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Heavy rainfall hinders rescue operations
24 Jun 2013 5:07 AM ISTHeavy rainfall was reported in Dehradun city on and its adjoining areas on Sunday, thus creating another challenge for the rescue team operations. The...
One of biggest disasters of world: Tarun Vijay
22 Jun 2013 5:49 AM ISTRajya Sabha MP Tarun Vijay said that this is one of the biggest disasters of the world, and central government should declare it national disaster on...
40 bodies found floating in Ganga, toll touches 550
22 Jun 2013 5:46 AM ISTOn Friday, 40 bodies were found floating in Ganges river in the Kumbh city of Haridwar. ‘Since Thursday evening, 40 bodies have been recovered from...
‘Slept over a pile of dead bodies’
21 Jun 2013 5:50 AM ISTWhen asked to comment on the tragedy, a state government official said, ‘It was difficult to arrive at a number but the figures can be shockingly...
Glacier snap caused catastrophe
20 Jun 2013 5:38 AM ISTThe rescued pilgrims from Kedarnath arrived at the Jolly Grant airport on Wednesday with heart-wrenching tales of death and disaster caused by roaring...
Kedarnath submerged, pilgrims’ progress halted
19 Jun 2013 5:44 AM ISTAs the weather cleared up in the calamity-hit state of Uttarakhand on Tuesday, the damage to the holy shrine of Kedarnath at 3,581 metres in the...
Rain ravaged!
18 Jun 2013 5:29 AM ISTDehradun district alone recorded 370 mm rainfall on Monday cutting off the state capital from the national capital as water flowed on National Highway...
Rains wreak havoc across the nation
17 Jun 2013 5:45 AM ISTEight persons were killed in Uttarakhand on Sunday as incessant rains lashed the hill state causing landslides in the higher reaches and sweeping away...
Union minister’s involvement in U’khand Cong causing a stir
10 Jun 2013 6:02 AM ISTIn the past few days, a certain faction of MLAs have complained of negligence of their constituency by the state government. Defending Dharchula MLA...
Bahuguna govt in trouble as four more MLAs up in arms against CM
8 Jun 2013 5:07 AM ISTUttarakhand chief minister Vijay Bahuguna is in dilemma nowadays as he is facing volleys of criticism from his own MLAs. After Dhami, the latest to...
Struggle against deforestation continues, says environmentalist
6 Jun 2013 5:39 AM ISTOn the occasion of World Environment day, Kalyan Singh Rawat, the self-motivated environmentalist who participated in the famous Chipko Movement as a...
‘Preserve forest wealth by people’s involvement’
5 Jun 2013 6:14 AM ISTDue to global warming and change in climate patterns, forests are disappearing at an alarming rate in India, thereby endangering country’s flora and...