Avalanche
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Nepal blizzard, avalanche death toll rises to 29
World | Oct 17, 2014, 10:56 AM ISTKathmandu, Nepal: Rescuers widened their search on Friday for trekkers in Nepal's northern mountains who were stranded since a series of blizzards and avalanches battered the Himalayas early this week leaving at least 29 people
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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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Top Nepal officials fly to Everest to end crisis
World | Apr 24, 2014, 10:56 AM ISTKatmandu, Nepal: Top tourism officials in Nepal are on their way to Mount Everest's base camp to negotiate with Sherpas who want to abandon the climbing season after an avalanche killed 16 of the mountain
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Everest Avalanche: Sherpas Demand Rs 1 Mn for Victims
World | Apr 21, 2014, 11:30 PM ISTKathmandu: Nepalese Sherpa guides today warned of an agitation if their demand of Rs 1 million in compensation for the families of their 13 colleagues killed in the deadliest accident on Mount Everest last week
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1 killed, another feared dead in avalanche in J&K
India | Apr 09, 2014, 02:50 PM ISTSrinagar: One person was killed and another was feared dead today after an avalanche hit them in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district, police said.They said the two men, who were travelling from Kargil towards Kashmir
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Probe ordered into foreign tourist's death in avalanche Jammu
India | Jan 24, 2014, 11:18 PM ISTJammu: Jammu and Kashmir government tonight ordered a magisterial probe into the cause of death of a Swiss national who was killed in an avalanche while skiing at Gulmarg resort.Divisional Commissioner Shailendra Kumar has asked
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Avalanche hits army post in Kashmir, one killed
India | Jan 10, 2014, 01:14 PM ISTSrinagar: An army trooper was killed and another was missing after an avalanche hit an army post in Kashmir's Kupwara district on Thursday evening.Army sources said the avalanche hit the army post in Sonapendi Gali
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Avalanche warning issued for snow-bound areas of Kashmir
India | Dec 24, 2013, 08:14 AM ISTSrinagar: Avalanche warning has been given for several snow-bound areas of Kashmir in places like Kargil, Tangdhar, Kupwara, Baramulla, Sopore, Anantnag, Gurez, Nowgam, Uri and Sonmarg.Authorities have issued moderate to high danger avalanche warning in
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Widespread snowfall in north; avalanche claims 2 lives in J&K
India | Dec 23, 2013, 06:25 AM ISTNew Delhi: Northern India was fully in the grip of cold weather conditions yesterday with widespread snowfall in the hilly areas even as the winter claimed its first casualties in Jammu and Kashmir where two
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10 warnings India and the world ignored before millions died
India | Nov 13, 2013, 07:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: Whether it was a major terrorist mayhem, or an emerging brutal dictator, or a major health warning, or a gruesome natural disaster, warnings were ignored by India and the world at their own
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Heavy snowfall in Kashmir valley, avalanche alert issued
India | Jan 17, 2013, 07:50 PM ISTSrinagar, Jan 17: Heavy snowfall has been reported across the Kashmir valley with the weather department issuing alert about a possible avalanche in the higher reaches. In Srinagar and other towns, there was fresh snowfall
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Avalanche warning in Kashmir Valley
India | Dec 16, 2012, 11:55 AM ISTSrinagar, Dec 16: Authorities on Sunday issued an avalanche warning for the higher reaches of the Kashmir Valley, advising them to move about with utmost caution.Aamir Ali, head of disaster management in the valley, said:
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Indian Defence Secretary in Pakistan for talks on Siachen
World | Jun 10, 2012, 09:57 PM ISTIslamabad, Jun 10: Indian Defence Secretary Shashikant Sharma arrived in Pakistan today for crucial talks on the military standoff on the Siachen glacier against the backdrop of calls to demilitarise the world's highest battlefield following
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Avalanche Hits Pak Army, 100 Soldiers Killed
World | Apr 07, 2012, 09:50 PM ISTIslamabad, Apr 7: A massive avalanche slammed into a Pakistan Army base in Siachen sector close to the border with India today, burying over 100 soldiers, who were asleep, under snow and triggering a frantic
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Nine Dead, Girl Pulled Out Alive After Kosovo Avalanche
World | Feb 13, 2012, 02:06 PM ISTRestelica, Kosovo, Feb 13: Rescuers have pulled a 5-year-old girl alive from the rubble of a house flattened by a massive avalanche that killed both her parents and at least seven of her relatives in