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J-K: Fresh snowfall hits Bhaderwah; authorities issue advisory
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Addressing the situation, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Bhaderwah Sunil Kumar Butyal said, "An advisory has been issued by the authorities. We request that all Bhaderwah residents stay in their homes unless it's an emergency and avoid driving unless necessary, as roads are slippery due
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Border Roads Task Force carries out a high-altitude rescue and road restor
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The snow-clearance operation commenced at 0630 hrs on January 24 and continued for nearly 40 hours, clearing approximately 38 km of road buried under 5-6 feet of snow. The route was opened by 7: 30 pm on January 25, enabling the safe evacuation of 40 troops of 4 Rashtriya Rifles along wit
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Himachal Pradesh: ATOA joins rescue efforts for missing Israeli-American t
Updated : 9 months ago IST
According to a statement, ATOA had received an urgent request from the Israeli Rescue Team on the night of June 10, seeking support in the challenging high-altitude rescue mission. Promptly, a team of three trained and experienced mountain rescuers from Manali, led by Ramesh Kumar, President
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Nepal: One dead and two missing in avalanche
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The area where the avalanche hit is at an altitude of about 5,000 metres above sea level. Rescuers are having a tough time as they do not have the tools and equipment required for high-altitude rescue work.
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ITBP to raise high altitude rescue teams in 5 states, says DG SS Deswal
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) DG, SS Deswal felicitated the 11-member team of ITBP mountaineers who conducted the search and retrieval operation the bodies of seven mountaineers from an altitude of 20,000 ft near Nanda Devi East in Pithoragarh, Uttarakhan
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U'khand CM accepts proposal to establish Six Sigma Institute of Mountain M
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 6 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Saturday agreed to a proposal to establish Asia's first Six Sigma Institute of Mountain Medicines and High Altitude Rescue at Rudraprayag.
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