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Ladakh Government Plans To Develop Siachen And Galwan As Major Tourist Hubs
Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta announced plans to develop Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, and Galwan Valley as new tourist destinations.
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Muchu Chhish, The Mountain That Was Never Climbed, Summited By 3 Men
Muchu Chhish, a 7,453-meter mountain in the Karakoram Range that was never climbed before, has finally been summited by three men, ExplorersWeb reported on Tuesday.
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On Camera, Pakistan's Hassanabad Bridge Collapses After Heatwave Triggers Floods
The historic Hassanabad bridge in Pakistan collapsed on Saturday after a heatwave caused a glacial lake to release large amounts of water into a stream. No immediate injuries were reported.
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Delhi to Leh by Road A Travel Guide for the travel-hungry Souls
The land of Leh, situated in the middle of the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram Range, holds immense pristine beauty for its beholder.
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Glaciers In Karakoram Region Stable, Others Melting Faster: Government
Glaciers in the Karakoram region are in a stable condition, but those feeding the Ganga and the Brahmaputra river basins are melting at a faster rate, the Earth Sciences Ministry has said.
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Nepali Climbers Make History By Becoming First To Scale Mount K2 In Winter
Nepali climbers who made history at the weekend by becoming the first to summit the world's second-highest mountain in winter told Wednesday how they battled hurricane-force winds and freezing temperatures to achieve the record.
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Injured Italian Climber Rescued From Peak In Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir
Pakistani military helicopters have rescued an Italian climber 48 hours after he suffered serious injuries in a fall in the northern Karakoram mountains in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, officials said on Monday.
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Eight-Time Mount Everest Climber Pemba Sherpa Missing In Karakoram
Eight-time Mount Everest climber Pemba Sherpa has gone missing while returning with a team of mountaineers after successfully scaling 7,672 metre-high Saser Kangri peak in the Karakoram range.
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Uighur Women Who Married Pak Men Vanish In China "Re-Education" Centres
Every autumn on the mountainous Karakoram Highway, part of the ancient Silk Road, groups of Pakistani merchants living in China's far west would wave goodbye to their Chinese wives and cross the border to spend winter in their home country.
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In High-Altitude Leh, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurates Strategic Bridge
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today inaugurated the Pratham-Shyok Bridge that will link Leh to Karakoram, providing connectivity on the strategically important Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Olde axis for military transport.
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For Pakistanis, China 'Friendship' Road Runs One Way
The China-Pakistan Friendship Highway runs over 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) from the far western Chinese city of Kashgar through the world's highest mountain pass and across the border.
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India Upgrades Roads In Ladakh Near Line Of Actual Control
India is working to upgrade road accessibility up to the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, a move which comes in the backdrop of the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through the Karakoram mountain range, one of the toughest terrains in the world.
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Aerial Search Suspended For Missing US Climbers In Pakistan
An aerial search for two American mountaineers missing in Pakistan was suspended today, an official said, after an initial flight showed no sign of the men but indicated an avalanche on the peak they were climbing.
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Pakistan Proposes 8 New Sites for UNESCO's World Heritage List
Pakistan will push for inclusion of eight more of its sites in the list of UNESCO's world heritage sites.
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Nawaz Sharif Inaugurates Pak-China Friendship Tunnels in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday inaugurated the Pakistan-China Friendship Tunnels, which have been constructed by China overlooking the Attabad Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
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Ladakh Government Plans To Develop Siachen And Galwan As Major Tourist Hubs
Ladakh Lieutenant Governor Kavinder Gupta announced plans to develop Siachen, the world's highest battlefield, and Galwan Valley as new tourist destinations.
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Muchu Chhish, The Mountain That Was Never Climbed, Summited By 3 Men
Muchu Chhish, a 7,453-meter mountain in the Karakoram Range that was never climbed before, has finally been summited by three men, ExplorersWeb reported on Tuesday.
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On Camera, Pakistan's Hassanabad Bridge Collapses After Heatwave Triggers Floods
The historic Hassanabad bridge in Pakistan collapsed on Saturday after a heatwave caused a glacial lake to release large amounts of water into a stream. No immediate injuries were reported.
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Delhi to Leh by Road A Travel Guide for the travel-hungry Souls
The land of Leh, situated in the middle of the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram Range, holds immense pristine beauty for its beholder.
-
Glaciers In Karakoram Region Stable, Others Melting Faster: Government
Glaciers in the Karakoram region are in a stable condition, but those feeding the Ganga and the Brahmaputra river basins are melting at a faster rate, the Earth Sciences Ministry has said.
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Nepali Climbers Make History By Becoming First To Scale Mount K2 In Winter
Nepali climbers who made history at the weekend by becoming the first to summit the world's second-highest mountain in winter told Wednesday how they battled hurricane-force winds and freezing temperatures to achieve the record.
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Injured Italian Climber Rescued From Peak In Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir
Pakistani military helicopters have rescued an Italian climber 48 hours after he suffered serious injuries in a fall in the northern Karakoram mountains in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, officials said on Monday.
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Eight-Time Mount Everest Climber Pemba Sherpa Missing In Karakoram
Eight-time Mount Everest climber Pemba Sherpa has gone missing while returning with a team of mountaineers after successfully scaling 7,672 metre-high Saser Kangri peak in the Karakoram range.
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Uighur Women Who Married Pak Men Vanish In China "Re-Education" Centres
Every autumn on the mountainous Karakoram Highway, part of the ancient Silk Road, groups of Pakistani merchants living in China's far west would wave goodbye to their Chinese wives and cross the border to spend winter in their home country.
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In High-Altitude Leh, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Inaugurates Strategic Bridge
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today inaugurated the Pratham-Shyok Bridge that will link Leh to Karakoram, providing connectivity on the strategically important Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Olde axis for military transport.
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For Pakistanis, China 'Friendship' Road Runs One Way
The China-Pakistan Friendship Highway runs over 1,300 kilometres (800 miles) from the far western Chinese city of Kashgar through the world's highest mountain pass and across the border.
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India Upgrades Roads In Ladakh Near Line Of Actual Control
India is working to upgrade road accessibility up to the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, a move which comes in the backdrop of the construction of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) through the Karakoram mountain range, one of the toughest terrains in the world.
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Aerial Search Suspended For Missing US Climbers In Pakistan
An aerial search for two American mountaineers missing in Pakistan was suspended today, an official said, after an initial flight showed no sign of the men but indicated an avalanche on the peak they were climbing.
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Pakistan Proposes 8 New Sites for UNESCO's World Heritage List
Pakistan will push for inclusion of eight more of its sites in the list of UNESCO's world heritage sites.
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Nawaz Sharif Inaugurates Pak-China Friendship Tunnels in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir
Pakistan's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday inaugurated the Pakistan-China Friendship Tunnels, which have been constructed by China overlooking the Attabad Lake in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK).
