Ten killed in Himachal landslides; CM, over 1,500 tourists stranded
byShimla: Ten people were killed, including five members of a family, as 1,500 tourists, mainly from West Bengal, remained stranded in remote Kinnaur district…
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Army rescuing stranded pilgrims in rain-battered Uttarakhand (With Image)
byLucknow, June 17 (IANS) Hundreds of pilgrims, cut off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli following incessant rains and landslides, were Monday evacuated to safer places by…
11 killed, 50 missing in Uttarakhand; situation may worsen
byNew Delhi/Dehradun: At least 11 people were killed and 50 others reported missing as thousands remained stranded by landslides set off by incessant rain…
Haryana villagers rescued from flooded Yamuna
byChandigarh: Rescue teams evacuated 52 villagers, including 15 children, from a riverine island as the waters of the Yamuna river swelled Sunday in Yamunanagar…
Underworld has betting syndicates in vice-like grip
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The joke doing the rounds in Delhi Police circles is that they are investigating the betting and spot fixing…
IPL spot fixing: Chandila sent to 3 days’ police custody
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday sent suspended Rajasthan Royals player Ajit Chandila, arrested in connection with the IPL spot fixing…
Mamata assures death penalty for Barasat rapists
byKolkata, June 17 (IANS) Asserting that those who gang-raped and murdered a 20-year-old college student in North 24 Parganas district will be punished within…
Uttarakhand situation may worsen: NDRF
byNew Delhi, June 17 (IANS) The already grave situation in Uttarakhand may worsen with more landslides as the hillsides have become weak following incessant…
Thousands rescued by ITBP in rain-deluged Uttarakhand
byNew Delhi: Thousands of tourists, pilgrims and residents have been rescued by the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), involved in the rescue operations in Uttarakhand, as…
Three die in Taliban attack in Afghanistan
byKabul, June 17 (IANS) Three civilians were killed and two others wounded Monday when Taliban attacked two trucks in eastern Afghan province of Laghman….