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…
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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…
Kashmir rights panel seeks probe in 2008 Amarnath stir handling
bySrinagar, June 20 (IANS) In a significant judgment, Jammu and Kashmir’s rights panel Thursday asked the state government to set up a high-level enquiry…
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…
Sri Lanka set 182-run target for India
byCardiff, June 20 (IANS) Sri Lanka were restricted to 181 for eight in 50 overs by India in the second semi-final of the Champions…
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…
India gives 40,000 bottles indelible ink to Cambodia for polls
byPhnom Penh/New Delhi, June 20 (IANS) India has handed over 40,000 bottles of indelible ink to Cambodia for its national assembly elections next month….