Garudchhad Mela organised after 30 years, draws thousands of d...

A female tourist from Russia, who had come from Joshimath for trekking in the Upper Himalayas, was found dead under mysterious circumstances.

The sole community health centre in the border area of Joshimath has continued to function without doctors. With the Government failing to provide doctors here, the public is forced to visit costlier and even distant private clinics and hospitals to ...

After Kedarnath was opened for general public, devotees in large numbers arrived at the famous Himalayan shrine of Badrinath in Uttarakhand as its sacred portals were thrown open to the public after six months of closure due to snow-bound ...

Gopeshwar, May 16 (PTI) Two young devotees were killed today as the car they were travelling in fell into a gorge in Chamoli district, police said.The mishap took place when the ill-fated vehicle fell into a deep ravine near Pandukeshwar between ...

How did a foremost plant-collector of his times deal with a tremendous fear of heights and of the cold? Frank Kingdon Ward spent a large part of his life in the mountains and his 24 expeditions into the wilds resulted in a transformation of the ...

Kalindi Khal Trek Area: Garhwal, Uttarakhand Altitude: 19578 ft Days: 21-22 days It doesn't matter if you have always chosen stairs over lifts, you will still find this popular but treacherous terrain too tough to handle. Only those people who have ...

Mount Everest by Mahar Regiment in 2016 to commemorate its platinum jubilee. The expedition comprising four officers, three junior commissioned officers and 17 other ranks is led by Lieutenant Colonel Amit Bisht of 1 Mahar, was flagged off by Major ...

New Delhi, Apr 26 (IBNS) An Army team comprising of troops from Mahar Regiment and Red Eagle Division under the aegis of the Indian Armys Jaipur based South Western Command launched an expedition to Mount Trishul (7120 Meters) nestled in Garhwal ...

Toyota isn't a company you want to take lightly, says tarun goswamiWHEN it comes to engineering perfection, power and reliability in the motoring manual, then Toyota is right up front. In the 1970s, its pick-up trucks and vans gained such popularity ...