Author: Manjeet Yadav

Siachen Glacier

Remains of Kumaon Regiment soldier was found 38 years later in Siachen A patrol of five soldiers, including Lance Naik Chandrashekhar Harbol, who joined the Kumaon Regiment in 1971, was struck by an avalanche. 38 years after going missing in Siachen in 1984, the body of a soldier from Haldwani in Uttarakhand was discovered at the highest battleground in the world. Lance Naik Chandrashekhar Harbol’s widow, Shanti Devi, 63, claims that the 19 Kumaon Regiment of the army notified her of the recovery on Sunday. When she heard the body had been discovered on Saturday in an ancient bunker at…

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Chandigarh, The NID Foundation and Chandigarh University on Saturday formed the Guinness World Record for the formation of the “World’s Largest Human Image of a Waving National Flag” when as many as 5,885 students from Chandigarh University and other schools and colleges along with the volunteers of the NID Foundation of the UT to mark the occasion of India’s 75th Independence Day at an international level. In total, approximately 25,000 people—including children and Chandigarh residents—filled the air with their patriotism, including Punjab Governor and Chandigarh UT Administrator Banwarilal Purohit and Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Culture. Meenakshi…

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(File Photo of CRPF personnel on duty: PTI)

4 Jawans martyred, and 2 terrorists were killed in a Suicide Attack in J&K Four Soldiers were martyred in a ‘Fidayeen’ attack on J&K’s Army Camp in Rajouri, and two terrorists were killed. The attack occurs just days before the ‘75th anniversary of Independence Day.’ On Thursday, four Army soldiers were martyred in a suicide attack by terrorists at an Army base camp in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. Soon after the attack, security forces gunned down two terrorists, believed to be members of the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and heavily armed with ‘steel core’ bullets. Two terrorists who carried out…

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Covid-19 Vaccine

Corbevax is now approved as a booster dose for adults with other COVID-19 vaccinations A significant move by the Center is the first time in the country that a booster dose is different from the one that is used for primary vaccination against Covid-19. According to Union Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan, the Centre has approved Biological E’s Corbevax as a precautionary dose after six months from the date of administration of the second dose of either Covaxin or Covishield vaccines for the population over the age of 18. The latest move by the Center, which comes amid an increase in…

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Arvind Kejriwal unveils remodeled 'Phansi Ghar' and 'Corona Warrior Memorial'

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal unveils remodeled Phansi Ghar and Corona Warrior Memorial Arvind Kejriwal, Delhi’s Chief Minister, said the 75th anniversary of Independence is a time to remember the martyrs as he unveiled a restored “Phansi Ghar” from British rule and a Corona Warriors Memorial on the grounds of the Delhi Assembly on Tuesday. The 31 Corona warriors who perished during the pandemic had certificates presented to their families by the chief minister as well. Speaking to the crowd, Kejriwal claimed that until the Speaker of the House discovered the execution room from the British era in the Delhi Assembly,…

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Assam dealing with an apprehension risk of terror attack - Asiana Times

At a press conference in Guwahati final Thursday, Assam chief minister, Himanta Biswa Sarma, stated that the Northeastern has grown to be a “hotbed for Islamic fundamentalism” with links to Bangladesh — a brand new hazard after a decline in nearby rebel incidents in the state in latest years. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Assam CM mentioned the busting latest 5 “jihadi” modules inside the nation for the reason that March this 12 months and arrests state-of-the-art nearly two dozen people along with a Bangladeshi countrywide with links to Ansarullah Bangla crew (ABT), a worry outfit primarily based inside the neighboring states…

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