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Dr Jitendra Singh inaugurates bridges in J-K 's Udhampur, Doda districts
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 25 (ANI): Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh on Wednesday inaugurated two bridges Devika and Puneja in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur and Doda districts respectively through a virtual platform.
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PLA Tibetan Military Command conducts live-fire drills
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Beijing [China], June 24 (ANI): Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Wu Qian on Wednesday said that the PLA Tibet Military Command has conducted comprehensive live-fire drills on high-altitude plateau to test the troops' joint combat capability.
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Himachal govt planning to cultivate first plantation of asafoetida, saffro
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 22 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Monday said that the state government is planning to cultivate the first plantation of asafoetida commonly known as heeng, saffron in high altitude areas of Kinnaur, Lahaul-Spiti and Chamba di
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International Yoga Day: ITBP personnel perform yogasanas at 18,800 feet in
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Sikkim [India], June 21 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel on Sunday performed yoga at an altitude of 18,800 feet in North Sikkim on the occasion of International Yoga Day.
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ITBP personnel practise Yoga in sub-zero temperature in Ladkah
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Ladakh [India], June 21 (ANI): On the occasion of International Yoga Day, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel beating all odds performed asanas at an altitude of 18,000 feet, in sub-zero temperatures in Ladakh.
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Indian military maintains edge over Chinese PLA in high-altitude mountaino
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 18 (ANI): Conventional wisdom suggests that China hold a significant military advantage over India, but recent studies from the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in Boston and the Center for a New American Security in Washington suggests that
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IAF inducts indigenously developed pod ARPIT for evacuation of critical pa
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): Indian Air Force has designed, developed and inducted an Airborne Rescue Pod for Isolated Transportation (ARPIT) which will be utilised for the evacuation of critical patients with infectious diseases including COVID-19 from high altitude area, isolated an
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People living on higher altitude have less chances of catching coronavirus
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 1 (ANI): Researchers have found that populations living in higher altitudes, especially 3,000 meters (9,842 feet) above the sea level significantly report lower levels of coronavirus infections than their lowland counterparts.
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Rudranath temple in Uttarakhand opens without devotees today
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], May 19 (ANI): Situated at an altitude of 11,808 feet above the sea level, the doors of Rudranath temple dedicated to Lord Shiva situated in Garhwal Himalayan mountains were opened on Tuesday morning for summers without devotees due to the coronavirus lockdown.
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IAF pilots land transport aircraft safely after engine catches fire
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Agra (Uttar Pradesh) [India], April 1 (ANI): Indian Air Force Pilots safely landed Avro aircraft at Agra airbase on Tuesday after one of its engines caught fire at an altitude of around 250 feet, according to IAF sources.
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Army rescues 390 stranded civilians in sub zero temperatures in Arunachal
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tawang (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Mar 9 (ANI): The Indian Army launched a civic action operation at an altitude of approximately 14,000 feet and rescued 390 civilians and 175 civil vehicles stranded in heavy snow in the night of March 7-8 at Sela Pass.
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Army rescues 111 civilians stranded at 14,000 feet in Arunachal Pradesh
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], Mar 2 (ANI): The Indian Army launched a major humanitarian evacuation operation on February 29 in Arunachal Pradesh to rescue 111 stranded locals and tourists from an altitude of approximately 14000 feet.
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