Trekkers Stranded

Seven people, including three trekkers, who were stranded along the Pandav Shera trek in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district for the last few days were safely rescued on Monday with the help of IAF helicopters, officials said.

Two trekkers from Uttar Pradesh who were stranded for over 48 hours during an expedition in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand have been rescued by a team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), a senior officer said on Wednesday.

Around 25 to 30 trekkers stranded in Gomukh Trek in Uttarakhand were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force personnel late on Monday night.

Fourteen members of the mountaineering team from West Bengal stranded for over two weeks with two bodies at over 5,000m high Khamengar glacier of Lahaul Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh are likely to reach Kaza, Lahaul Spiti Deputy Commissioner Neera

Two West Bengal trekkers of an 18-strong team died of extreme weather conditions near Khemenger Glacier in Himachal's mountains while 14 others are on their way back to safety after staying stranded there for several days, an official said on Tuesday

Stranded in Kathmandu, running out of cash and with no way to get home, Alexander Sys is one of hundreds of tourists whose Nepal trekking adventure abruptly ended in lockdown.

A group of tourists who were stranded in the icy heights of Zanskar River in Ladakh were rescued by the Army on Tuesday. The Army said several search and rescue teams from the "Fire and Fury Corps" were rushed in helicopters to the Chaddar trek route in the Union Territory after getting a request for help from the administration.

Forty-one trekkers were rescued after water overflowed over ice on the Zanskar river in Ladakh's Leh, a senior official said. The official also announced a temporary suspension of Chadak Trek for the next two days due to bad weather.

Eleven trekkers, including five from Delhi, have been rescued from the upper reaches of Uttarakhand after they got stranded for two days due to heavy snowfall, ITBP officials said on Wednesday.

Sixteen trekkers including ten foreigners have lost contact due to bad weather conditions at Chamba in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. A team of policemen, local porters and mountaineering experts are conducting a search operation to locate them, said the district police official.

A group of 40-45 students of IIT-Roorkee, five Indian born US nationals and two German trekkers were rescued on Tuesday from the icy heights of Himachal Pradesh in a joint operation by the district administration and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), officials said.

Thirty-five students from Roorkee's Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), who had gone trekking in Himachal Pradesh's mountainous Lahaul and Spiti district, are stranded due to bad weather. The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister said the trekkers are safe.

Forty-five students from Roorkee's Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), who had gone trekking in Himachal Pradesh's mountainous Lahaul and Spiti district, are stranded due to bad weather. The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister said the trekkers are safe.

Nineof the 39 trekkers trapped in a massive forest fire in southern Tamil Nadu on Sunday have died of burns. Thirty people, mostly students, have been rescued and taken to hospital. Indian Air Force helicopters are searching for more stranded trekkers.

As the helicopter swooped over Nepal's lush Gorkha Valley in search of earthquake survivors, the 10-foot 'HELP!' sign spelled out by a desperate group of foreign trekkers couldn't fail to grab the pilot's attention.

Seven people, including three trekkers, who were stranded along the Pandav Shera trek in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district for the last few days were safely rescued on Monday with the help of IAF helicopters, officials said.

Two trekkers from Uttar Pradesh who were stranded for over 48 hours during an expedition in Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand have been rescued by a team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), a senior officer said on Wednesday.

Around 25 to 30 trekkers stranded in Gomukh Trek in Uttarakhand were rescued by the State Disaster Response Force personnel late on Monday night.

Fourteen members of the mountaineering team from West Bengal stranded for over two weeks with two bodies at over 5,000m high Khamengar glacier of Lahaul Spiti valley in Himachal Pradesh are likely to reach Kaza, Lahaul Spiti Deputy Commissioner Neera

Two West Bengal trekkers of an 18-strong team died of extreme weather conditions near Khemenger Glacier in Himachal's mountains while 14 others are on their way back to safety after staying stranded there for several days, an official said on Tuesday

Stranded in Kathmandu, running out of cash and with no way to get home, Alexander Sys is one of hundreds of tourists whose Nepal trekking adventure abruptly ended in lockdown.

A group of tourists who were stranded in the icy heights of Zanskar River in Ladakh were rescued by the Army on Tuesday. The Army said several search and rescue teams from the "Fire and Fury Corps" were rushed in helicopters to the Chaddar trek route in the Union Territory after getting a request for help from the administration.

Forty-one trekkers were rescued after water overflowed over ice on the Zanskar river in Ladakh's Leh, a senior official said. The official also announced a temporary suspension of Chadak Trek for the next two days due to bad weather.

Eleven trekkers, including five from Delhi, have been rescued from the upper reaches of Uttarakhand after they got stranded for two days due to heavy snowfall, ITBP officials said on Wednesday.

Sixteen trekkers including ten foreigners have lost contact due to bad weather conditions at Chamba in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday. A team of policemen, local porters and mountaineering experts are conducting a search operation to locate them, said the district police official.

A group of 40-45 students of IIT-Roorkee, five Indian born US nationals and two German trekkers were rescued on Tuesday from the icy heights of Himachal Pradesh in a joint operation by the district administration and the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), officials said.

Thirty-five students from Roorkee's Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), who had gone trekking in Himachal Pradesh's mountainous Lahaul and Spiti district, are stranded due to bad weather. The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister said the trekkers are safe.

Forty-five students from Roorkee's Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), who had gone trekking in Himachal Pradesh's mountainous Lahaul and Spiti district, are stranded due to bad weather. The Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister said the trekkers are safe.

Nineof the 39 trekkers trapped in a massive forest fire in southern Tamil Nadu on Sunday have died of burns. Thirty people, mostly students, have been rescued and taken to hospital. Indian Air Force helicopters are searching for more stranded trekkers.

As the helicopter swooped over Nepal's lush Gorkha Valley in search of earthquake survivors, the 10-foot 'HELP!' sign spelled out by a desperate group of foreign trekkers couldn't fail to grab the pilot's attention.