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Sonia, Rahul flag off relief material for Uttarakhand

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New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi today flagged off relief material for the victims of flash floods in Uttarakhand. Top Congress leaders were present at

Uttarakhand floods: Rescuers race against rain; toll crosses 1,000

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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

Uttarakhand: Stranded pilgrims manipulated, robbed and blackmailed, say reports

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Dehradun: Shocking reports of exploitation of distraught travellers have come to the fore in Uttarakhand with some stranded people forced to pay Rs 250 for a 'paratha' and Rs 100 for a small pack of

Uttarakhand floods: 17 foreigners rescued, 1000 stranded pilgrims sighted

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Dehradun: Evacuation of stranded people from flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand on Saturday picked up pace with security forces rescuing 17 foreign tourists from Dharasu and sighting 1000 pilgrims stuck

Uttarakhand floods: 556 dead in abode of Gods

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New Delhi: The toll in the `Himalayan tsunami' rose to 556 while thousands of pilgrims were still stranded in the upper reaches of the state on Friday, the fifth day of the Uttarakhand tragedy.
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Uttarakhand disaster: Armed forces step up rescue operations, Kedarnath evacuated

 
Dehradun: A mammoth multi-agency rescue and relief operations were put in place on Thursday in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand evacuating people from the worst-affected Kedarnath town and other areas eve

Govt, opposition in verbal bout over Uttarakhand rescue efforts; Death toll may be in thousands

Dehradun/New Delhi: Leaders of the Congress Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) engaged in verbal bout and blame game on Thursday over the natural calamity that destroyed the state of Uttarakh

300 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh stranded in Uttarkashi

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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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Monsoon: Why can’t we get ready in time?

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A surprise early monsoon should be welcome news for much of the subcontinent, whose mainly agricultural economy is so dependent on the rains, but not if it catches us unprepared — despite all the war

Uttarakhand floods: Kedarnath safe but will be shut for a year

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New Delhi: The single piece of good news amid the widespread devastation in rain-battered of Uttarakhand was that the revered shrine of Kedarnath is safe.
 
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahugun

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