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Minor tremors felt in Uttarakhand`s Bageshwar district

Last Updated: Monday, August 25, 2014, 01:55

An earthquake measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale hit the Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand on Sunday.

Relief amount for disaster-hit families revised in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Friday, August 22, 2014, 22:06

Uttarakhand government today effected a nearly three-fold hike in the amount given as one-time relief to families which lose their homes in natural disasters, revising the amount from Rs 2,700 to Rs 8,000.

This year`s char dham yatra not worth its name: BJP

Last Updated: Thursday, August 21, 2014, 16:53

Uttarakhand BJP questioned the rationale of the "haste" showed by the state government in starting the `char dham` yatra when roads damaged in the last year`s flash floods were "not repaired".

Weather clears in Uttarakhand; pilgrims leave for `Char Dham`

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 20, 2014, 22:21

The weather was clear in most parts of Uttarakhand today except light to moderate rain at isolated places, allowing `Char Dham` pilgrims to leave for Kedarnath, Badrinath, Gangotri and Yamunotri.

Uttarakhand CM says no to foreign tours by govt functionaries

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 15:01

Chief Minister Harish Rawat has put a ban on foreign tours by ministers, officials and members of the Legislative Assembly, aiming to cut down on unnecessary expenses and bring about greater transparency in governance.

Uttarakhand rains: Body found from collapsed houses

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 19, 2014, 01:24

Body of a woman was on Monday recovered from under the rubble of collapsed houses in Parsoli village of Pauri district where heavy rains had wreaked havoc recently flattening a number of houses in several villages and killing 14 persons.

Uttarakhand floods: Death toll rises to 52 as rains wreak havoc

Last Updated: Sunday, August 17, 2014, 15:27

Heavy rains continue to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand on Sunday where over 50 people have reportedly been killed following floods and landslides in the area.

Qureshi wants separate authority for `chardham` development

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 19:05

Uttarakhand Governor Aziz Qureshi on Saturday suggested creation of a separate authority on the lines of Vaishno Devi and Tirupati shrine boards for the development and management of different religious centres in the state including Chardham.

Modi expresses grief over loss of lives in U`khand rains

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 13:02

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday expressed grief over the loss of lives due to heavy rains in Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand: Death toll rises to 24 after heavy rains

Last Updated: Saturday, August 16, 2014, 12:55

Seven persons including a woman were killed here when three houses were buried in a landslide following heavy showers in the wee hours of the day, taking the toll to 24 in rain-related incidents in two days in Uttarakhand.