ITBP Soldiers Help Kannada Man To Reunite With Family After 3 Decades
Being apart for three decades, a 70-year-old man has reunited with his family with the help of ITBP soldiers. Knowing only Kannada, Kenchappa Govindappa from Karnataka was stuck in Uttarakhand where he worked at a roadside eatery, earning only a meal and sleeping at a bus stop in bone-chilling cold. Using the social media, the ITBP personnel reunited Kenchappa with his family. Later, the ITBP recognized the 36th battalion jawans for the… read-more
Tags: Good News, ITBP, Reunited, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Kenchappa Govindappa
Courtesy: NDTV
ITBP Rolls Out Online Liquor Distribution System For Its Personnel
An online Centralised Liquor Management System (CLMS) has been launched by the ITBP to provide desired liquor brands to the Army personnel guarding the LAC. The recently cleared long-standing move will help the in-service and retired ITBP personnel to buy liquor from their nearest unit and also check the stock online. Previous system provisioned them to purchase the liquor only from the canteens of the units, where they were posted.
Tags: ITBP, LAC, Liquor, Digitization, Canteen
Courtesy: The Tribune
ITBP Plants Saplings To Create 'Galwan Ke Balwan' Garden For Martyrs
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police have started a plantation drive in a garden dedicated to the Galwan martyrs, named ‘Galwan Ke Balwan’. Over 1,000 saplings have been planted by the ITBP in the area few kilometres away from the Galwan Valley site where Indo-China clash happened. The ITBP said that it is planting endemic species which can survive the extreme cold conditions. Earlier, Home Minister Amit Shah initiated the drive for the Central… read-more
Tags: ITBP, Galwan Valley, India-China, Galwan Ke Balwan, Amit Shah
Courtesy: Times Now
Centre Allows ITBP To Build 47 Border Outposts Along LAC
Union government has allowed Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) to build 47 border outposts along the LAC. In addition, Home Ministry has also approved procurement of "special clothing" and "equipment" required for high-altitude locations. Addressing on ITBP's 59th Raising Day, Union Minister GK Reddy remarked that recent incidents "have broken the myth of some countries of having a powerful army". ITBP guards the 3,488-km-long border running… read-more
Tags: ITBP, Home Ministry, LAC, Ladakh, Indo-China dispute
Courtesy: Tribune India
Uttarakhand Govt Unites With ITBP to Encourage Water Sports At Tehri Lake
The Tehri Lake Adventure Institute will be managed by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) for 20 years, according to a MoU signed between ITBP and Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board. The pact, aimed to promote adventure tourism in the state, is said to help ITBP and other police forces as well. ITBP plans to impart training in various water sports, water-rescue and life-saving courses at the institute.
Tags: ITBP, Uttarakhand, Tourism, Adventure, Tehri lake
Courtesy: Business World