India rejects China's objections to Modi's visit to Himalayan border state
China claims Arunachal Pradesh to be a part of southern Tibet.
Tue Mar 12 2024
India jubilant as all trapped workers rescued from Himalayan tunnel
The evacuation began more than six hours after rescuers broke through debris in the tunnel in Uttarakhand state which caved in on Nov 12.
Wed Nov 29 2023
Himalayan glaciers on track to lose up to 75% of ice by 2100 - Report
Scientists have struggled to assess how climate change is affecting the Hindu Kush Himalaya.
Sat Jun 24 2023
Search resumes for four people missing in Nepal after deadly air crash
Rescuers resumed searching on Monday in Nepal for four people still missing after the Himalayan nations deadliest plane crash in 30 years, officials said.
Mon Jan 16 2023
India set to demolish buildings in sinking Himalayan town
Experts and residents have long warned that large-scale construction work in and around Joshimath town could lead to land subsidence.
Tue Jan 10 2023
Doctors scale rockslides, invoke gods to vaccinate Himalayan villages
The northern state of Himachal Pradesh became the first in India to administer at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose in all adults.
Fri Sep 24 2021
Fingerless Korean becomes world's 1st disabled person to climb all 14 Himalayan peaks
Kim Hong-bin reached the summit of the 8,047-meter-high Broad Peak, conquering all of the world's tallest Himalayan peaks.
Mon Jul 19 2021
Twin orphaned bear cubs given shelter near India-Pakistan border
Two orphaned Asiatic bear cubs found on the Pakistan side of the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir.
Tue Jun 15 2021
Rescuers deploy drone to search for trapped workers in flooded Himalayan tunnel
A drone with five cameras was sent inside a short stretch of the tunnel but it failed to show any human presence.
Wed Feb 10 2021
Dozens trapped in tunnel after Himalayan glacier's collapse, scores still missing
The workers were among 197 people who officials said were still unaccounted for as the death toll from the disaster rose to 28.
Tue Feb 09 2021
Himalayan glacier bursts in India, 100-150 feared dead in floods
A witness reported a wall of dust, rock and water as an avalanche roared down a river valley.
Sun Feb 07 2021
Kashmir hotel lures tourists with igloo cafe
The igloo, 26 feet around and 15 feet high, holds four tables with enough room for 16 guests.
Fri Jan 29 2021
Lapan pendaki Nepal tawan Everest
Lapan pendaki tempatan berjaya menawan Gunung Everest ketika membaiki tali untuk pendaki asing yang akan mulakan ekspedisi minggu ini.
Sun May 13 2018
Search begins in Pakistan for two missing on world's ninth-highest mountain
Pakistani rescuers were searching on Wednesday for a Spanish man and an Argentinian who went missing on a notoriously treacherous Himalayan peak known as "Killer Mountain", an official said.
Wed Jun 28 2017
Hot, dry weather is Khairil Aslan's challenge of solo ride
The hot, dry weather faced by Khairil Aslan Ab Rasid - Malaysia's solo mountaineer who conquered three Himalayan peaks during winter in 2015 - in his solo bicycle ride, 'Dari Masjid Ku Menjelajah'.
Sat May 13 2017