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  • tn cm announces rs 10 lakh for flight lt praveen s family

    TN CM announces Rs 10 lakh for Flight Lt Praveen's family

    June 27, 2013 14:36 IST

    Chennai, Jun 27: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today announced Rs 10 lakh solatium to the family of Flt Lt K Praveen, who was killed in a chopper crash in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand while on

  • uttarakhand survivors salute brave itbp men for being

    Uttarakhand: Survivors salute brave ITBP men for being saviours

    June 28, 2013 14:24 IST

    Gauchar (Uttarakhand), Jun 28: Amid hectic scramble amongst those stranded in upper reaches of rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, the ITBP personnel have won hearts with their exemplary courage and commitment, refusing to bow down in the hour

  • amarnath yatra first batch of pilgrims leave

    Amarnath Yatra: First batch of pilgrims leave

    June 27, 2013 13:49 IST

    Jammu, Jun 27: The first batch of over 3,000 pilgrims today left for the holy cave shrine of Amarnath in south Kashmir Himalayas amidst tight security from Jammu, an official said.The batch comprising of 3,157

  • malaria scare in monsoon haunting people

    Malaria scare in monsoon haunting people

    June 27, 2013 13:33 IST

    Koraput (Odisha),June 27: With the onset of monsoon, fear of malaria stalks residents of Kasipur block in Rayagada disrict of Odisha.Around 150 people of Kodipari, Dongasil and Chandragiri panchayats are down with fever since Tuesday,

  • seven electrocuted in meghalaya

    Seven electrocuted in Meghalaya

    June 27, 2013 13:26 IST

    Shillong, June 27: Seven people, including five minors, were electrocuted to death in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district Thursday, an official said.The incident occurred at Khliehriat, about 100 km from Shillong, the state capital, District

  • monsoon scooter rally faces roadblocks nearing quarter

    Monsoon Scooter Rally faces roadblocks nearing quarter century

    June 27, 2013 12:59 IST

    Mumbai, June 27: The popular Gulf Monsoon Scooter Rally, to be run over the backwoods of Navi Mumbai on July 7, is encountering difficulties to be held in and around Mumbai, according to its organiser

  • bad weather halts rescue ops from badrinath

    Bad weather halts rescue ops from Badrinath

    June 27, 2013 12:47 IST

    Guptkashi, June 27: Air rescue operations resumed today to pull out stranded people but they had to be halted for Badrinath as the weather turned bad, even as decaying bodies were being cremated swiftly in

  • five injured in clash in punjab

    Five injured in clash in Punjab

    June 27, 2013 12:31 IST

    Moga, Jun 27: At least five persons were injured when a clash broke out between two groups at Rania village of the district in the run up to the panchayat polls in Punjab, police said

  • ins taragiri bows out of service

    INS Taragiri bows out of service

    June 27, 2013 12:17 IST

    Mumbai, June 27: Indian naval ship INS Taragiri, the last of the six British-designed but indigenously built Nilgiri class frigates, will bow out of service Thursday after 33 years of glorious service to the nation,

  • cm orders release of water from 3 dams in west tn

    CM orders release of water from 3 dams in West TN

    June 27, 2013 12:23 IST

    Chennai, Jun 27: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa today ordered release of water from three dams in west Tamil Nadu from June 28 to facilitate irrigation of farming lands in this region.     Following requests

  • 102 drug abuse cases registered in nagaland this year

    102 drug abuse cases registered in Nagaland this year

    June 27, 2013 12:05 IST

    Kohima, June 27: As many as 102 drug abuse cases have been registered and 165 persons arrested in connection such incidents in Nagaland during the last five months, police said.Last year 130 such cases had

  • body of soldier killed in kashmir flown to hyderabad

    Body of soldier killed in Kashmir flown to Hyderabad

    June 27, 2013 12:14 IST

    Hyderabad,June 27: The body of a soldier killed in a militant attack in Jammu and Kashmir was flown in here Thursday.Senior army officials paid their tributes to M. Yadaiah at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport.

  • australia extends help to check pollution in ganga river

    Australia extends help to check pollution in Ganga river

    June 27, 2013 11:50 IST

    Kolkata, Jun 27: To save the Ganga from industrial pollution, the Victorian government in Australia is preparing an eco-friendly business model for tanneries, which discharge effluents into the river.Experts from 'Sustainability Victoria', an Australian agency

  • rains force temporary closure of hemkund sahib gurdwara

    Rains force temporary closure of Hemkund Sahib gurdwara

    June 27, 2013 11:41 IST

    Rishikesh/Lucknow,June 27: The Sikh holy shrine of Hemkund Sahib, located on the Badrinath route at an altitude of 15,200 feet in Uttarakhad, was temporarily closed late Wednesday owing to heavy rains in the region, an

  • pilgrims from wb might be evacuated from uttarakhand on

    Pilgrims from WB might be evacuated from Uttarakhand on Friday

    June 27, 2013 8:33 IST

    Kolkata, June 27: As many as 42 pilgrims from the state stranded in Uttarakhand are likely to be evacuated by the West Bengal government on Friday or Saturday. State disaster management department sources said today

  • uttarakhand govt will reconstruct kedarnath shrine bahuguna

    Uttarakhand govt will reconstruct Kedarnath shrine: Bahuguna

    June 27, 2013 8:18 IST

    Dehradun, Jun 27: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna yesterday announced that the state government will reconstruct Kedarnath shrine, with which people of the country have an emotional association.Bahuguna said the state government will reconstruct the

  • delhi government gives rs.5 crore for himachal victims

    Delhi government gives Rs.5 crore for Himachal victims

    June 27, 2013 8:12 IST

    New Delhi, June 27: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday granted Rs.5 crore for flood-affected victims in Himachal Pradesh."The government has decided to contribute Rs.5 crore for the victims of heavy rains and floods in

  • uttarakhand another shankaracharya approves mass cremation

    Uttarakhand: Another shankaracharya approves mass cremation

    June 27, 2013 8:07 IST

    Varanasi, Jun 27: Swami Narendranand Saraswati, shankaracharya of Sumeru Peeth, on Wednesday supported mass cremation of unclaimed bodies in Kedarnath saying that it has been an ancient tradition to carry out mass cremation after big

  • meghalaya rebel injured in jail scuffle

    Meghalaya rebel injured in jail scuffle

    June 27, 2013 7:50 IST

    Shillong, June 27: Jailed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) chief Champion R. Sangma was injured in a scuffle with four other inmates of Shillong Jail Wednesday, a prison official said. The state prisons chief was

  • 6 kg gold 91 kg silver worth rs 2 cr seized in ahmedabad

    6 kg gold, 91 kg silver worth Rs 2 cr seized in Ahmedabad

    June 27, 2013 7:45 IST

    Ahmedabd, Jun 27: Ahmedabad police  has arrested two persons carrying 6 kg of gold and 91 kg of silver, worth around Rs 2 crore on Monday.  The gold bars were carried in a six-pocket jacket,

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