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  • 8 jawans killed 19 injured in militant attack in srinagar

    8 jawans killed, 19 injured in militant attack in Srinagar

    June 24, 2013 21:28 IST

    Srinagar, June 24: In a brazen terror attack on the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit, suspected Hizbul Mujahideen militants today ambushed an Army convoy killing eight Army jawans and injuring 19 others near

  • uttarakhand nepalese workers seen with suspicion as theft

    Uttarakhand: Nepalese workers seen with suspicion as theft rumours abound

    June 24, 2013 16:56 IST

    Guptkashi (Uttarakhand), June 24:  Migrant Nepalese workers like Bir Bahadur are now being seen in negative light by locals as there have been stories on the rounds of them taking advantage of stranded pilgrims.Looking no

  • uttarakhand two babies born to women survivors with army

    Uttarakhand: Two babies born to women survivors with Army help

    June 24, 2013 16:47 IST

    New Delhi, June 24:  An Army medical team on Sunday helped deliver two babies - a boy and a girl - at a makeshift centre in Sabola area of rain-ravaged Uttarakhand.After trekking nearly 15 kms,

  • australian drummer ben walsh to perform for indian street

    Australian drummer Ben Walsh to perform for Indian street children

    June 24, 2013 16:37 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 24: Australian percussion artist Ben Walsh, currently on a five-city tour of India, is set to perform exclusively for street children and later engage them in a master class here.Walsh, known for

  • uttarakhand survivor stood hanging from kedarnath temple

    Uttarakhand: Survivor stood hanging from Kedarnath temple bell for 9 hours in water

    June 25, 2013 11:00 IST

    Dehradun, Jun 25: For 36-year-old Tehri-resident Vijender Singh Negi, hanging from the Kedarnath temple bell while standing over floating corpses in neck-deep water for nine straight hours proved a life saviour.While the house of god

  • uttarakhand sadhus refuse to be evacuated from kedarnath

    Uttarakhand: sadhus refuse to be evacuated from Kedarnath

    June 24, 2013 16:22 IST

    Gauchar (Uttarakhand), Jun 23 :  ITBP has tasked its men undertaking rescue operations in Kedarnath to take out everyone including reluctant 'sadhus' from the rain ravaged temple town. "There are reports with our personnel that some

  • himachal rains 14 americans airlifted from kinnaur valley

    Himachal rains: 14 Americans airlifted from Kinnaur valley

    June 24, 2013 16:23 IST

    Shimla, June 24 :  Airlifting of stranded tourists and locals from high altitude areas of rain-ravaged Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh began on Monday after some delay owing to bad weather in the morning, officials

  • uttarakhand it was divine retribution for human excesses

    Uttarakhand: It was divine retribution for human excesses, say Kedarnath priests

    June 25, 2013 7:41 IST

    Guptakashi, June 25: “Yes this is a message from above. The message is in the destruction that rained from the skies. The message is in the temple standing intact after all that,” said Shashidharlinga swami,

  • will boycott cong bjp in upcoming elections rajasthan

    Will boycott Cong, BJP in upcoming elections: Rajasthan Gujjar body

    June 24, 2013 16:09 IST

    Jaipur, Jun 24: Accusing both the ruling Congress and BJP of not making sincere efforts to solve the reservation issue, a Gujjar body here today announced to oppose poll campaign rallies of both the parties

  • eight shot dead in meghalaya

    Eight shot dead in Meghalaya

    June 24, 2013 15:32 IST

    Shillong, June 24: Unidentified men gunned down eight coal miners and injured three others in Meghalaya's South Garo Hills district, police said Monday."The incident occurred Sunday around 11 p.m. in Garegiitim coal mines area in

  • delhi court acquits two brothers in gangrape case

    Delhi court acquits two brothers in gangrape case

    June 24, 2013 15:04 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 24:  Two brothers, who were accused of gangraping a 15-year-old girl last year, have been acquitted by a Delhi court after the alleged victim and her parents did not support the allegations

  • man weds two brides in one mandap

    Man weds two brides in one mandap

    June 24, 2013 14:52 IST

    Jaipur,Jun 24: A young man of tribal caste has married two brides at the same time in Chatarpura village of Udaipur district, police said today.Bhagwati Lal (23) yesterday married the two brides with the consents

  • uttarakhand adi sankara temple damaged in kedarnath

    Uttarakhand: Adi Sankara temple damaged in Kedarnath

    June 24, 2013 14:53 IST

    Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu), Jun 24: A small Adi Sankara temple built by Kanchi Sankara Mutt at Kedarnath bore the brunt of flood fury in Uttarakhand and would be rebuilt once normality was fully restored, Sankaracharya

  • uttarakhand helicopters suspend sorties as landslides rains

    Uttarakhand: Helicopters suspend sorties as landslides, rains lash flood-ravaged areas

    June 24, 2013 17:54 IST

    Gauchar (UttaraKhand), June 24:  Fresh rains, landslides and cloudburst today sent shudders in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand impeding operations to evacuate over 10,000 stranded people even as the state government barred other states from undertaking unilateral rescue

  • uttarakhand un disaster management team monitoring situation

    Uttarakhand: UN disaster management team monitoring situation

    June 24, 2013 13:29 IST

    United Nations,Jun 24: The UN is closely monitoring the situation in India's north, where torrential rains have triggered floods and landslides that have killed hundreds of people.UN spokesperson Eduardo del Buey told reporters yesterday in

  • five star hotels to serve mushrooms from bihar prison

    Five-star hotels to serve mushrooms from Bihar prison

    June 24, 2013 13:09 IST

    Patna, June 24: The next time you visit a five-star hotel in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata or Bangalore and order a mushroom dish, chances are you may be savouring something grown in a prison in Bihar.

  • up receives fresh rains major rivers on rise

    UP receives fresh rains, major rivers on rise

    June 24, 2013 12:57 IST

    Lucknow,Jun 24: Fresh rains were received in some parts of Uttar Pradesh following which major rivers, including Ganga, Sharda and Ghaghra, continued to rise and were flowing near the danger mark.The Ganga was rising at

  • uttarakhand looters in saffron robes caught with over rs 1

    Uttarakhand: Looters in saffron robes caught with over Rs 1 cr stolen cash, jewellery

    June 26, 2013 6:55 IST

    Dehradun, Jun 25: ITBP and National Disaster Reponse Force have arrested several babas (religious men) while evacuating them from Kedarnath over the past two days. They were carrying bagfuls of stolen jewellery and cash,  some

  • khurshid kerry begin talks

    Khurshid, Kerry begin talks

    June 24, 2013 13:00 IST

    New Delhi, June 24: India and the US began the fourth edition of the India-US Strategic Dialogue here Monday. It was co-chaired by External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid and US Secretary of State John Kerry.The

  • tibetan exiles offer prayers for flood hit

    Tibetan exiles offer prayers for flood-hit

    June 24, 2013 12:04 IST

    Dharamsala, June 24: Hundreds of Tibetan exiles Monday offered prayers for those who died in calamity-hit Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.An appeal has also been made to donate for the victims as a "gesture of solidarity"."Around

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