The Latest Breaking News from Himalayas

In June 2013, Uttarakhand witnessed destruction on a scale that reshaped both geography and memory. Days of relentless rain triggered cloudbursts, landslides, and a sudden glacial lake outburst that sent a violent mix of water, rock, ice, and debris racing through the Mandakini valley. Entire settlements vanished. Roads and bridges…

Lord Shiva stands as one of the most powerful deities in Hindu tradition, yet he chooses a life away from luxury and social approval. Drawing from ancient scriptures and lived spiritual traditions, his choice reflects deep wisdom and conscious detachment. Wearing ashes, meditating in cremation grounds, and embracing those society…

Lord Shiva, revered as Bholenath and Mahadev, represents transformation, compassion, and deep inner awakening. Across India, thousands of temples honor him, yet the twelve Jyotirlingas hold exceptional spiritual importance. According to ancient scriptures and lived devotional tradition, these sacred sites mark where Shiva manifested as pure, infinite light. For devotees…

While navigating a steep trail, Jean Muenchrath lost her grip. She was horrifically injured, with a broken spine, shattered tailbone, pubic bone and hip fractures, internal bleeding, a head wound and one on her buttock that turned gangrenous. There was no choice but to get home ...

Across India, torrential rains over the past few months have swallowed an entire village in the Himalayas, flooded Punjab’s farmlands and brought Kolkata to a standstill. This all happened in a monsoon season in which total rainfall was technically only 8% above normal.

Greenland is melting, the Alps are melting and the Himalayas are melting -- yet in one vast mountain region, huge glaciers have remained stable, or even gained mass, in recent decades.

Chinese sportswear giant Arc Teryx is now under investigation after the controversial fireworks display in Himalayas. Many consumers in China began a boycott movement.

The Pallas’s cat is just one of several wildcats spotted in Arunachal Pradesh, which also supports snow leopards, common leopards, clouded leopards, leopard cats and marbled cats.

Water levels of India's Yamuna River, which originates in the Himalayas, crossed the danger mark on Tuesday, posing a threat of flooding in low-lying areas of New Delhi.