In a heartbreaking incident in eastern Ladakh, a boulder struck an Army vehicle on Wednesday morning, leading to the martyrdom of Lieutenant Colonel Bhanu Pratap Singh Mankotia and Lance Dafadar Daljeet Singh. Three other Army officers sustained injuries in the accident.

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The mishap occurred around 11:30 AM while a military convoy was en route from Durbuk to Chongtash. Officials confirmed that a massive boulder fell from a cliff, crushing one of the vehicles in the convoy.

The injured include Major Mayank, Major Amit Dixit, and Captain Gaurav, who have been evacuated and are receiving treatment at the Army hospital in Leh.

The Indian Army has initiated a rescue and recovery operation at the site. The area is known for its treacherous terrain, with frequent rockfalls posing risks to troop movements, especially during this season.

Senior Army officials are closely monitoring the situation as further details emerge.

A massive boulder fell on an Army SUV, part of a military convoy, in a remote area of eastern Ladakh on Wednesday, injuring at least four soldiers including an officer. The incident occurred near Durbuk around 11:30 AM, prompting an immediate rescue and recovery operation.

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Officials confirmed that the injured personnel are being evacuated and given medical attention. The Army’s Leh-based Fire and Fury Corps shared a statement on X, saying, “A boulder from a cliff fell on one of the vehicles of a military convoy in Ladakh, around 1130h on 30 July 2025. Recovery action is in progress.”

The location of the accident, near Durbuk in the high-altitude region of Ladakh, is known for its rugged terrain and frequent landslides. The vehicle involved was a part of a routine convoy movement when the sudden rockfall occurred.

Sources indicate that despite the difficult terrain, rescue teams responded swiftly to secure the area and assist the injured. Further updates on their condition and the cause of the incident are awaited.

In a significant diplomatic breakthrough for India, a recent United Nations Security Council report has for the first time officially linked The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of the banned Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), to the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which left 26 civilians dead.

The report was released by the UN Security Council’s monitoring team that tracks the implementation of sanctions against al-Qaeda and Islamic State. It confirms that TRF initially claimed responsibility for the attack and then retracted it days later, a tactic often used to obscure accountability.

On 22 April, five terrorists launched an attack at a popular tourist spot in Pahalgam. The group initially published a photograph of the site while taking credit. The retraction followed within days, and no other organization stepped forward to claim the assault.

The UN report also cites two member states, believed to be India and the United States, who confirmed that TRF carried out the massacre and stated it could not have done so without the support of Lashkar-e-Taiba. Pakistan, however, denied these findings, repeating its long-standing claim that LeT is no longer active due to domestic bans.

This mention is especially significant since Pakistan had earlier managed to remove all references to TRF and the Pahalgam incident from a Security Council press note issued shortly after the attack. However, in this instance, Islamabad failed to block TRF’s inclusion in the official report. Notably, China, which has previously placed technical holds to shield Pakistani-backed groups, did not intervene this time.

The report is the first in years to clearly name LeT and other Pakistan-based groups in direct connection with violence in Kashmir. Security analysts say it undermines Islamabad’s practice of using innocuous-sounding names like TRF or People Against Fascist Front to mask the activities of globally proscribed terror outfits like LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammed.

Following the Pahalgam massacre, a senior Indian delegation visited the United States in mid-May to brief the 1267 Sanctions Committee and UN counterterrorism officials. India also submitted an intelligence dossier that built on earlier reports shared in May and November 2024, as well as warnings from December 2023.

The April 22 attack prompted a robust military response under Operation Sindoor, which began on May 7. The operation involved targeted drone and missile strikes across the Line of Control and resulted in a four-day exchange of fire before a ceasefire was restored on May 10.

The naming of TRF in the UN report is now seen as a vital step toward securing its designation as a global terrorist group. The move boosts India’s diplomatic position and puts renewed pressure on Pakistan to act against terror proxies operating from its soil.

A bus assigned to ferry Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel plunged into the River Sindh near the Kullan bridge in Jammu and Kashmir’s Ganderbal district early this morning. The incident occurred at Resin Kullan when the vehicle reportedly lost control while navigating a curve and veered off the road into the river.

According to Ganderbal Police, the bus was empty at the time of the accident. The driver, who sustained minor injuries, has been shifted to a nearby medical facility and is reported to be in stable condition.

Following the mishap, a joint search and rescue operation was launched by the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams from Ganderbal and Sub Component Gund. Rescue personnel are currently working to recover equipment believed to have been in the bus, including weapons assigned to ITBP units.

Authorities have confirmed that some weapons were unaccounted for after the crash. So far, three weapons have been successfully recovered from the river. Efforts are ongoing to locate the remaining items, and the area is being thoroughly searched to ensure that no personnel or critical assets are missing.

The rescue operation is facing difficult terrain and strong river currents, but teams remain on high alert. Further updates are expected as recovery efforts continue.

Axiscades Technologies has received defence orders worth Rs 600 crore through its defence subsidiaries, significantly expanding its role in India’s indigenous military modernisation efforts. The orders make up nearly one-third of the company’s current order book, which now stands at around Rs 1,800 crore.

The contracts are spread across multiple domains including airborne, naval, and radar-based systems, and will be executed over the next three to five years. According to the company, the projects cover both prototyping and full-scale production, contributing to long-term capability development for India’s defence forces.

Awarded by defence laboratories and public sector undertakings, the orders include the development and delivery of high-precision sub-systems that are vital to ongoing projects led by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and other strategic agencies.

Key programmes covered under the orders include:

1. AESA Radar Program for Su-30 MKI Upgrade: Axiscades will develop and supply critical radar sub-systems including the Exciter Unit, Receiver Unit, and Antenna Beam Control Motherboard. These components will replace Russian-origin systems, advancing India’s indigenous radar capabilities.
2. Transmit-Receive Modules for S-Band Surveillance Radars: The company will design and supply TR modules to improve target detection, tracking precision, and signal fidelity for long-range operations.
3. Long-Range Battle Management Radar (LRBMR) – KUSHA: The order includes support for developing indigenous Digital Beam Forming units. Operating in the S-band, the radar offers a detection range exceeding 500 km and can track multiple targets simultaneously.
4. Electric Heavy Weight Torpedo (EHWT): Axiscades will deliver the Homing Receiver, a critical system enabling autonomous underwater target acquisition for submarine-launched anti-submarine warfare torpedoes.
5. Submarine Sonar Systems: This production order reinforces the company’s growing role in undersea warfare technologies by supplying key sonar sub-systems.

Commenting on the development, Axiscades CTO C Manikandan said the orders reflect the company’s core strengths in radar, sonar, and electronic systems, and demonstrate its deep integration into India’s premier defence research and production ecosystem.

These orders are expected to significantly enhance India’s self-reliance in high-end defence technologies and mark a major step forward in the country’s push for indigenous defence manufacturing.