Nepal to ban independent trekking
August 7th, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Katmandu, Aug 7 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There have been reports in the grapevine that the Nepalese government is going to ban people who are trekking alone in any part of the country. The ... Read more...
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ID-card may reveal mystery of crashed AN-12 aircraft
August 1st, 2012 - 1:55 pm ICT by IANS
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 1 (IANS) A frayed identity card bearing the name Arjun Singh of Pune may reveal the 45-year-old mystery crash of an AN-12 aircraft of the Indian ... Read more...
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For the perfect trekking experience at Himachal national park (Letter from Kullu)
June 11th, 2012 - 12:12 pm ICT by IANS
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), June 11 (IANS) If you are a professional trekker and want to test your nerves in the rugged and inhospitable terrain of the trans-Himalayas, the Great Himalayan ... Read more...
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‘Identify graves of four Westerners killed by Al-Faran’
April 6th, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 6 (IANS) A group of Jammu and Kashmir rights activists Friday appealed to the state rights panel to order the identification of the graves of four Western trekkers ... Read more...
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Massive search for MiG-29 wreckage on
October 26th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 26 (IANS) Massive combing operations continued Wednesday, with trekkers managing to climb snow-bound peaks in Himachal Pradesh?s Lahaul Valley to locate a missing IAF MiG-29 combat jet and ... Read more...
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Recovered wreckage belongs to MiG-29: IAF
October 21st, 2011 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 21 (IANS) The Indian Air Force (IAF) Friday said it has recovered wreckage of a MiG-29 jet that crashed in the inhospitable Himalayan terrain of Lahaul Valley in ... Read more...
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IAF MiG-29 crashes in Himachal, no sign of wreckage
October 19th, 2011 - 7:58 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 19 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) MiG-29 combat jet crashed in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul Valley during a night flying exercise but the wreckage is yet to be ... Read more...
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Quake hits Nepal’s mainstay tourism industry
September 21st, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 21 (IANS) Recovering from a decade of armed uprising and a massacre in the royal palace that wiped out the king, queen and nine more royals, Nepal's tourism ... Read more...
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Nepal quake fails to jolt India’s youngest Everest hero
September 21st, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Sep 21 (IANS) The major temblor that unleashed death and devastation in northeastern India and affected parts of Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan Sunday, killing over 80 people in the ... Read more...
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Ignoring Pakistan, India sending civilian trek to Siachen
July 25th, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) Ignoring objections from Pakistan yet again, India is planning to organise another civilian trekking expedition to the forbidding heights of the Siachen Glacier in September, ... Read more...
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Kiwi good samaritan resurrects Nepal monastery’s yeti legend (With Image)
April 4th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, April 4 (IANS) Six years ago, when he was climbing a Himalayan peak in northern Nepal, commercial pilot and adventurer Mike Allsop met a venerable Buddhist monk whose ... Read more...
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Chopper crashes, crew killed in bid to rescue Japanese climber (Second Lead)
November 7th, 2010 - 5:19 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 7 (IANS) An aerial search and rescue operation for two Japanese climbers stranded on a high Himalayan range in northeastern Nepal ended in tragedy Sunday with the helicopter ... Read more...
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Now, Internet access on Everest summit
October 29th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 29 (ANI): Climbers would now be able to make video calls and surf the Internet on their mobile phones while at the top of Mount Everest, thanks to a Nepalese ... Read more...
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Rescue team sets out to find missing trekkers in Uttarakhand
September 27th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by ANI
By Ashish GoelUttarkashi (Uttarakhand), Sep. 27 (ANI): The administration in Uttarakhand has deployed a rescue team to find eight trekkers who have gone missing in the flood-ravaged and landslide-hit Uttarkashi town while ... Read more...
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Incessant rainfall causes hindrance to Himachal Tourism
September 24th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by ANI
By Prem ThakurManali (Himachal Pradesh), Sep. 24 (ANI): Incessant rainfall over the past two months has resulted in the decline of tourists visiting Manali, which has left an adverse impact on the ... Read more...
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13th century slab of stone carving stolen from Goa
September 17th, 2010 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 17 (IANS) A historic one-metre-long stone slab with carvings of battle scene, dating back to the late 13th century, has been stolen from a remote village in north Goa. ... Read more...
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Army rescues two Austrian trekkers
August 12th, 2010 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Aug 12 (IANS) Two Austrian nationals who had gone for trekking in Ladakh but were stranded after meeting with an accident were rescued by the Indian army from the cold desert ... Read more...
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IAF’s Cheetah choppers evacuate 90 people in Ladakh
August 9th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Leh, Aug 9 (IANS) In a daring rescue effort in ravaged Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir, six Cheetah helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Monday did over 60 sorties ... Read more...
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Relentless rescue efforts by IAF continues for fourth day at Leh
August 9th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Leh, Aug 9 (ANI): Six Cheetah helicopters of the Indian Air Force (IAF) undertook more than 60 sorties to evacuate 90 people from Skyu in Zanskar valley on Monday in the cloudburst-hit ... Read more...
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Transport operators on strike in Assam over hiked fuel prices
July 3rd, 2010 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Assam July 3: (ANI) Public transport operators in Assam are on strike in protest against hike in fuel prices. Vehicles such as taxis, auto-rickshaws and trekker station wagons remained off the roads ... Read more...
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‘Garbage girl’ gets ‘Green Hero’ award
July 2nd, 2010 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 2 (IANS) The 'garbage girl' of the mountains was honoured with a 'Green Hero' award at an environment film festival that began in the Himachal Pradesh state capital Friday.
British national ... Read more...
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To parasail or trek across jungles, try Himachal (With Image)
May 12th, 2010 - 10:59 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, May 12 (IANS) If you're an adventure freak and want to test your endurance on lofty mountains, Himachal Pradesh is the place to be this summer. From rock-climbing and ... Read more...
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Tourists arrival gives boost to J-K economy
December 29th, 2009 - 10:15 pm ICT by ANI
By Afzal BhattSrinagar, Dec 29 (ANI) : As the winter chill sets in Jammu and Kashmir tourists both domestic and international are flocking the picturesque valley in large numbers giving a ... Read more...
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Rescue post set up at Rohtang Pass base
November 16th, 2009 - 6:08 pm ICT by IANS
Manali (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 16 (IANS) A rescue post has been set up temporarily at the base of Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district to provide help to the stranded motorists ... Read more...
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Foreign sex workers begin to eye Nepal
November 5th, 2009 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Nov 5 (IANS) Once the destination of trekkers and pilgrims, the Himalayan Shangri-la of Nepal is now becoming a hub of foreign sex workers with a bustling network of ... Read more...
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Russian paraglider killed in Himachal, one still missing
October 27th, 2009 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 27 (IANS) Five days after Russian paraglider Alexey Ashurov went missing in the hills of Himachal Pradesh, his compatriot was found dead Tuesday, police said.
"This (Tuesday) evening, we came to ... Read more...
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Jammu and Kashmir Government gives impetus to adventure sports
September 27th, 2009 - 10:40 pm ICT by ANI
By Afzal ButtSrinagar, Sep.27 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir Government is promoting adventure sports in a big way, a step which will lend fillip to the travel, tourism and hospitality industry of ... Read more...
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19 army trekkers rescued from Himachal heights (Lead)
September 14th, 2009 - 8:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Shimla, Sep 14 (IANS) Nineteen trekkers from the Indian Army have been rescued from Himachal Pradesh's tribal Lahaul and Spiti district after being stranded in high altitude slopes due to untimely ... Read more...
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Expedition fails to find bodies of 1968 plane crash victims
September 1st, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 1 (IANS) An army expedition to retrieve the bodies of 98 victims of an Indian Air Force plane crash in 1968 has failed due to hostile climatic condition in ... Read more...
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Israeli missing in Himachal, father wants extensive search
August 31st, 2009 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 31 (IANS) Holding on to the belief that his son is alive, an anxious father has hired a private rescue team but wants Indian authorities to extensively search ... Read more...
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Top Indian chefs warn Scottish MPs to keep their hands off chicken tikka masala rights
August 5th, 2009 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Aug.5 (ANI): Top Indian chefs have warned Scottish MPs to keep their hands off the rights to chicken tikka masala.Zaeemuddin Ahmad, a chef at Delhi's Karim Hotel, which was ... Read more...
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Army attempting to locate 1968 Himachal crash victims’ bodies
July 28th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 28 (IANS) The Indian Army has embarked on another expedition to locate the bodies of 98 defence personnel who died 41 years ago when the aircraft they were travelling in ... Read more...
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Kashmir tourism getting back to normal
July 16th, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Parvez BhattSrinagar, July 16 (ANI): Tourists and nature lovers have begun to visit Jammu and Kashmir since normalcy has begun to prevail after a spate of recent unrest and violence in ... Read more...
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Youngsters participate in cleanliness drive on Jhelum’s banks
July 5th, 2009 - 9:59 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, July 5 (ANI): Several youth from different States have come together to spread awareness about the need to maintain cleanliness and preserve popular tourist spots in Jammu and Kashmir.The youngsters are ... Read more...
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Bhaderwah, a favourite tourist destination
June 14th, 2009 - 7:47 pm ICT by ANI
Bhaderwah (Jammu), June 14 (ANI): Bhaderwah is emerging as one of the favourite tourist destinations in Kashmir.It is a hill station in Doda district, 200 kilometres from Jammu.Recently, the number of tourists ... Read more...
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