The ITBP troops launched a long-range patrolling operation in the Changthang sub-sector on Tuesday, acting on intelligence inputs suggesting heightened smuggling activity in the area.

From the northern frontier to Eastern Ladakh, Army personnel participated enthusiastically in yoga sessions on International Yoga day. Also not to be left behind , ITBP personnel participated in their own yoga sessions from Ladakh in the north to Sikkim in the east.

Between Wednesday and Thursday morning, Mangan district in North Sikkim experienced 220mm of rain, leading to multiple landslides that claimed at least six lives in Pakshep and Ambhithang areas, with power and communication lines disrupted.