Holding her head high
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500 ITBP women constables on Friday joined the force after their passing-out parade at Basic Training Centre (BTC), Bhanu. (Sant Arora/HT Photo)
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Even though Class 10 is the minimum qualification for getting an entry into the ITBP, 470 candidates (94 %) are more qualified than the required level. (Sant Arora/HT Photo)
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ITBP battalions are deployed on the border from Karakoram Pass in Ladakh to Diphu La in Arunachal Pradesh, covering 3,488km of Indo-China border. (Sant Arora/HT Photo)
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As per the ITBP’s policy, women constables would be posted on the border. Several posts are located as high as 17,000 feet with temperature dropping to -40 degree Celsius. (Sant Arora/HT Photo)
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