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Col Narinder 'Bull' Kumar, who helped India conquer Siachen Glacier, dies Col Narinder 'Bull' Kumar, who helped India conquer Siachen Glacier, dies Indian Army veteran Col Narinder Kumar, who helped India in conquering the Siachen Glacier, now known as the highest battlefield in the world, died at the age of 87. advertisement Col Narinder 'Bull' Kumar Indian Army veteran Col Narinder Kumar, who carried out reconnaissance expeditions to Siachen before the Indian Army launched Operation Meghdoot in 1984 to occupy the critical heights at the glacier, now known as the highest battlefield in the w...

Express News Service NEW DELHI: Colonel Narendra Kumar, the man who scaled the Mt Everest for Indian Army, breathed his last in Delhi on Thursday. Kumar was commissioned from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in the Kumaon Regiment in 1953. Colonel Aman Anand, Spokesperson, Indian Army said, “He was mountaineer par excellence, he was the first Indian to climb Mt Nanda Devi. He climbed the Mt Everest in 1965, Mt Blanc( highest peak in the Alps)and later Mt Kangchenchanga( from the toughest NE spur). He climbed up all these peaks despite losing four toes due to frostbite in earlier expedition...

Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, The Unsung Legend Who Secured Siachen For India Dies At 87 India had launched 'Operation Meghdoot' in April 1984 to gain total control of the strategically-located glacier as well as nearby passes following Col Kumar's ground report about Pakistani activities. PTI 01 January 2021 Bullstreat PTI 2021-01-01T08:36:01+05:30 Colonel Narendra ‘Bull’ Kumar, The Unsung Legend Who Secured Siachen For India Dies At 87 outlookindia.com 2021-01-01T08:36:52+05:30 Colonel (retd) Narendra Kumar, a legendary mountaineer who ha...

Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar (Retired) was born in Rawalpindi - now in Pakistan - in 1933. New Delhi: Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar (Retired), who contributed significantly to the security of our country by paving the way for India's move into the Siachen Glacier, died on Thursday - the last day of the year 2020. Born in Rawalpindi - now in Pakistan - in 1933, the mountaineering legend led an expedition of the Indian Army to the Siachin Glacier in April 1984. The pre-emptive mobilisation helped the then Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi, launch Operation Meghdoot. "We went on this expedition an...

Colonel Narinder ‘Bull’ Kumar   | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement India was thus able to pre-empt Pakistani attempt to occupy Saltoro Range… Salute!: Ex-Army Chief Gen. VP Malik Colonel Narinder ‘Bull’ Kumar (Retd.), instrumental in the Army launching Operation Meghdoot and securing the dominating heights of Siachen Glacier in 1984, died at the Army’s Research and Referral (R&R) hospital here on Thursday. He was 87 and was suffering from age-related ailments. “First to report on Pakistani mischief in Siachen sending patrol and mountaineering expeditions to the Glacier area. ...