Uttarakhand calamity toll mounts to 680, may touch thousand mark
Dehradun: Rescuers on Saturday recovered 123 bodies from Kedarnath premises which bore the brunt of the calamity in Uttarakhand, taking the death toll to 680 as the hill shrine was totally evacuated.
IAF deploys massive aircraft for Uttarakhand rescue ops
New Delhi: With warning of rainfall in the next two days in flood-hit Uttarakhand, IAF on Saturday pressed into service C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, which are customised for covert special operati
Uttarakhand flood: BJP postpones all-India 'jail bharo' agitation
New Delhi: In view of the disaster in Uttarakhand that left a trail of death and devastation in the hill state, BJP has once again postponed its proposed nationwide 'Jail Bharo Andolan'.
The party ha
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
Uttarakhand: Stranded pilgrims manipulated, robbed and blackmailed, say reports
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
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
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
Uttarakhand floods: 556 dead in abode of Gods
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.
The f
Uttarakhand disaster: Rescued Shobha Karandlaje recounts horror
Bengaluru: Former Karnataka energy minister Shobha Karandlaje, who was stranded for more than three nights and four days in Budla village in Rudraprayag, was evacuated to Rishikesh with all the oth
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