They were part of a five-member team of climbers from West Bengal.
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At 23, Sheetal Raj from Pithoragarh, Uttarakhand is the youngest woman to scale the world's highest peak.
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The unrest in the hills has led to the tea sector losing its entire second flush, and Rs 200 crore of its annual earnings.
A 43-year-old seasoned Indian mountaineer died in the Himalayas after he fell ill while descending Mount Dhaulagiri in Nepal.
The charming town of Pelling can strike a balance between commerce and conservation
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On Dr Homi J Bhabha's 110th birth anniversary, Dr K S Parthasarathy shares some personal memories of the legendary nuclear scientist.
Dr Pinakin Shah visited the Land of the Thunder Dragon and returned mesmerized.
