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Defence Minister visits Siachen

Defence Minister visits Siachen

September 30, 2017 | 09:26 PM
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Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lays wreath at the War Memorial at Siachen Base Camp yesterday. “During her visit she was accompanied by the Chief of the Army Staff General Bipan Rawat, General Officer Commander-in-Chief, Northern Command Lieutenant General Devraj Anbu and Corps Commander of the Ladakh Corps. The minister interacted with the soldiers in the remote areas of Siachen Glacier,” a Defence Ministry statement said. Sitharaman also inaugurated a bridge on river Shyok on the road between Durbuk and Daulat Beg Oldi.
September 30, 2017 | 09:26 PM