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SHIMLA: Sliding glacier killed one Army jawan while five others are missing near Shipkila pass along the China border in Pooh block of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. Five ITBP personnel were also injured.Chief minister Jai Ram Thakur said one Army jawan has lost his life and five jawans were reported to be missing. Two separate parties of Army and ITBP were patrolling at Namgia-Dogri when the avalanche came. "The state government would provide all possible assistance to the Army to ensure speedy relief and rehabilitation works. One of the injured jawans was rushed to the hospital at Pooh where he succumbed to injuries.Around 150 personnel from Army, ITBP and police are present at the spot to carry out the operation to rescue five missing jawans..