Hyderabad, June 22: Amid reports of deteriorating weather in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, Army Chief General Bikram Singh today said efforts have been stepped up to evacuate people stranded in the hilly terrain as “time is limited”.Army
New Delhi, June 22: The government today decided to step up rescue operations in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand as more rains are predicted for Monday.The decision was conveyed by Cabinet Secretary Ajit Seth to Prime Minister Manmohan
Jamshedpur, June 22: Bachendri Pal, the country's first woman to conquer Mt Everest, was conferred with ‘Virangana Lakshmibai Rashtriya Samman 2013-14' by the Government of Madhya Pradesh.Chief of Tata Steel Adventure Foundation (TSAF) Pal was
New Delhi/Dehradun, Jun 22: Rescuers scrambled Saturday to evacuate about 8,000 people who are still trapped in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath region as met office predicted rains in the flood-hit area from June 24.A new ropeway has
Sonprayag (Uttarakhand), Jun 22 : Having gone without food or water for nearly a week, scores of pilgrims are on the verge of death, while others who managed to reach Sonprayag on foot have complained
Dehradun, June 22 : Admitting that there has been a lack of coordination between government agencies engaged in rescue work in Uttarakhand, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today said operations are underway on a war footing
Dehradun, June 22: Shocking tales of human apathy to the sufferings of Uttarakhand flood victims have come to the fore with some stranded people forced to pay Rs 250 for a 'paratha' and Rs 100
Kedarnath, Jun 22: The eighth century holy Kedarnath temple stood intact before the onslaught of huge flash flood in the Mandakini river, but the sanctum sanctorum inside the shrine, revered by millions of Hindus across
Thiruvananthapuram, June 22: Kerala is preparing to build artificial reefs for fish spawning and help fishermen increase their catch, an official said Saturday.Kerala State Biodiversity Board (KSBB) member secretary K.P. Laladhas told IANS that the
Patna, June 22: Satyam Kumar, a Bihar farmer's son who is just 13-years old, has cleared the fiercely competitive Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE) for which 150,000 candidates had appeared this year.Satyam, who
Dehradun, June 22 : Evacuation of stranded people from flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand today picked up pace with security forces rescuing 17 foreign tourists from Dharasu and sighting 1000 pilgrims stuck between Kedarnath and Gaurikund
Dehradun, June 22 : Amidst tales of unscrupulous shopkeepers fleecing the last dime out of hapless pilgrims, small groups of volunteers are trying to bring some succour to the distraught by providing them with water
Shimla, June 22: Airlifting of stranded tourist by the Indian Air Force resumed Saturday from landslide-hit parts of Himachal Pradesh, an official said here.Till Friday, the government and the Indian Air Force helicopters evacuated 756
Mumbai, Jun 22: Seven persons were killed and six others injured when a building came crashing down in suburban Dahisar today, exposing the poor housing conditions of the metropolis and its adjoining areas yet again.This
Patna, June 22: Bihar's Super 30 has done it again. In another big success, 27 of the 30 candidates from the coaching centre have cracked the highly competitive Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE)
Shillong, June 22: Former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam will be lecturing students of Indian Institute of Management (IIM)-Shillong for three days on ways to make India an economically developed nation, the institute said."The students and
New Delhi, June 22: It was a hot, sunny morning in the capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling three notches above average at 31.2 degrees Celsius. The Met Office has forecast a clear day
Srinagar, June 21: Reviewing arrangements for the Amarnatah Yatra, Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra yesterday visited various base camps and asked all departments concerned to complete all pending work for this year's pilgrimage well
New Delhi, June 22: The Delhi government Friday dispatched seven tonnes of non-perishable food articles to flood victims in Uttarakhand.Flagging off Uttarakhand-bound trucks loaded with the food articles, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit described the
Mumbai, June 22: Exactly a year after it was devastated in a major fire, officials yesterday said the refurbished Maharashtra's administrative headquarters, Mantralaya, here will be fully operational within six months.The "new" Mantralaya will have
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