Flood, agony and tears in Delhi
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Tenzing Dawa is vexed. His septuagenarian father, who has a heart disease, needs a sterile environment and oxygen to…
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Droughts, floods come as wake-up call: Greenpeace
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A day after a World Bank report highlighted the effects global warming may have on the monsoon pattern in…
‘Never going to Uttarakhand again’
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Chenntali, 50, keeps stretching her legs and arms. She cannot get enough of being able to move them —…
Help the flood hit, Supreme Court says
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday directed the central and Uttarakhand governments to provide immediate relief to those affected by the…
Jairam sanctions Rs.340 crore for flood-ravaged Uttarakhand
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Thursday announced a special package of Rs.340 crore for flood-ravaged Uttarakhand. The rural development…
DU student files rape case against Facebook friend
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A 21-year-old Delhi University student has alleged that she was raped several times by a Bachelor of Dental Surgery…
22 helicopters involved in rescue work in Uttarakhand: Home ministry
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Twenty-two helicopters have been pressed into service for rescue operations in Uttarakhand, which was ravaged by flash floods and…
Thousands of flood-hit without food in Uttarakhand
byDehradun, June 20 (IANS) As the skies cleared Thursday, rescue and evacuation operations picked up in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand but those who survived the nature’s…
400 tourists still in landslide-hit Kinnaur, says Himachal CM
byShimla, June 20 (IANS) Over 400 tourists are still stranded in landslide-hit Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said Thursday adding…
Nine of 51 Assam pilgrims in Uttarakhand found safe
byGuwahati, June 20 (IANS) The Assam government has set up helplines to gather information about people from the state stranded in Uttarakhand. So far,…