Last Updated: Thursday, January 30, 2014, 18:24
The Army on Thursday rescued eight civilians trapped in an avalanche in Banihal of Jammu and Kashmir.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 00:10
Jammu and Kashmir government on Friday night ordered a magisterial probe into the cause of death of a Swiss national who was killed in an avalanche while skiing at Gulmarg resort.
Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 20:59
Cold conditions persisted in north India with mercury plummeting slightly and fog enveloping several parts of the region, affecting normal life.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 9, 2014, 20:41
Avalanche threat loomed large over high altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh which are experiencing snowfall and intense cold wave conditions continued unabated in the state on Thursday.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 21:30
Avalanche threat loomed large over high altitude tribal areas and people have been advised to stay indoors as biting cold wave conditions prevailed in Himachal Pradesh in spite of marginal rise in temperature.
Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 23:01
Authorities in Jammu and Kashmir issued avalanche warnings for residents of the Keran and Sonamarg areas and asked the people not to venture out of their homes at night.
Last Updated: Sunday, December 22, 2013, 23:43
Northern India was fully in the grip of cold weather conditions on Sunday with widespread snowfall in the hilly areas even as the winter claimed its first casualties in Jammu and Kashmir where two teenaged girls lost their lives after being trapped beneath an avalanche.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 23, 2013, 15:39
Seven skiers and mountain climbers were killed in an avalanche Saturday on the snowy North Alps mountain range in Japan`s Toyama prefecture.
Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 10:08
After surviving being buried under snow for six hours after an avalanche near Mount Everest, Australian man Dean Higgins has died of hypothermia.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 16:01
Two Italians have died overnight after they were swept away by an avalanche while climbing in the Mont Blanc massif in the French Alps, local officials said on Tuesday.
Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 16:30
Four climbers, including a Spanish and a Japanese, have been missing after an avalanche hit Mt. Dhaulagiri in Nepal.
Last Updated: Sunday, May 19, 2013, 14:32
The death toll in an avalanche in the Siachen glacier region last year has risen to 128, following the recovery of three more bodies, the Pakistani military said.
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