Uttarakhand could be hit by diseases
byDehradun: Uttarakhand now faces a new threat: possible outbreak of diseases as the waters from the flash floods recede. A few diarrhoea cases have already…
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Chopper flight recorder, victims’ bodies recovered
byDehradun: The bodies of those killed in the Indian Air Force (IAF) helicopter crash in Uttarakhand have been recovered, Air Chief Marshal N.A.K. Browne said…
Uttarakhand havoc not due to cloudburst: Experts
byShimla/Dehradun: Facing criticism that it didn’t predict the cloudburst that ravaged Uttarakhand, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said today that cloudburst was not to blame…
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….
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…
Easy prey could turn Uttarakhand leopards into maneaters
byDehradun : While there is all round concern for the safety of all those who may be stranded at different places following the macabre…
Weather deteriorates; relief rescue operations hampered in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : There is a virtual stream of people at the Jollygrant airport here, with photographs of their near and dears, who have yet…
Politicking over Uttarakhand tragedy for upcoming parliamentary poll
byLost Lost Lost! Where is ‘Pappu’ (Rahul Gandhi)? Once again, this has become the trending hash tag on Twitter. While Twitterati’s ‘Feku’ (Modi) is…
Uttarakhand calamity exposes chinks in disaster management
byAs rescue operations race against time to evacuate pilgrims stranded at various places in flash floods and landslides in Uttarakhand, a fresh question shoots…