Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad

New Delhi, Feb 13: The bodies of nine soldiers who died in the avalanche in Siachen's Sonam post were flown out on Saturday, Army said. "Exploiting very narrow window of fair weather army aviation helicopters, in a daring act, have…

With the death of Lance Naik Hanumanthappa Koppad and nine of his comrades, India has lost nearly one soldier every month due to avalanches or extreme climatic conditions in the Siachen Glacier, since first sending troops to the contested…