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  • no kedarnath badrinath pilgrimage for three years

    No Kedarnath-Badrinath pilgrimage for three years

    June 20, 2013 17:46 IST

    Dehradun, June 20: Pilgrimage to the shrines of Kedarnath and Badrinath in Uttarakhand cannot resume for three years due to extensive damage caused by heavy rains and floods, an official said Thursday.Officials of the two

  • idols inside kedarnath shrine safe everything else

    Idols inside Kedarnath shrine safe, everything else destroyed: official

    June 20, 2013 17:36 IST

    Dehradun, June 20:  The ancient Kedarnath shrine has survived the devastating floods in Uttarakhand but virtually everything around it has been destroyed, an official of the temple committee said Thursday."Call it a miracle but the

  • uttarakhand tragedy centre rushing more helicopters

    Uttarakhand tragedy: Centre rushing more helicopters

    June 20, 2013 17:27 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 20 :  Government has decided to deploy more helicopters in Uttarakhand to rescue over 60,000 people still trapped in the rain-ravaged hill state and expedite relief operations.Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said so

  • uttarakhand tragedy over two dozen people from kanpur

    Uttarakhand tragedy: Over two dozen people from Kanpur untraceable

    June 21, 2013 12:04 IST

    Kanpur, Jun 20 :  Families and relatives of around two dozen people of the city have been unable to contact stranded tourists who are stuck in various parts of flood-affected Uttarakhand, with Dehradun district administration

  • nitish contributes rs 5 crore for uttarakhand flood victims

    Nitish contributes Rs 5 crore for Uttarakhand flood victims

    June 20, 2013 18:04 IST

    Patna, June 20: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today contributed Rs five crore for relief work among the victims of the Uttarakhand flash flood.A state government officer has gone to Dehradun with the cheque of

  • uttarakhand natarajan wakes up to eco sensitive plan

    Uttarakhand: Natarajan wakes up to eco-sensitive plan

    June 20, 2013 18:08 IST

    Mumbai, Jun 20 :  Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan today said the proposal to declare certain parts of Uttarakhand as eco-sensitive needs to be seriously considered, in view of the calamity in that state.“As the minister

  • uttarakhand tragedy flood survivor narrates nightmare

    Uttarakhand tragedy: Flood survivor narrates nightmare

    June 20, 2013 17:01 IST

    Dehradun, June 20 :  He spent 12 hours out in the open precariously perched on a cliff as torrential rains unleashed largescale devastation on Kedarnath, demolishing all that came in their way with equal fury

  • three day state mourning declared in uttarakhand

    Three-day state mourning declared in Uttarakhand

    June 20, 2013 16:53 IST

    Dehradun, June 20: The Uttarakhand government today declared a three-day state mourning in view of the calamity triggered by incessant rains in the state.“Massive damages have been caused to life and property by the flash

  • chhattisgarh sends chopper to flood ravaged uttarakhand

    Chhattisgarh sends chopper to flood-ravaged Uttarakhand

    June 20, 2013 16:33 IST

    Raipur, June 20: In a bid to bolster the rescue effort in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh's BJP government Thursday said it would send a 12-seater hired helicopter to Dehradun to rescue people stranded there by floods

  • haryana acid attack victim gets rs.20 lakh for surgery

    Haryana acid attack victim gets Rs.20 lakh for surgery

    June 20, 2013 16:21 IST

    Chandigarh, June 20: A girl volleyball player, who became the victim of an acid attack in Haryana's Rohtak town last year, will be given Rs.20 lakh by the state government for her plastic surgery, a

  • 147 centrally sponsored schemes merged into 66

    147 centrally sponsored schemes merged into 66

    June 20, 2013 14:57 IST

    New Delhi, Jun 20 :  The government today approved Planning Commission's proposal to merge the 147 Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and bring it down to 66 across various sectors for effective implementation and monitoring of

  • kashmir police cadets turn violent

    Kashmir police cadets turn violent

    June 20, 2013 15:58 IST

    Srinagar, June 20: Cadets went on a nightlong rampage inside a police training school complex in Jammu and Kashmir smashing the property as well as vehicles on the Srinagar-Leh highway.Scores of trainees at the Manigam

  • rescue operation picks up pace in landslide hit himachal

    Rescue operation picks up pace in landslide-hit Himachal

    June 20, 2013 12:26 IST

    Shimla, June 20: The Himachal Pradesh government and the Indian Air Force today paced up its operations to airlift tourists stranded for the past five days in Kinnaur district, which has been cut off following

  • uttarakhand victims waiting for relief since 4 days bodies

    Uttarakhand victims waiting for relief since 4 days, bodies lying unattended, death toll in thousands

    June 20, 2013 17:52 IST

    Rishikesh/Dehradun/Joshimath, Jun 20: Thousands of pilgrims and locals in the flood-hit ares of Uttarakhand have been waiting for food and relief for the last four days, giving a lie to government's claims about distributing relief.

  • know more about kedarnath shrine devastated by flash flood

    Know more about Kedarnath shrine, devastated by flash flood

    June 20, 2013 12:22 IST

    New Delhi: The killer flash  floods triggered by torrential rains in Uttarakhand have damaged a portion of the famous Kedarnath temple but authorities said there have been no reports of damage to the structure itself.

  • 60 year old raped by youth in manipur

    60 year old raped by youth in Manipur

    June 20, 2013 11:19 IST

    Imphal, June 20: A 60-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a 25-year-old youth at Yairipok area in Imphal East district of Manipur, police said today.The youth identified as Md Sanayai allegedly raped the woman while

  • pleasant morning in delhi partly cloudy day ahead

    Pleasant morning in Delhi, partly cloudy day ahead

    June 20, 2013 10:30 IST

    New Delhi, June 20: It was a pleasant morning in the capital onThursday with the minimum temperature settling at 25.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below average for this time of the season. The Met Office

  • chhattisgarh announces rs 5 crore for flood hit uttarakhand

    Chhattisgarh announces Rs 5 crore for flood-hit Uttarakhand

    June 20, 2013 9:33 IST

    Raipur, Jun 20:  Chhattisgarh Chief minister Raman Singh yesterday announced an assistance of Rs 5 crore to the flood ravaged Uttarakhand, where heavy rains and landslides have created havoc.“Chief Minister Raman Singh has announced to

  • kolkata tagore hub praised for starting without much money

    Kolkata Tagore hub praised for starting without 'much money'

    June 20, 2013 9:12 IST

    Kolkata, June 20: A central government official yesterday lauded the efforts of the Tagore Centre for Natural Sciences and Philosophy (TCNSP) to go forward with its establishment "without much money".Inaugurated at the Bose Institute here,

  • yamuna level in delhi receding water enters ring road

    Yamuna level in Delhi receding, water enters Ring Road

    June 20, 2013 7:56 IST

    Yamuna level in Delhi receding, water enters Ring Road  India TV reporters New Delhi, Jun 20: The water level of river Yamuna in Delhi has begun receding this morning to 207.28 metres at 6 am,

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