C M C M Y B Y B NORTH IN NEWS JAMMU NEWS JAMMU, FRIDAY, 20, AUGUST, 2021 10 Swarnim Vijay Varsh celebrations at Leh White water rafting to commemorate 'Battle Honour Turtuk' Diskit to Turtuk (19 aug to 23 aug 2021) NIN NEWS SERVICE SRINAGAR, AUG 19 A white Water Rafting Expedition from Diskit to Turtuk was conducted by LADAKH SCOUTS Regimental Centre to commemorate 50 years of Battle Honor Turtuk, 1971. The Rafting Expedition was conducted from 19 to 23 Aug 2021 which saw the rafting team negotiate Class-III and Class-IV NIN NEWS SERVICE was received with fanfare at War Memorial in the MVC, SM (Retd) were also behalf of all ranks of Fire Rapids alongwith gorges SRINAGAR, AUG 19 Leh by the Station presence of soldiers and present on the occasion and Fury Corps to in the Shyok River, the The Swarnim Vijay Mashaal Commander, Brigadier CG officers of Fire and Fury besides large number of commemorate the occasion. operations had also arrived in Leh on 19 August Arun and handed over to Corps and NCC cadets. Veterans and Veer Naris. Indian Army and Indian progressed along the 2021 after a 30 days journey Lieutenant General PGK Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, General Officer Air Force helicopters course of the river during through Western and Menon, General Officer MVC (Retd) and Dr. Commanding, Fire and carried out a fly past over 1971 and the territory Eastern Ladakh. Commanding, Fire and Phunsog Angmo D/o Late Fury Corps laid a wreath at Leh War Memorial on this upto Turtuk was liberated The Swarnim Vijay Marshal Fury Corps at the iconic Leh Colonel Chewang Rinchen, the Leh War Memorial on solemn occasion. by the Ladakh Scouts team comprising one Ranks covered a total soldiers. The expedition Officer, one JCO, 12 Other distance of 90 Km. Indian Army celebrated world Police organises mega feast functions at DPL & other Azadi ka Amrut Mahotsav : Humanitarian Day establishments in Budgam summit of MT manirang by all NIN NEWS SERVICE BUDGAM, AUG 19 As a part of celebrations of 75 years of independence, Police organised mega feast (Bada Khana) functions at DPL women mountaineering team NIN NEWS SERVICE is observed every year on killed and injured in the JAMMU, AUG 19 19 August to pay tribute to course of their work. To World Humanitarian Day humanitarian workers, honour all aid and health workers who continued despite the odds, Indian Army conducted a lecture NIN NEWS SERVICE 2021. Mt Manirang is one Force. The other members on ‘First Aid’ at Kalaban in NEW DELHI, AUG 19 of the highest peaks of of the team who summited Poonch District (J&K). The As a part of commemorative Himachal Pradesh, the peak and hoisted the Budgam, Sub Divisions Khansahib, Chari Sharief & Magam. aim of the lecture was to activities for 'Azadi Ka nestled at the border of national flag atop are Wg SSP Budgam Shri Tahir Saleem Khan-JKPS along with DySP Amrut Mahotsav', Kinnaur & Spiti districts. Cdr Bhavna Mehra, Lt Col spread awareness on Hqrs Shri Fayaz Hussain-JKPS & DySP DAR Shri-Ruhail symbolising 75 years of Close to the peak is the Geetanjali Bhatt, Wg Cdr sacrifices done by the Mircha were present on the occasion. Officers had dinner humanitarian workers with jawans of DPL, Police stations and Armed Police. Independence, Indian Air Manirang pass, which was Nirupama Pandey, Wg Force had flagged off an during the time of natural Speaking on the occasion, SSP Budgam, called upon the one of the early trade Cdr Vyomika Singh, Wg All Women Tri-Services calamities and also impart police personnel to maintain high standards of decency and routes between Spiti and Cdr Lalita Mishra, Maj Mountaineering Team on 01 Kinnaur, before the Usha Kumari, Maj knowledge on first aid discipline during on duty and off duty hours. He further Aug 21 from Air Force motorable road was built. Saumya Shukla, Maj training like managing motivated them to render better services to the people and appealed them to show professionalism, transparency and Station, New Delhi. The 15-member expedition Veenu Mor, Maj Rachana cases of snake bite, sensitivity in their functioning. Similar other mega feast The team successfully team was led by Wing Hooda, Lt Cdr Sino fractures, burn injuries and functions were organised at Sub-Divisions Khan Sahib, summited Mt Manirang Commander Bhavana Wilson and Flt Lt Komal control of bleeding in case Charar-I-Sharief, Magam, PS Chadoora & PS Khansahib. In (21,625 ft) on 15 August Mehra of the Indian Air Pahuja. of minor accidents. The these mega feast functions, senior Police officers including initiative was greatly Addl. SP Budgam Shri Gowhar Ahmad- JKPS, SDPO appreciated by the locals Magam Shri Mohammad Saleem-JKPS, SDPO Cherar-e- and they expressed their sharief Shri Saleem Jehangir-JKPS and SDPO Khansahib Shri Indian Army medical gratitude for the Aftab Awan-JKPS had dinner with the jawans of Police and knowledge imparted to CRPF. The glorious occasion of the celebrations of 75 years of Independence concluded with the vote of thanks by SSP them. patrols helping awaam in Budgam at DPL Budgam. Covid vaccination drive for bakarwals of machhal tehsil fight against covid NIN NEWS SERVICE patients and in registering villagers and informed JAMMU, AUG 19 locals on COWIN app, about symptoms observed Indian Army has been besides assisting locals in in 2nd strain of COVID-19 NIN NEWS SERVICE in it's outreach efforts, with their road heads, thereby making undertook patrols to reach contributing in fight acquiring medical aid. and on the importance of SRINAGAR, AUG 19 reached out to the local herds. As a nomadic tribe, it difficult to provide the out to the remote areas to against Covid in all Indian army sent its practicing preventive Indian Army in coordination health authorities, to address they are spread over a large necessary assistance. Indian inform the Bakarwals of this possible ways, which medical cum Khariyat measures. The event with the Health Department, this concern. As a result of part of UT of Jammu & Army took the initiative to vaccination drive and include distribution of patrol to village Kalal of included door to door Kupwara carried out a which, a total of 50 Kashmir. This year, 328 reach out to these areas and brought them to the nearest medical kits, awareness Rajouri district (J&K). The information vaccination drive for Bakkarwals including ladies Dheras have migrated to the get them vaccinated roadhead. People were very lectures in far-flung areas patrol interacted with the dissemination campaign Bakarwals located at the were vaccinated with the areas ahead of alongwith local health happy and grateful to both and operating mobile villagers and informed followed by distribution remote belt of Machhal first dose of Covid-19 Shamshabhari Ranges at department. the Army and Health medical aid patrols to about symptoms observed of COVID preventive kits. Tehsil. The Bakarwals were vaccines. Machhal Tehsil, and have Dr Javed Ahmed, Department for reaching out difficult and isolated in 2nd strain of COVID-19 The efforts of Khariyat requesting for Covid-19 Bakarwals are goat been grazing their flocks at Nodal Officer for Covid-19 to them and providing them areas. These patrols have and on the importance of patrol has been Vaccination & veterinary herders and shepherds at these remote locations. They vaccination in Kupwara the much needed proved to be very effective practicing preventive appreciated by the assistance for their animals large and seasonally migrate take abodes in areas which district was also present for vaccination assistance at the in identifying COVID measures. The patrol villagers and the civil for some time. Indian Army from one place to another are quite far from the nearest the drive. Army authorities time of the pandemic. positive (symptomatic) interacted with the administration.