More than 1,500 from West Bengal stranded in Uttarakhand, Himachal
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Over 1,500 tourists from West Bengal are stranded in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, officials said Thursday. A nine-member…
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Railways plan to evacuate people stranded in Uttarakhand
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The Northern Railway has deployed senior officers at Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar to help coordinate evacuation of people stranded…
Trader shot at, robbed in Delhi
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A 42-year-old trader was shot at and injured by four armed men when he resisted a robbery bid here,…
Donate generously to help Uttarakhand’s people: PM
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday urged people of the country to come to the aid of residents of Uttarakhand…
Ten 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,…
Jharkhand governor announces Rs.5 crore for Uttarakhand
byRanchi, June 20 (IANS) Jharkhand Governor Syed Ahmad Thursday announced assistance of Rs.5 crore to flood-hit Uttarakhand where over 250 people from Jharkhand were…
Bihar to give Rs.5 crore aid to Uttarakhand, trace 300 missing
byPatna, June 20 (IANS) The Bihar government Thursday announced Rs.5 crore aid to Uttarakhand for relief and decided to send a team of officials…
About 200 of 1,200 from Karnataka stranded in Uttarakhand rescued
byNew Delhi/Bangalore, June 20 (IANS) About 200 of the over 1,200 people from Karnataka stranded in Uttarakhand following rain havoc have so far been…
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…
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…