Indian‑flagged LPG tanker ‘Nanda Devi’ arrives at Gujarat’s Vadinar Port Bhuj, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian‑flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker 'Nanda Devi' arrived at Vadinar Port in Gujarat at about 11.25 a.m. on Tuesday, becoming the second LPG carrier to reach the west coast this week after 'Shivalik' docked at Mundra Port a day earlier, officials confirmed. Both vessels were transporting critical LPG supplies to India following an unusually hazardous passage through the Strait of Hormuz, where maritime traffic has been disrupted by the ongoing conflict involving Iran, the US and Israel.

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Indian-flagged LPG tanker ‘Nanda Devi’ to arrive at Kandla Port today New Delhi, March 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian-flagged LPG tanker, the Nanda Devi, which departed from Qatar carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), is expected to arrive from the Strait of Hormuz at Kandla Port in Gujarat on Tuesday. Another LPG tanker 'Shivalik' already reached Mundra Port a day earlier with around 45–46 thousand tonnes of LPG. The vessel's safe arrival is expected to provide relief amid concerns over fuel shipments passing through the sensitive maritime route.

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2nd Indian LPG carrier ‘Nanda Devi’ clears Strait of Hormuz after ‘Shivalik’ New Delhi, March 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) After Iran granted Indian-flagged tankers safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israel war, the Indian-flagged LPG tanker ‘Shivalik’ has successfully crossed the Strait and the second LPG vessel, ‘Nanda Devi’, has also safely exited the key oil route. Government sources said on Saturday that Shivalik is being escorted by the Indian Navy, which is expected to reach an Indian port within the next two days, with Mumbai or Kandla likely to be its destination.

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How Did the C.I.A. Lose a Nuclear Device in the Himalayas? (Gift Article) A plutonium-packed generator disappeared on one of the world’s highest mountains in a covert mission that the U.S. will not talk about.

"Remembering this, Captain Kohli smiled, at first. “The Sherpas called the device Guru Rinpoche,” the name of a Buddhist saint, “because it was so warm,” he said ...

The Sherpas were never told what the heat source was."

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“The Sherpas called the device Guru Rinpoche,” the name of a Buddhist saint, “because it was so warm,” he said ...

The Sherpas were never told what the heat source was.

#NandaDevi

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The many moods of Mount Nandadevi (the second highest Himalayan peak in India at 7817m).

The mountain is (in)famous for the difficulty in scaling it's summit.

Captured from the ski town of Auli, Uttarakhand, India.

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Nanda Devi.

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Here are some more of my paintings. These are of the Goddess mountain Nanda Devi. A mountain I’ve become a little obsessed with down the years.

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