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New Delhi, Mar 5 (EFE).- Indian authorities resumed search and rescue operations on Wednesday in the state of Sikkim, in northern India, where seven tourists were killed in an avalanche and another 20 have been rescued. Operations resumed at 8 am after the rescue teams were forced to leave the area on Tuesday evening due …
New Delhi, Apr 4 (EFE).- At least four people died and a dozen suffered injuries on Tuesday in a snow avalanche that hit a mountain pass in India’s Himalayan state of Sikkim near the border with China, said an officer. Police officer Sonam Detchu Bhutia told EFE that rescuers found 19 people trapped in the …
(updates toll, adds details) New Delhi, Apr 4 (EFE).- At least seven people died and several others suffered injuries on Tuesday in a snow avalanche that hit a mountain pass in India’s Himalayan state of Sikkim near the border with China, the army said, adding that rescue operations were underway for some 15 missing. “14 …
Col Narinder 'Bull' Kumar, who helped India conquer Siachen Glacier, dies Col Narinder 'Bull' Kumar, who helped India conquer Siachen Glacier, dies Indian Army veteran Col Narinder Kumar, who helped India in conquering the Siachen Glacier, now known as the highest battlefield in the world, died at the age of 87. advertisement Col Narinder 'Bull' Kumar Indian Army veteran Col Narinder Kumar, who carried out reconnaissance expeditions to Siachen before the Indian Army launched Operation Meghdoot in 1984 to occupy the critical heights at the glacier, now known as the highest battlefield in the w...
Express News Service NEW DELHI: Colonel Narendra Kumar, the man who scaled the Mt Everest for Indian Army, breathed his last in Delhi on Thursday. Kumar was commissioned from Indian Military Academy, Dehradun in the Kumaon Regiment in 1953. Colonel Aman Anand, Spokesperson, Indian Army said, “He was mountaineer par excellence, he was the first Indian to climb Mt Nanda Devi. He climbed the Mt Everest in 1965, Mt Blanc( highest peak in the Alps)and later Mt Kangchenchanga( from the toughest NE spur). He climbed up all these peaks despite losing four toes due to frostbite in earlier expedition...