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In a first, Nepal's Gyalzen peak scaled by 3 climbers
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Apr 9 (ANI): Achieving a momentous feat, a group of three climbers successfully became the first mountaineers to scale Nepal's untouched Gyalzen Peak in the Jugal Himal on Tuesday, according to Jugal Village Council Chief Homnarayan Shrestha.
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Common food additive may weaken defenses against influenza: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C [USA], Apr 7 (ANI): Food additive tert-butylhydroquinone (tBHQ)--found in many common products from frozen meat to crackers and fried foods--suppresses the immune response the body mounts when fighting the flu, a recent study suggests.
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Mountain Man's village still deprived bare minimum basic facilities, villa
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Gehlaur (Bihar) [India], Apr 7 (ANI): The people of Gehlaur, a village in Bihar known for its 'Mountain Man' Dashrath Manjhi feel neglected and cheated as they claim that the state government hasn't fulfilled a single promise made to them in the past.
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ITBP organises first National Sky Running Championship
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Auli (Uttarakhand) [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Border guarding force Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) along with Sky Running Association of India organised the National Sky Running Championship at Mountaineering and Skiing Institute of ITBP at Auli in Uttarakhand.
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Three pilgrims go missing in Nepal's Crystal Mountain
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Apr 5 (ANI): Three pilgrims trekking towards the Crystal Mountain have been missing since March 31 after an avalanche hit the Upper-Dolpa region.
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China plans upgrading Tibetan Airport to facilitate Kailash Mansarovar vis
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 03 (ANI): China is planning to upgrade a domestic airport to an international one in the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) to facilitate foreign tourists as well as Indian devotees visiting the holy site of Mount Kailash and Lake Mansarovar according to a senior Chinese
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Death toll mounts to 35 following Nepal rainstorm
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], Apr 2 (ANI): The devastating Nepal rainstorm, which swept the districts of Bara and Parsa, has claimed the lives of 35 people as of Tuesday, according to Province 2 Minister for Internal Affairs and Law, Gyanendra Kumar Yadav.
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24 firefighters killed in China's forest fire
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Western Sichuan [China], Apr 1 (ANI): At least 24 firefighters were killed while struggling to douse a forest's fire in mountains of Western Sichuan province of China, said Chinese military on Monday, reports FOX News.
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First Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu flags off
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 26 (ANI): First Indian Army Mountaineering Expedition to Mt Makalu (8485m) comprising five Officers, two JCOs and eleven OR was flagged off by Director General Military Training on Tuesday.
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Death toll mounts to 102 in Iraq ferry disaster
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Mosul [Iraq], Mar 24 (ANI): 102 people lost their lives after an overcrowded ferry capsized in the Tigris River near Mosul on Thursday. 60 people still remain missing following the tragedy.
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Dharwad building collapse: Death toll mounts to 15
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Dharwad (Karnataka) [India], Mar 23 (ANI): At least 15 people have lost their lives due to the collapse of an under-construction building here on Tuesday, officials said on Friday.
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CATA and SRAM & MRAM sign historic agreement to perform prayers at Kulan M
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] March 22 (ANI/NewsVoir): In an economic environment struggling and grappling with depleting margins and lower than natural growth, there is one industry which seems to be bullish and buoyant. The tourism industry across the globe has been seeing a steady rise in traction in
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