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India opens up 137 mountain peaks for mountaineering, trekking
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday announced the opening of 137 mountain peaks situated in Jammu and Kashmir Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Sikkim for mountaineering and trekking. The proposal to open the peaks in the Himalayan states was under cons
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Joint mountaineering team of ITBP successfully scales Mt Kangchengyo in Si
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Gangtok (Sikkim) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): A joint team of mountaineers of Eastern and North Eastern Frontiers of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) successfully climbed Mount Kangchengyo on August 14.
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Nepal makes mountaineering experience mandatory for aspirants wanting to s
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kathmandu [Nepal], August 15 (ANI): All climbers seeking a permit to scale Mt Everest should have prior high altitude mountaineering experience, said a high-level committee in its report on Wednesday.
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Lt Gen YK Joshi flags off mountaineering expedition to Mount APSARASAS-II
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Udhampur (Jammu Kashmir) [India], Aug 15 (ANI): Lt Gen YK Joshi, General Officer Commanding, Fire and Fury Corps, on Wednesday flagged off a mountaineering expedition to Mount APSARASAS-II in the Ladakh region.
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65 killed in Myanmar's landslide: UN
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [US], Aug 14 (Sputnik/ANI): At least 65 people were killed in a landslide triggered by monsoon rains in the Myanmar's state of Mon, the United Nations said on Tuesday.
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Tourist attraction vandalised in Canada's Howe Sound
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Vancouver [Canada], Aug 12 (ANI): Miscreants cut off cables holding up cable cars at a sightseeing attraction in Squamish, British Columbia here in what the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) have labelled as an act of vandalism.
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Myanmar: 33 killed in landslide in Mon
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mon [Myanmar], Aug 10 (ANI): At least 33 people were killed in a landslide in Myanmar's Mon state, said Fire Services Department said on Saturday.
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Mountaineering team to hoist Indian flag atop Mount Elbrus on Independence
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 6 (ANI): Union Minister of State for Defence Shripad Yesso Naik on Tuesday flagged off an expedition team of mountaineers to Mount Elbrus in Russia. The team is aiming to hoist the Indian national flag atop the mountain on Aug 15, on the occasion of the 73rd Independen
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Jason Momoa, Dwayne Johnson back Hawaii's anti-telescope project protest
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 1 (ANI): Actor Jason Momoa joined the natives of Hawaii to support the protest against construction of the $1.4 billion telescope project on the state's tallest mountain.
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Army mountaineering team flagged off for Mt. Kun in Ladakh region
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Leh (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 30 (ANI): A 23-member Indian Army mountaineering team, including women officers, was flagged off here on Tuesday by Lieutenant General YK Joshi for Mount Kun in the Ladakh region in Jammu and Kashmir.
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Impose fees on producers to reduce greenhouse gas: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 28 (ANI): Research recommends that imposing fees on energy producers that emit greenhouse gas can improve the health and financial well-being of the Rocky Mountain region.
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Heath Ledger never joked about 'Brokeback Mountain', recalls Jake Gyllenha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 27 (ANI): Late actor Heath Ledger never joked or accepted one about 'Brokeback Mountain' which featured a gay love story, said Jake Gyllenhaal while remembering his late co-actor.
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