Uttarakhand: Fog, rain delay air rescue
byDehradun: The rescue and evacuation operations were delayed in the rain-ravaged Uttarakhand early today owing to rains and dense fog in some areas, officials said….
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1,395 evacuated from Himachal in seven days
byShimla: A total of 1,395 people have been evacuated from rain-ravaged Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh over the past seven days, an official said here…
AF MI-17 chopper in Uttarakhand rescue work crashes at Gaurikund
byDehra Dun : The inclement weather took its first toll of the rescue and relief operations when an Indian Air Force M-17 V5 helicopter…
Heavy rains hit rescue operations in Uttarakhand
byDehradun: Heavy rains today disrupted mammoth efforts underway to rescue the estimated 13,000 people still stranded in the hills of Uttarakhand, officials said. Disaster management…
Friendly UPA helps J&K, says Omar
bySrinagar: Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today said the UPA government at the centre was helpful and had it not been for…
Haryana offers to re-construct 25 Uttarakhand villages
byChandigarh: Haryana has offered to reconstruct 25 villages in Uttarakhand that were devastated by the recent cloudbursts and flash-floods in the hill state. Haryana…
Delicious Kinnaur apples wiped out before bloom
byShimla: The apple of Himachal Pradesh’s eye may not hit the market in full bloom. The well known red and golden apples of Kinnaur district,…
PM, Sonia to visit a tense Srinagar
bySrinagar: As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi begin their two-day visit to the state today, official restrictions and a shutdown call…
Rain fury: Himachal seeks Rs.1,000 crore assistance
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh has sought Rs.1,000 crore central assistance for the damage caused by last week’s heavy rain and snow that…
Sun temple, Nirath in Himachal threatened by dam backwaters
byShimla: Historic Sun temple at Nirath village in Sutlej river valley not only suffers neglect but is also threatened by a large dam coming up in the vicinity;…