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COVID-19 cases reported among climbers in Nepal, says chief of expedition
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal] May 13 (ANI): Days after the Nepal government refuted reports of COVID-19 cases in mountain base camps, an expedition organizer in the Himalayan nation has said that there have been coronavirus cases among climbers and members of expedition teams this season.
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People in Pak's Gilgit-Baltistan protest over power cuts during Ramzan
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan [Pakistan], May 8 (ANI): Daily power cuts lasting 20 hours in some districts of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan have prompted locals to protest as they are forced to observe Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, in darkness.
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Nepali climber ascents Mount Everest for record 25th time
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 7 (ANI): Nepali climber Kami Rita Sherpa on Friday reached the summit of Mount Everest for the 25th time, breaking his own record for the most summits of the highest mountain in the world.
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Nepal refutes claims of COVID-19 cases at Everest, other mountain base cam
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], May 7 (ANI): The Nepal government has refuted reports of the COVID-19 outbreak at Mount Everest and other mountain base camps, as the second wave of pandemic sweeps the Himalayan nation.
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Coronavirus reaches Mount Everest, Norwegian climber tests COVID-19 positi
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 24 (ANI): First case of coronavirus has been reported from Mount Everest, the world's tallest mountain.
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HarperCollins India announces Amitav Ghosh's forthcoming publication The L
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 23 (ANI/PRNewswire): The Living Mountain is a new story by Jnanpith winner and internationally renowned author Amitav Ghosh, written during the course of the pandemic.
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Nepal Army starts campaign to clean up six mountains
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], April 14 (ANI): Nepal Army launched on Tuesday "Mountain Cleaning Campaign 2021" with an aim to minimizing the effects of climate change and cleaning up six peaks.
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J-K: Six killed after minibus falls into river in Doda
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Doda (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], April 13 (ANI): As many as six people were killed and four others were injured in a bus accident after a minibus skidded off a mountainous road and fell into a river in the Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, the Doda authority informed.
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Indian Army strengthens mountain strike corps looking after China border
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 9 (ANI): Further strengthening its deployments along the Northern borders, the Indian Army is adding around 10,000 more troops to its only mountain strike corps responsible for looking after offensive operations along the China border.
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IMA cadets cover approx 450 km in 7 days during Mountain Terrain Bike Hike
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], April 6 (ANI): The team comprising 48 gentlemen cadets and three officers of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) covered a distance of approximately 450 kilometers over seven days during a Mountain Terrain Bike Hike.
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'Majestic' tulip garden in J-K to open for visitors from Thursday: PM Modi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 24 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi has informed that the "majestic" tulip garden on the foothills of the Zabarwan Mountains in Srinagar will open for visitors from Thursday ahead of the Tulip festival in the Valley.
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Natalie Portman, Sophie Mas ink first-look TV deal at Apple
Updated : 5 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 18 (ANI): Actor Natalie Portman and film producer Sophie Mas' MountainA production company has set a first-look TV deal at Apple.
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