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An analysis of satellite imagery from Aksai Chin, a region that India has for long accused China of occupying illegally, shows the Chinese side has ramped up the construction of reinforced bunkers and underground facilities to better protect military assets from aerial or missile strikes. Areas where China has ...

KARACHI, PakistanA Norwegian woman and her Nepali Sherpa guide climbed K2, the world's second tallest mountain, in Pakistan on Thursday, becoming the world's fastest climber to summit all 14 peaks above 8,000 meters (26,246 feet) in just 92 days.This was their 14th highest peak in just over three months, ...

A Polish climber has died after scaling Pakistan's Nanga Parbat, known as "killer mountain" for its dangerous conditions, local police and a mountaineering official said Tuesday.Pawel Tomasz Kopec had suffered breathing problems while descending the 26,660-foot mountain with two other climbers in harsh weather conditions, a local police official ...

NL Corresspondent   Jammu Tawi: After guarding at the middle and depth of the Indian Ocean, Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, sailors from the Indian Navy are now all set to scale the snow- clad heights of Himalayan mountain range in Lahaul Valley of Himachal Pradesh. A team ...

The first female climbers from Pakistan and Iran on Friday reached the top of K2, the world’s second-highest peak, at 8,611 meters above sea level known as the “savage mountain.” Two Pakistanis, Samina Baig and Naila Kiyani, Iranian Afsaneh Hesamifard, Lebanese-Arab Nelly Attar and Bangladeshi Wasifa Nazreen, were among ...

islamabad —  A climber from Nepal reached the top of Pakistan’s Gasherbrum II mountain Thursday, setting a new record by scaling all the world’s 14 tallest peaks — all higher than 8,000 meters — for a second time.Sanu Sherpa, 47, successfully summited the world’s 13th highest mountain at 8,035 ...

New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday advised states and UTs to plan for scaling up vaccination coverage through available stocks and anticipated supplies till the end of June, while private hospitals were advised not to allow offline vaccine registration as all registrations should be online.The Union Health Ministry, which ...

India oi-Madhuri Adnal | Published: Tuesday, May 25, 2021, 21:42 New Delhi, May 25: The Centre on Tuesday advised states and UTs to plan for scaling up vaccination coverage through available stocks and anticipated supplies till the end of June, while private hospitals were advised not to allow ...

With the central and state governments pushing to scale up testing for the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), diagnostic chiefs of approved laboratories called for the requirement of a prescription to be scrapped, arguing that a growing number of people are getting tests due to non-clinical reasons, such as for travel ...

England’s James Anderson became just the fourth bowler and first paceman to take 600 Test wickets when he dismissed Pakistan captain Azhar Ali in the third Test at Southampton on Tuesday.The only bowlers with more Test wickets than the 38-year-old Anderson are a trio of retired spinners – Sri ...