Uttarakhand calamity exposes chinks in disaster management
byAs rescue operations race against time to evacuate pilgrims stranded at various places in flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand, a fresh question shoots…
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Will Uttarkahnd CM become the Congress face in LS elections?
byThe harrowing tales of no help by the administration, being narrated by the people being brought in by the choppers are mind boggling.
Himachal Government on autopilot mode
byWith the entire ministry staid put in Mandi parliamentary constituency, all governance, policy and decision making processes and political supervision over the executive machinery…
Goofed up priorities in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : One can but just twiddle one’s thumbs and feel sorry for Uttarakhand and its people for the governments that have ruled the…
Uttarakhand disaster management minister resorts to lies to save face
byDehradun : Realising that the state government could come under heavy criticism of the centre and will have to face the ignominy of justifying…
Annadale Ground Shimla for Golf or Disaster Management ?
byShimla: Other than playing Golf at Annadale Ground, Shimla, (occupied beyond expiry of the lease period by the Indian Army), the defense propaganda machine…
Middle-class Indians hard hit by rupee’s fall: Survey
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) As the Indian rupee slumps to new lows, the country’s middle class has been forced to cut back on…
Kedarnath tragedy was only waiting to happen
byDehradun : In the aftermath of the grave tragedy that has hit Uttarakhand, the lobby that was clamouring for development works in this small…
IMA slams Shahrukh Khan over surrogacy reports
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (INA) Wednesday slammed Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan over reports that he and his wife were…
Study together, dream together: Jackie Chan tells children
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Jackie Chan, martial art expert and one of Asian cinema’s most prominent faces, Wednesday encouraged the children at the…