Summary:
SHIMLA: There are no whereabouts of five army jawans buried under avalanche in Namgia area of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh since Wednesday afternoon. Around 12 noon, avalanche hit the area taking along the army jawans. Inclement weather conditions and fresh avalanche on Thursday halted the rescue operation launched by 150 personnel or army, ITBP and police for a while which later resumed again. With incessant rain and snowfall in the area, rescue mission has become challenging. He has left behind father Chiranji Lal, mother Kaushalya Devi besides wife Mamta Devi and sons- Manish and Vivek.While three missing jawans belong to Himachal Pradesh, one is from Jammu and Kashmir while another is from Darjeeling..