Naveen Patnaik announces Rs5 crore aid for Uttarakhand
byBhubaneswar, June 20 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Thursday announced assistance of Rs.5 crore for disaster-hit Uttarakhand, where floods and landslides have washed…
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1,446 people rescued from flooded north India areas: NDRF
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A total of 1,446 people were rescued by the NDRF from areas affected by floods caused by torrential rains…
No Kedarnath-Badrinath pilgrimage for three years
byDehradun, June 20 (IANS) Pilgrimage to the shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath in Uttarakhand cannot resume for three years due to extensive damage caused…
Chhattisgarh sends chopper to flood-ravaged Uttarakhand
byRaipur, June 20 (IANS) In a bid to bolster the rescue effort in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh’s BJP government Thursday said it would send a…
Sanjay Leela Bhansali bats for Sooraj Pancholi
byMumbai, June 20 (IANS) Sanjay Leela Bhansali says Sooraj Pancholi, who is in judicial custody on the charge of abetting suicide of actress Jiah…
Widespread destruction in Uttarakhand: Bahuguna
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) Many kilometres of roads have been washed away in Uttarakhand due to nature’s fury, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said…
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…
Focus on rescue, post-mortem later: Manish Tewari
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The centre Thursday said its priority was rescue and relief measures in flood-hit Uttarakhand and any post-mortem of the…
Stranded TN pilgrims to be be flown back to Chennai
byChennai, June 20 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa Thursday announced that the 399 pilgrims stranded in Uttarakhand due to floods will be…
400 Nepalis stranded in Uttarakhand
byKathmandu, June 20 (IANS) At least 400 Nepalis, on pilgrimage to the Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines, are stranded in the Indian state of Uttarakhand…