Rescue team stranded at Kedarnath;heavy rains stop relief work
byDehradun : With no let up in the rains, there intensity actually increasing in the last 24 hours, and the weatherman predicting that they…
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In 12 years Uttarakhand could not put a system to prevent dumping of debris in river beds
byDehra Dun : Chief minister Vijay Bahuguna in a recent interview said that mining of silt has been prohibited, which causes a rise in…
Over 140,000 pilgrims perform Amarnath Yatra
bySrinagar: Over 140,000 pilgrims have so far performed this year’s Amarnath Yatra, which started here June 28, an official said today. “The Yatra has been…
Himachal to partially revive British-era Hindustan-Tibet road
byShimla: It once connected Rampur, the seat of the erstwhile princely state of Bushair which was a major entrepot, to the Tibet border. Over the…
Punjab to regularise 5,000 illegal colonies
byChandigarh: The Punjab government will soon regularise over 5,000 illegal colonies across the state, an official said. “Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal has…
Haryana to judge teachers by students’ performance
byChandigarh: Teachers in Haryana’s government schools would now be evaluated by the performance of their students and even by their own attendance, a minister said….
Doppler radar network to improve forecasting in Himalayan region
byNew Delhi: The Indian government has decided to create a network of 15 state-of-the-art Doppler radars across the entire Himalayan range to improve forecasting in…
‘Floods scaring away tourists from Himachal’
byShimla: The negative propaganda over the recent floods in Himachal Pradesh has affected the tourism industry and over 50 percent bookings have been cancelled, Shimla…
Heavy rains send people to safer zones in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : Incessant rains over the past 48 hours and with the weatherman predicting another 24 hours of inclement weather coupled with moderate…