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PMD warns of widespread rain and snowfall across Pakistan; travel disrupti
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Pakistan's weather department has forecast widespread rain, thunderstorms and snowfall across the country from late December to early January, warning of falling temperatures, road closures, landslides and travel disruptions, particularly in northern and mountainous regions.
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Over 800 dead, nearly 2800 injured as powerful earthquake strikes eastern
Updated : 7 months, 4 weeks ago IST
The tremor hit Kunar province, a mountainous region bordering Pakistan, around midnight on Sunday, flattening multiple villages.
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BLA claims killing of 7 Pakistani soldiers in clashes in Noshki, 5 BLA fig
Updated : 9 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) asserted that its members killed at least seven Pakistani soldiers during a military engagement lasting three days in the mountainous region of Noshki, with four BLA fighters losing their lives in the process. The group also reported the death of another fig
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Manipur: Pride and patriotism run deep in Churachandpur's army families
Updated : 11 months ago IST
In the mountainous region of Churachandpur in Manipur, tales of pride, sacrifice, and love for the nation resonate through the experiences of more than 10,000 Indian Army veterans who have honourably served their country. This district, inhabited by the Kuki-Zo tribe, has become a symbol
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NDRF to launch annual Mountaineering Program to boost disaster response in
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Speaking to ANI on the sidelines of the third NDRF Mountaineering Expedition, 'Shaurya', Anand said the move aimed to train rescuers to tackle disasters in India's mountainous regions, where such emergencies are becoming more frequent and severe.
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NDRF to launch annual mountaineering program for enhanced disaster prepare
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Director General of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Piyush Anand, announced the launch of an annual mountaineering program to strengthen the preparedness of NDRF teams in hilly and mountainous regions, where the frequency of natural disasters has increased.
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Baloch leader warns of ISIS threat, accuses Pakistan of supporting militan
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
In his statement, Bangulzai alleged that ISIS training camps have been set up in Balochistan's mountainous regions with assistance from Pakistani security forces.
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Uttarakhand: CM Dhami conducts high-level review meeting to combat forest
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The meeting was held in Haldwani, following a massive fire that broke out in the Ladiyakata area of the Nainital Air Force Centre on Friday and continued for over 36 hours, sweeping through dense forests in the mountainous region.
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Taiwan earthquake: Hundreds still awaiting rescue, death toll increase to
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
The death toll from the quake has increased to 13, Taiwan's National Fire Agency (NFA) said, after three bodies were recovered from a walking trail through the mountainous region. Of them, two bodies were recovered on Friday and the other on Saturday, the NFA said, while adding that the team
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Severe load shedding adds to winter woes of people in Gilgit-Baltistan
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
The mountainous region of Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan faces intense cold during the winter. People struggle with scarce resources and face many obstacles in their daily work lives in the chilly weather.
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"Over 300 films have been shot in J&K lately": L-G Manoj Sinha
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Jammu and Kashmir LG Manoj Sinha is quite happy to see the rise in film shooting in Kashmir as he feels it strengthens the economy of the mountainous region.
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PoK's residents' cries are unheard beyond Gilgit-Baltistan: Report
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The residents of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) Gilgit-Baltistan region are now asserting themselves against the hegemony of Pakistan with mass protests against electricity shortages, reduction in the wheat quota, taxation, and land grabbing, however, their cries are unheard beyond the moun
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