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  Top Nepal officials fly to Everest to end crisis

  World | April 24, 2014 10:56 IST

  Katmandu, 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 | April 21, 2014 23:30 IST

  Kathmandu: 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 | April 09, 2014 14:50 IST

  Srinagar: 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 | January 24, 2014 23:18 IST

  Jammu: 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 | January 10, 2014 13:14 IST

  Srinagar: 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 | December 24, 2013 8:14 IST

  Srinagar: 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 | December 23, 2013 6:25 IST

  New 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 | November 13, 2013 7:07 IST

  New 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 | January 17, 2013 19:50 IST

  Srinagar, 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 | December 16, 2012 11:55 IST

  Srinagar, 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 | June 10, 2012 21:57 IST

  Islamabad, 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 | April 07, 2012 21:50 IST

  Islamabad, 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 | February 13, 2012 14:06 IST

  Restelica, 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