Airforce mountaineers set off on Mission Tricolour
August 6th, 2010 - 9:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) A team of Indian Air Force (IAF) mountaineers was Friday flagged off from here on an expedition to scale Mt. Elbrus in Europe and Mt. Kilimanjaro in ... Read more...
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Pune girl scales Europe’s highest peak, Mt. Elbrus
April 26th, 2010 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Pune, April 25 (IANS) Braving strong gales and temperatures below minus-20 degrees Celsius, Pune mountaineer Krushnaa Patil Sunday scaled Europe's highest peak, Mt. Elbrus (5,642 metres).
Accompanied by a sole guide, Vladimir from ... Read more...
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Only the sky’s the limit for 10 Nepali women (With Images)
March 7th, 2009 - 4:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, March 7 (IANS) Till a few years ago, Nepali women were not allowed to inherit parental property, undergo an abortion or even go abroad without the consent of their ... Read more...
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IAF to become first to climb highest peaks in seven continents
January 20th, 2009 - 2:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 20 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to climb "Seven Summits", the highest peaks in the seven continents, and become the first air force in the ... Read more...
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