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Who is Nirmal Purja? Netflix's '14 Peaks' mountaineer who climbed all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks goes missing in PoK after Broad Peak avalancheWho is Nirmal Purja: Nirmal Purja, the Nepal-born British mountaineer who climbed all 14 of the world's 8,000-metre peaks in 189 days and w...
Zojila tunnel breakthrough to bring Ladakh closer to all-weather accessThe Zojila Tunnel project has reached a major milestone with its final breakthrough. This 13.153-km tunnel will provide all-weather road ac...
Siachen: All you should know about the world’s costliest battlefieldLife is tough at the Siachen glacier, spread over a 76 km area, due to sub-zero temperatures that dip below -60 degrees, constant threat of...
Indian Army's big avalanche problemThe army is constantly researching about avalanches. Some of these measures include Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE) detailing...
Global warming making Siachen riskier for soldiersThe death of 10 soldiers earlier this year in an avalanche in the critical Sonam post, located close to the Line of Control with Pakistan, ...
Was aware of possible avalanche risk in Siachen: Defence Minister Manohar ParrikarParrikar said his ministry was aware of the possible risk of avalanche at Siachen glacier but not of the exact spot where the snow slide st...
Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Army Chief Dalbir Singh express grief over soldiers' death in Siachen avalancheVice-President Hamid Ansari has expressed grief over the death of 10 army personnel in an avalanche on Siachen Glacier in Jammu and Kashmir.
Six jawans dead, one missing in Siachen avalanche hitAn avalanche on the high-altitude Siachen glacier killed at least six Indian soldiers on Sunday when their outpost was swept away before da...
- Home ministry to convene high-level meeting on Kashmir fencing
Home Ministry will soon convene a meeting with experts to ascertain feasibility of erecting fence along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir.
- Let's settle issues amicably, says Pakistan to India
Pakistan has called for an 'amicable resolution' of all issues with India as defence secretaries began talks to ease the military standoff ...
- Indo-Pak talks on Siachen; no great breakthrough expected
The Defence Secretaries of India and Pakistan today began talks on the military standoff on Siachen as Islamabad called to demilitarise the...
- India has hardened its stand on Siachen: Ashfaq Parvez Kayani
Kayani today contended that India had hardened its position on the Siachen issue as compared to the 1989 stance it had adopted.
- Imran Khan supports demilitarisation of Siachen glacier
Backing military move, Imran Khan supported demilitarisation of Siachen, but said there should not be any unilateral withdrawal by Pakistan...
Zardari rules out any unilateral withdrawal of Pakistani soldiers from SiachenZardari has ruled out any unilateral withdrawal from Siachen, saying troops could be called back only if India agrees to do the same.
No change in stand on Siachen issue: PakistanPakistan today said there was no change in its policy on the Siachen issue with India and that it had no plans to redeploy its troops.
- Kashmir avalanches kill three more soldiers
Military death toll in Kashmir reaches 21 in past four days.
- 17 soldiers dead, 53 rescued in Kashmir avalanche
A massive avalanche plowed into an Indian army training center at a ski resort town in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Monday, killing 17 sold...