Himalayan Region
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Higher reaches of Uttarakhand receive heavy snowfall
India | Oct 04, 2022, 10:25 AM ISTSnowfall in Uttarakhand: The Darma Valley, the last outpost near the China border, has received about 1 foot of snow in the low-lying area and more than four feet of snowfall in the mountains at an altitude of 17,500 feet.
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Watch special show on massive landslides in the Himalayan region
Hakikat Kya Hai | Aug 08, 2018, 10:23 PM ISTWatch special show on massive landslides in the Himalayan region
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Nepal: Rescue work resumes to search dozens of missing hikers
World | Oct 16, 2014, 01:00 PM ISTKathmandu: Rescue and relief operation in Nepal's Himalayan region has resumed today to search dozens of missing mountain climbers.At least 17 people were killed and dozens are said to be missing after getting hit by
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Nepal snowstorm kills 3 Indians; toll rises to 30 From Shirish B Pradhan
India | Oct 16, 2014, 04:40 PM ISTKathmandu: At least 3 Indians were killed as the death toll in one of the worst snowstorms to hit Nepal's Himalayan mountain range reached 30 today. After the rescue work resumed today, two more bodies
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China upgrades status of Tibet's police force to military body
World | Oct 08, 2014, 07:28 PM ISTBeijing: China has upgraded the status of Tibet's top police force to that of a military body, recognizing its key role in maintaining peace in the troubled Himalayan region which has witnessed anti-Beijing protests by
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Chinese court convicts Tibetan monk, nephew for inciting immolations
World | Jan 31, 2013, 06:11 PM ISTBeijing, Jan 31: A Tibetan monk was given a suspended death sentence and his nephew sent to 10 years in prison by a court for inciting self-immolation protests against Chinese rule, that have shaken the