India occupied the Siachen Glacier on 13 April 1984. The average height of the Siachen Glacier is around 17700 feet. Siachen is the 5th largest glacier of the Karakoram Range and second largest ...

The almost mythical glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalayas may conjure up romance and unexplored adventure for the climber but the old man in Captain Raghu Raman’s chilling short story ...

The Siachen Glacier, perched atop the eastern Karakoram Range in the Himalayas, is not just any battlefield. Spanning 76 kilometres, it is the world’s highest battlefield.

'This collaboration ensured connectivity at 16,000 feet in the Karakoram range, an area characterised by extreme conditions with temperatures plummeting to -50 degrees Celsius', a spokesperson said.

The Siachen Glacier, located in the Karakoram mountain range of Ladakh, is known as the world's highest and coldest battlefield. Kargil, a district in the Union Territory of Ladakh, was the site ...

The Siachen glacier, situated near the Indo-Pak Line of Control in the Karakoram range is known as the highest militarised zone in the world. Saturday, Jun 21, 2025 New Delhi o C ...

The Siachen glacier, located at an altitude of 18,000 to 20,000 feet in the Karakoram mountain range of Ladakh, is known as the highest militarised zone in the world. The optical-fibre ...

V.K. Raina led 1st GSI survey of Siachen Glacier in 1958, part of International Geophysical Year. 25 yrs later, Pakistan extended Line of Control from NJ 9842 to Karakoram Pass, setting off chain ...

The Siachen glacier at the height of around 20,000 feet in the Karakoram Mountain range is known as the highest militarised zone in the world where soldiers have to battle frostbite and high winds.