Flash floods warnings unheeded, allege Geologists
New Delhi: All the tributaries of the Ganga, including the Mandakini, Alaknanda, Assi Ganga and Bhagirathi, are in full spate due to the unprecedented rainfall in the Uttarakhand hills during the la
Karnataka ex-min Shobha caught in flood fury
Uttarakhand: Former energy minister Shobha Karandlaje has been stranded for a third consecutive day in Uttarakhand with her plans to leave the flood-hit area unsuccessful after the car she was travel
Special trains to carry stranded passengers
New Delhi: Railways on Wednesday decided to press services of special trains to rescue people stranded due to the flash floods at Haridwar, Rishikesh and other areas.
The recent flash floods have cre
Human hand behind disaster: Experts blame violation of environment laws for Uttarakhand floods
New Delhi: Ecologists point out that the huge expansion of hydro-power projects and construction of roads to cope with the lakhs of tourists in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh has compounded the sca
State help desk reaches out to 120
Bengaluru: A special team from Karnataka which reached Dehradun on Wednesday has managed to contact at least 120 people from the state who are stranded in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
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Uttarakhand floods: Kedarnath safe but will be shut for a year
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
Rains claim 11 more lives, over 73,000 stranded
New Delhi: Rain fury on Tuesday claimed 11 more lives in the north, taking the toll to 73, even as 71,440 pilgrims bound for the Himalayan shrines remained stranded in monsoon-ravaged Uttarakhand apa
Monsoon fury: Death toll rises to 81, rescue efforts hit
New Delhi: Monsoon rains wreaked fresh havoc in northern India leading to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslips as the death toll climbed to 81 and hundreds of pilgrims bound for Himalayan shrines
AP pilgrims stranded in Uttarkahand safe: Kiran Kumar Reddy tells House
Hyderabad: Over 3,000 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh stranded in Uttarakhand for the past four days were safe and efforts were on to rescue them and send back to the state, Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar
84 Nellore tourists safe in Uttarakhand
Nellore: All the 84 tourists belonging to Nellore district, stranded at various places in Uttarkashi district or Uttarakhand following incessant rains and landslips from last three days, are safe.
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