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7 months ago

Rope in NDRF, ITBP to manage Char Dham crowd, Centre tells Uttarakhand

With an unprecedented number of pilgrims visiting the Char Dham temples in Uttarakhand, and videos of chaos and mismanagement going viral on social media, the Home Ministry reviewed the yatra arrangements on Thursday. ‘Rope in NDRF, ITBP’ Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla has instructed Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Radha Raturi to send daily reports of pilgrims at the Char Dham …

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1 year, 1 month ago

A tradition to look forward every year

Op India

On 12th November, Prime Minister Narendra Modi marked a decade of celebrating Diwali with the armed forces. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Reached Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali with our brave security forces.” Reached Lepcha in Himachal Pradesh to celebrate Diwali with our brave security forces. pic.twitter.com/7vcFlq2izL — Narendra Modi November 12, 2023 In a …

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1 year, 2 months ago

PM Modi interacts with Army, BRO, ITBP personnel at Parvati Kund and Gunji in Uttarakhand | PICS

India TV News

During his visit to Uttarakhand on Thursday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with the personnel of the Indian Army, Border Road Organisation and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police at Parvati Kund and Gunji. PM Modi lays foundation stone of various projects Earlier in the day, the Prime Minister inaugurated and laid the foundation of multiple development projects in the state worth …

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1 year, 8 months ago

2 women killed, 29 injured as bus falls into gorge near Mussoorie

Hindustan Times

Two women were killed and 29 persons were injured after an Uttarakhand state roadways bus carrying 36 people lost control and fell into a 70-metre gorge on Mussoorie-Dehradun road near ITBP Gate, around 4 km from Mussoorie town, on Sunday, police said. A team from the state disaster response force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police rushed to the spot and …

Hospital Bus Injured Gorge Mussoorie Itbp Dehradun

1 year, 10 months ago

Indo-Tibetan Border Police | India’s ‘eyes and ears’ on the China border

The Hindu

On June 16, 2020, a day after 20 Indian soldiers were killed in clashes with China’s People’s Liberation Army in eastern Ladakh’s Galwan Valley, several Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel were deployed in the mountainous terrain to trace the injured, missing or dead jawans. The ITBP, though being the primary force deployed along the China border, works in coordination with the …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand avalanche | Death toll rises to 16

The Hindu

Teams from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, State Disaster Response Force, and the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering recovered 16 bodies in 58 hours of rescue operations at the Draupadi Ka Danda mountain peak in Uttarkashi. “Till 6 p.m. on Thursday, 32 people had been rescued, while 16 bodies were recovered from the peak which is 5,670 metres above sea level. So …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand avalanche | Record-setter mountaineer Savita Kanswal among those killed

The Hindu

Four bodies have been recovered and six more spotted, and 27 people are missing after a team from the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering was hit by an avalanche at the Draupadi Ka Danda-2 peak in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Tuesday. “As per course training schedule, after the revision of Rock-Climbing Training at NIM and Tekhla Rock climbing Training area …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Uttarakhand Avalanche: At Least 27 Injured, Many Feared Dead in Danda-2 Peak; Defence Minister Expresses 'Anguish'

News 18

At least 27 people were reportedly injured and many feared dead after dozens of mountaineers were caught in an avalanche in Draupadi’s Danda-2 mountain peak in Uttarakhand. “Rapid, relief & rescue operations underway by the district administration, NDRF, SDRF, Army & ITBP personnel,” the Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami tweeted. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh also expressed grief over the incident …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Har Ghar Tiranga: Flag hoisted at high altitude borders

Live Mint

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police on Saturday hoisted flag the national flag at various high altitude borders across the country under the Har Ghar Tiranga campaign started by the Central government as a part of 75th anniversary of India's Independence. The Force has also released a special patriotic song on the theme “Har Ghar Tiranga”, composed by ITBP jawan Arjun Kheriyal. …

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2 years, 4 months ago

'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav': All-women troops of ITBP wave 'Tiranga' at 17,000 ft

Firstpost

All-women troops of Indo-Tibetan Border Police completed a special patrol themed around ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and waved the ‘Tiranga’ at a height of 17,000 ft along Uttarakhand-China border on Tuesday. New Delhi: All-women troops of Indo-Tibetan Border Police completed a special patrol themed around ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ and waved the ‘Tiranga’ at a height of 17,000 ft along …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Yoga Day: Braving cold, ITBP Himveers perform asanas at high altitudes in Himalayas

Firstpost

ITBP has been promoting yoga at different high-altitude Himalayan ranges on India-China borders including Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh over the years New Delhi: On the occasion of the 8th International Day of Yoga, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel practised yoga in different high-altitude Himalayan ranges starting from Ladakh in the north to Sikkim in the eastern …

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2 years, 9 months ago

"No Public Right Is Superior To Defence Of The Country": Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Challenge To Land Acquisition For ITBP Near LAC

Live Law

The Uttarakhand High Court has recently dismissed a writ petition filed, challenging a notification issued under Section 11 of the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Act, 2013, which proposed to acquire certain land near the "Line of Actual Control" for meeting the purposes of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police. While affirming the defence'd needs …

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2 years, 10 months ago

Watch: ITBP himveers walk through knee-deep snow at 15,000 feet in Uttarakhand

Firstpost

The ITBP often shares videos on its social media handles to give a glimpse into their every day lives while they carry on with their duties in inclement weather conditions The Indo-Tibetan Border Police often share glimpses into their lives through Twitter. Taking to their social media handle, ITBP shared a video of its personnel trudging through knee-deep snow at …

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3 years, 2 months ago

At least 13 people, including 10 trekkers, dead due to snowfall in Uttarakhand

Hindustan Times

At least 13 people, including 10 trekkers, have died at separate places in Uttarakhand after getting trapped due to snowfall in the mountainous region, officials said on Thursday. Rescue workers taking an injured trekker rescued from Lamkhaga Pass to hospital on Thursday One of the trekkers’ groups went missing en route to Lamkhaga Pass near Harsil in Uttarkashi district, 230 …

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3 years, 2 months ago

8 Trekkers Go Missing in Uttarakhand Amid Snowfall, 3 Porters Feared Dead

News 18

In two separate incidents in Uttarakhand, an 11-member trekking group, including three porters has been missing since October 17 as weather turned inclement due to snowfall in the Himalayas, an official said on Wednesday. Besides, three porters accompanying an Indian Tibetan Border Police group are feared dead. Jay Panwar, consultant with the disaster management and mitigation department in Uttarkashi, said …

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3 years, 2 months ago

Chinese transgressions testing India, say officials

The Hindu

The transgression by Chinese People’s Liberation Army soldiers in Barahoti, Uttarakhand in August is part of the pattern of large-size patrols by China to assert their claim while also testing India across the Line of Actual Control, say Defence Ministry officials. Over 100 PLA troops, along with a large number of horses, came in about 4-5 km inside the Barahoti …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Watch: ITBP personnel rescue locals trapped at a height of 12,000 feet in Uttarakhand

Firstpost

A video of the rescue mission, which has now gone viral on social media, features four people stranded across a mountain river as ITBP personnel of the 14th Battalion try to bring them to safety The Indo-Tibetan Border Police rescued some locals who were stuck near Milam in Uttarakhand at a height of 12,000 feet. #WATCH | ITBP personnel rescue …

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3 years, 4 months ago

ITBP inducts its first women officers in combat

The Hindu

The India-China LAC guarding the Indo-Tibetan Border Police force on Sunday commissioned its first two women officers in combat after they completed their training here. A first-ever 'History of ITBP' book with 680-pages containing many unknown facts and photographs of the border guarding force was also released by Mr. Dhami along with ITBP director general S. S. Deswal. Out of …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Fact Check: Rescue operation in Uttarakhand shared as Indian Army destroying Chinese bunkers

India Today

After a nine-month standoff between the Indian and Chinese militaries, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh announced a mutual disengagement between both the troops in the Pangong Tso Lake area in Ladakh on February 11. Amid this, a one-minute video is viral on social media with the claim that it shows the Indian Army removing the Chinese bunkers from the banks of …

Rescue Army Video Indian Rescue Operation Chamoli Itbp

3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarkhand floods: Toll rises to 35, 169 still missing; water rise in Dhauliganga briefly halts rescue ops at NTPC tunnel

Firstpost

Uttarakhand governor Baby Rani Maurya, who visited the Tapovan tunnel to take stock of the rescue work, had to face the ire of the kin of those trapped inside the tunnel as well as relatives of those who went missing after the barrage at the same hydel project Drilling operations started by rescue agencies to establish contact with over 30 …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Disaster: Rescuers Shift Strategy, Rising Dhauliganga Triggers Another Scare as Toll Rises to 36

News 18

Rescue agencies began drilling through the debris in the Tapovan tunnel to establish contact with the over 30 people trapped inside after a flash flood, an operation which stalled briefly Thursday when the Dhauliganga river began swelling again. The centre of the rescue operation remains the 1.5-km ”head-race tunnel” — a part of the 2.5-km long network of tunnels — …

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3 years, 10 months ago

First Woman IPS Officer Who Scaled South Pole, Commando-trained Officer Leading ITBP Ops in Uttarakhand

News 18

The rescue operation being undertaken at the Tapovan power tunnel in Uttarakhand is being led by the first woman ITBP officer to successfully scale the South Pole, and some other ace mountain-warfare trained officers of the border guarding force who have seen disasters in the hills up close. Deputy Inspector General Aparna Kumar, a 2002-batch Indian Police Service officer of …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Rescuers race against time to locate 35 trapped workers, drilling operations underway at Tapovan tunnel

India TV News

Rescue operation for 35 trapped people inside the Tapovan tunnel continued unabated through the last night in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. On Thursday morning, the rescue teams started a drilling operation to peep into the 'slush flushing tunnel' 12 to 13 meters below the tunnel, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police tweeted. "Drilling operations started by rescue teams at 0200 AM to …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: Drilling Operation Launched at Tapovan Tunnel to Rescue Trapped Workers

News 18

Rescuers launched a drilling operation on Thursday at the Tapovan tunnel, where an estimated 30-35 people have been trapped since a flash flood battered various villages and hydro-power projects in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, claiming 34 lives, while about 170 people are still missing. The focal point of the multi-agency rescue operation for the last over four days remains the more-than-1.5-km-long …

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Rope in NDRF, ITBP to manage Char Dham crowd, Centre tells Uttarakhand

A tradition to look forward every year

PM Modi interacts with Army, BRO, ITBP personnel at Parvati Kund and Gunji in Uttarakhand | PICS

2 women killed, 29 injured as bus falls into gorge near Mussoorie

Indo-Tibetan Border Police | India’s ‘eyes and ears’ on the China border

Uttarakhand avalanche | Death toll rises to 16

Uttarakhand avalanche | Record-setter mountaineer Savita Kanswal among those killed

Uttarakhand Avalanche: At Least 27 Injured, Many Feared Dead in Danda-2 Peak; Defence Minister Expresses 'Anguish'

Har Ghar Tiranga: Flag hoisted at high altitude borders

'Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav': All-women troops of ITBP wave 'Tiranga' at 17,000 ft

Yoga Day: Braving cold, ITBP Himveers perform asanas at high altitudes in Himalayas

"No Public Right Is Superior To Defence Of The Country": Uttarakhand HC Dismisses Challenge To Land Acquisition For ITBP Near LAC

Watch: ITBP himveers walk through knee-deep snow at 15,000 feet in Uttarakhand

At least 13 people, including 10 trekkers, dead due to snowfall in Uttarakhand

8 Trekkers Go Missing in Uttarakhand Amid Snowfall, 3 Porters Feared Dead

Chinese transgressions testing India, say officials

Watch: ITBP personnel rescue locals trapped at a height of 12,000 feet in Uttarakhand

ITBP inducts its first women officers in combat

Fact Check: Rescue operation in Uttarakhand shared as Indian Army destroying Chinese bunkers

Uttarkhand floods: Toll rises to 35, 169 still missing; water rise in Dhauliganga briefly halts rescue ops at NTPC tunnel

Uttarakhand Disaster: Rescuers Shift Strategy, Rising Dhauliganga Triggers Another Scare as Toll Rises to 36

First Woman IPS Officer Who Scaled South Pole, Commando-trained Officer Leading ITBP Ops in Uttarakhand

Rescuers race against time to locate 35 trapped workers, drilling operations underway at Tapovan tunnel

Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: Drilling Operation Launched at Tapovan Tunnel to Rescue Trapped Workers