51-member group has lucky escape
Nellore: A group of 51 pilgrims from Nellore, which had gone on the Char Dham yatra, returned to the district on Sunday.
The group had a lucky escape because it had left Kedarnath almost 48 hours bef
We watched our lodge being washed, say survivors
Vijayawada: Y. Prabhakara Rao’s family members feel that they are the luckiest people on earth, as the lodge in which they staying at Uttarakasi, got washed away within minutes of them stepping out a
Tamil Nadu team hanging back with hope
Chennai: Even as over 350 pilgrims have arrived home safely from Uttarakhand with the help of the state government, the Tamil Nadu high level delegation camping at Dehradun to coordinate the rescue e
Presence of mind saved woman from drowning
Vijayawada: After the carriers of dollies (palenquins) deserted the 15-member group from Vijayawada that Annapurna was a part of, she did not have the time to follow them, but displayed remarkable pr
Rebirth, say 50 survivors
Vijayawada: Over 50 pilgrims from Krishna district had a providential escape from the devastation in Uttarakhand as their vehicles had to be stopped on the way Kedarnath due to heavy rush at the temp
Tamil Nadu helps 157 pilgrims get back home
Chennai: The state government has established contact with 382 TN pilgrims stranded in Uttarakhand and has launched efforts to rescue 14 pilgrims from Villupuram who had gone missing from Gourikund.
Uttarakhand floods: Rescuers race against rain; toll crosses 1,000
New Delhi: The 10,000 pilgrims rescued on Saturday brought the total number of people evacuated from rain-ravaged Uttarakhand to 70,000.
With heavy rain expected to pummel Uttarakhand starting Monda
Over 2,400 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh stranded in Uttarakhand
Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government on Saturday informed that as many as 2,433 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh are stranded in the flood-hit Uttarakhand.
Following reports in the media about the pl
Buses carrying pilgrims washed away
Bengaluru: Fifty-seven pilgrims from Karnataka had a narrow escape from the fury of the floods in Uttarakhand when their parked buses were swept away in the foothills of Gowrikund. The passengers wh
300 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh stranded in Uttarkashi
Hyderabad: Hundreds of pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh were stranded without even the basic amenities in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand due to severe rains, cutting off all modes of transport.
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