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Death toll rises as unprecedented rainfall hits India’s Himalayan state

Death toll rises as unprecedented rainfall hits India’s Himalayan state

  • Incessant rain has caused massive destruction in the state lying on the southern slope of the Himalaya mountain range
  • Ecologists blame unplanned development in the mountainous state for increasing climate-related disasters
By Sanjay Kumar ·
India, China trying to end army standoff in Himalayas

India, China trying to end army standoff in Himalayas

By AP ·
Choppers retrieve 7 bodies believed to be Himalayan climbers

Choppers retrieve 7 bodies believed to be Himalayan climbers

By AP ·
Indian rescuers to search for eight climbers missing in Himalayas

Indian rescuers to search for eight climbers missing in Himalayas

By Reuters ·
Indian Army’s Yeti ‘footprint’ pictures cause online storm

Indian Army’s Yeti ‘footprint’ pictures cause online storm

By AFP ·
Special Sky is the limit for Jordanian mountaineer who is helping Arab women reach new heights

Sky is the limit for Jordanian mountaineer who is helping Arab women reach new heights

By TAREK ALI AHMAD ·
Nepal’s marathon monks trade robes for running shoes

Nepal’s marathon monks trade robes for running shoes

By AFP ·
‘Sherlock Holmes’ of Nepal’s Himalayas dies at 94

‘Sherlock Holmes’ of Nepal’s Himalayas dies at 94

By AFP ·
China, India soldiers hurl stones at one another in Kashmir

China, India soldiers hurl stones at one another in Kashmir

By AP ·
Trekker missing for 47 days rescued in Nepal, friend dead

Trekker missing for 47 days rescued in Nepal, friend dead

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ·
India grants sacred rivers status of ‘legal persons’

India grants sacred rivers status of ‘legal persons’

By AFP ·

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