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Duty with human service: ITBP providing oxygen to Amarnath pilgrims
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): In yet another life-saving effort, the mountain-trained Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force, while doing security duties of the Amarnath Yatra-2022, is engaged in providing oxygen support to the needy pilgrims at high altitude points during the annual pil
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China to relocate 17,000 Tibetan people, claims to improve living conditio
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Lhasa [Tibet], June 27 (ANI): Around 17,555 Tibetan people will be relocated away from high-altitude places in Nagqu City, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region under a relocation plan that aims to improve the living conditions of the people and protect the region's fragile ecosystem.
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Over 50,000 ITBP personnel perform Yoga at 19,000 feet in sub-zero tempera
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): More than 50,000 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel, known as 'Himveers', performed Yoga on the occasion of the 8th International Yoga Day on Tuesday in sub-zero temperature locations in the high altitude regions of Himalayas up to 19,000 feet start
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Himveers of ITBP practice yoga at high altitudes in Himalayas
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 21 (ANI): On the occasion of the 8th International Day of Yoga, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel practised yoga in different high-altitude Himalayan ranges starting from Ladakh in the north to Sikkim in the eastern ranges.
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ITBP drivers trained to deal slippery roads in difficult terrains in the H
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 13 (ANI): For the first time, the Transport Battalion Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), Chandigarh created a marshy road driving track for its drivers to train them to negotiate slippery roads in difficult terrains in the high altitude mountain slopes.
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ITBP jawans practice yoga at high-altitude in Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 12 (ANI): The Indo- Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel on Sunday practised Yoga at high-altitude Border Out Posts in Himachal Pradesh ahead of the 8th International Day of Yoga to be celebrated on 21 June.
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ITBP creates record, practices yoga at 22,850 feet
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 6 (ANI): The Indo- Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) mountaineers practised yoga at an altitude of 22,850 feet in the Uttarakhand Himalayas amid the snow conditions.
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J-K administration issues dos and don'ts for Amarnath Yatra pilgrims, urge
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], June 5 (ANI): Ahead of the commencement of the 43-day-long annual Amarnath pilgrimage, Jammu and Kashmir administration issued the dos and don'ts for the pilgrims urging them to "go on a morning walk daily and practice breathing exercises" to keep one
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Dr Sameer Bhati, Dhan Singh Rawat inaugurated free portable digital X-Ray
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 17 (ANI/PNN): Inaugural ceremony of free portable digital X-Ray for Char Dham Yatris was organized by Six Sigma High Altitude Medical Services and Star Wellness & Care Foundation.
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Uttarakhand Health Department reports 20 deaths during Chardham Yatra' 202
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 10 (ANI): Twenty people have died within six days of the onset of the Chardham Yatra in Uttarakhand. The state Health Department reported that most of the deaths have been caused due to cardiac-related issues and altitude sickness.
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Record-breaking Nepali climber ascends Everest for 26th time, beats his ow
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 8 (ANI): Record-holding Nepali climbing guide Kami Rita Sherpa created history by ascending Mt Everest for the 26th time, breaking his own record.
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Planning a trip to Ladakh? Add these must-visit places to your travel itin
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): Nestled among the two of the world's mightiest mountain ranges-- the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram-- Ladakh is the Shangrilla on the earth. Lying at an altitude ranging from about 9,000 to 25,000 feet, the cold desert of Ladakh is undoubtedly a great su
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