Last Updated: Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 16:10
Portals of Kedarnath and Yamunotri, the two major chardham pilgrimage centres in Garhwal Himalayas, were closed to visitors on Tuesday for winters during which they become snowbound and inaccessible.
Last Updated: Saturday, November 2, 2013, 17:11
The sacred portals of Bhairavnath temple near Kedarnath in Garhwal Himalayas were closed on Saturday for winter amid chanting of vedic hymns and a mild snowfall.
Last Updated: Sunday, October 6, 2013, 11:10
Over eight lakh people may die if an earthquake measuring 8 on the Richter scale occurs in the seismically-active Himalayan states from Jammu and Kashmir to Arunachal Pradesh, National Disaster Management Authority`s Vice Chairman M Shashidhar Reddy has warned.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 12, 2013, 12:16
A veteran broadcaster has claimed that a Yeti-like creature once lived in the Himalayan Mountains.
Last Updated: Sunday, August 18, 2013, 17:58
The last batch of Amarnath pilgrims to the holy cave shrine in south Kashmir Himalayas will start from the Nunwan base camp on Monday, subject to favourable weather conditions.
Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 15:39
A fresh batch of 105 pilgrims today left for the cave shrine of Amarnath in South Kashmir Himalayas.
Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 15:17
A pilgrim has died due to heart attack enroute cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas taking the death toll to 13.
Last Updated: Friday, July 26, 2013, 09:54
One would imagine that Leh, the hottest holiday destination of the country this season, would be teeming with excited tourists.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 23, 2013, 19:56
The 2005 image shows a concentration of grains of zircon taken from sand deposits, where it occurs with other heavy minerals such as magnetite and ilmenite.
Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 00:57
Amid growing criticism about neglect to ecology in the Himalayan region in the backdrop of the recent flash flood havoc, senior Congress leader made a strong pitch for "reappraisal of the environmental policy in the Himalayas".
Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 00:09
Talking of the "extensive deforestation" in the Himalayas, Rajya Sabha member Karan Singh said Friday that a review of Uttarakhand`s environment policy was immediately needed.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 21:08
Over 12,700 pilgrims have registered themselves for the first day of the pilgrimage to holy cave shrine of Amarnath.
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