aircraft seen flying over the Dal Lake in Srinagar. Owing to light showers in Delhi, the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft which took flight from Srinagar are expected to be over the national capital region (NCR) at 10:15 am on Sunday.
The Modernized Day Sensor Assembly (M-DSA) of the M-TADS/PNVS enables Apache helicopter crews to see color and near-infrared high resolution imagery on cockpit displays to help identify targets at standoff ranges. The M-DSA offers narrow field of view and extended-range picture-in-picture capability.
The armed forces will express their gratitude to all “corona warriors” by conducting fly-pasts, showering petals on hospitals treating COVID-19 patients and illuminating naval vessels, Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat said on Friday. Addressing a special press briefing along with the three service chiefs, Gen Rawat said the nation stood together and showed resilience in dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
Indian Navy’s helicopter pilot Captain P Rajkumar, who shot into the limelight with his daring act of winching 26 people up from a rooftop during the 2018 Kerala floods, retired from service on Thursday after 33 years of distinguished service, a Defence spokesman said here.
