Three Nepalis, among seven, die in Sikkim avalanche A massive avalanche killed seven people, including three Nepalis on the Gangtok-Nathu La JNM Road in the northeastern state of Sikkim yesterday. Nepal 06 Apr, 2023
Indian Himalayas avalanche kills two, group of trainee mountaineers missing Two people have died and at least 19 are still missing in the Indian Himalayas after a group of trainee mountaineers was hit by an avalanche, officials said on Tuesday, as soldiers and rescuers scoured the area in the northern state of Uttarakhand. World 04 Oct, 2022
Himalayan rescuers recover more bodies as flash flood death toll rises to 50 Rescuers pulled out nine more bodies from the site of a flash flood in a Himalayan region of northern India on Sunday, a week after the disaster struck, bringing the death toll to 50 with more than 150 people still missing, officials said. World 14 Feb, 2021
India glacier avalanche leaves 18 dead, more than 200 missing Rescuers searched for more than 200 people missing in the Indian Himalayas on Monday, including some trapped in a tunnel, after part of a glacier broke away, sending a torrent of water, rock and dust down a mountain valley. World 08 Feb, 2021
Rescuers search for 125 missing after glacier burst in Indian Himalayas, many believed trapped in tunnel Hundreds of military personnel were deployed in the Indian Himalayas on Monday to help find at least 125 people unaccounted for after a part of a glacier broke away, setting off a torrent of water, rock and dust down a mountain valley. World 08 Feb, 2021
New Indian roads, air strips sparked border standoff with China, India observers say NEW DELHI/SRINAGAR: A Himalayan border standoff between old foes India and China was triggered by India’s construction of roads and air strips in the region as it competes with China's spreading Belt and Road initiative, Indian observers said on... Women 27 May, 2020
India's Ladakh Buddhist enclave jubilant at new status but China angered MUMBAI: The Buddhist enclave of Ladakh cheered India's move to hive it off from Jammu and Kashmir state, a change that could spur tourism and help New Delhi counter China's influence in the contested western Himalayas. Beijing, though,... Women 06 Aug, 2019
Indian pilots spot 5 bodies in search for missing climbers NEW DELHI: Indian air force pilots spotted five bodies Monday in the Indian Himalayas while searching for eight climbers who have been missing for a week. Dr Vijay Kumar Jogdande, a civil administrator in the northern state of Uttarakhand, said the... Women 03 Jun, 2019
As tourists flock to Indian Himalayas, women lead plastics clean-up INDIA: Tsering Chondol, 60, remembers a time when the water that flowed through the town of Leh, high in the Himalayas in India's far north, was pristine. "We used to drink directly from the streams - until our land became a tourist hub," said... Art & Culture 15 Aug, 2018
World's "highest" village runs dry as warming hits the Himalayas KOMIK: With a backdrop of the snow-capped Himalayas stretched out across a vibrant blue sky, it is hard to dispute the sign as you enter Komik that declares it to be the world's highest village with a road. Others also boast the title - from Nepal's... Women 01 Aug, 2017
SNIPPETS 10 miners killedPATNA: An abandoned coal mine in eastern India caved in on Thursday, killing at least 10 of over 24 people who were trapped inside as they illegally dug for fuel, an official said. Rescuers were trying to reach over 14 people still... Women 29 Sep, 2005
US statute in a 2-cm-long book Agence France PresseNew Delhi, July 1:A villager in the Indian Himalayas has sought recognition from US President George W Bush after copying by hand the US constitution in a book only two centimetres long, a report said today. AB Rajbansh, an engineer... Women 01 Jul, 2004
