At least four soldiers and two civilian porters have been killed after an avalanche hit the Siachen Glacier in Indian-administered Kashmir. The avalanche struck a group of eight soldiers patrolling ...

After years of attrition on the Saltoro Ridge, a wider ceasefire decision finally travelled north to the glacier, changing ...

Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma reviewed the operational readiness and combat potential of troops in the Siachen sector. Acknowledging their professionalism and dedication, he emphasized the need for ...

In the seventh edition of ‘Tactics & Tacticians’, we meet mountaineer Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar who played a major role in Indian ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad, the lone soldier who miraculously survived an avalanche in one of the world’s most unforgiving ...

Siachin: One army officer has died and three others are injured in a fire accident in the Siachen glacier on Wednesday. The injured have been safely evacuated and admitted to a nearby hospital. The ...

In the recent humdrum of the complexities involving Jammu and Kashmir, one area with territorial dimension attached to it and not drawing sufficient focus is the Siachen glacier. It’s rarely discussed ...

The Siachen Glacier, the world’s highest battlefield, is once again in the spotlight. On the morning of February 3, an avalanche hurtled down this icy wasteland, swallowing an Indian military post and ...

Three soldiers lost their lives when an avalanche struck Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, in the Union Territory of Ladakh, officials said on Tuesday. The avalanche occurred in the ...

India, Feb. 20 -- Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma on Thursday visited the Siachen sector and ...

When Indian troops were first heli-lifted onto the Saltoro Ridge in April 1984, there was no sense that the deployment would turn into the world’s highest, longest-running military confrontation. The ...