Journalism of Courage
Armymen killed in the Galwan Valley clash with the Chinese troops were cremated in their respective states on Thursday. Prabhjot Singh, son of Satnam Singh, at his father’s funeral in Gurdaspur. (Reuters)
The wife of Colonel Santosh Babu mourns during his last rites, at his residence in Suryapet. (PTI)
In the worst flare-up on the Line of Actual Control in more than five decades, 20 Indian Army personnel, including the commanding officer of 16 Bihar, were killed Monday night in violent clashes with Chinese troops in the Galwan valley of Ladakh where disengagement of troops on either side was underway. (PTI)
The Army said there were casualties on both sides. Beijing was silent on PLA losses. This unprecedented and dangerous turn to the de-escalation efforts on the LAC set the lines working in the two capitals. On the ground, Division Commanders met to defuse the situation. (PTI)
Relatives pay their last respects to Naib Subedar Mandeep Singh, in Patiala. (PTI)
At the funeral of Satnam Singh, in Gurdaspur in Punjab on Thursday. (Reuters)
