Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 21:11
Jairam Ramesh announced a separate Rs 340 crore special package for Uttarakhand for constructing village roads in the flood-ravaged hill state.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 20:50
BJP president Rajnath Singh, who undertook an aerial survey of the flashflood hit districts of Uttarakhand, Thursday demanded the huge tragedy be declared a national calamity.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 20:48
Amid growing demands to declare floods and landslide disaster in Uttarakand a national calamity, Congress said that it is under serious consideration of the government.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 19:51
At least 50 major landslides occurred in just four road stretches in calamity-torn Uttarakhand, where hundreds of pilgrims are feared to have perished in flash floods, an official said.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 19:44
As the skies cleared Thursday, rescue and evacuation operations picked up in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand but those who survived the nature`s fury alleged major food shortages.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 19:39
Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday volunteered to donate Rs 50 lakh for the rehabilitation of flood-affected people of Uttarakhand.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 17:44
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 on Thursday.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 16:36
Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan on Thursday 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.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 16:01
The Uttarakhand government on Thursday declared a three-day state mourning in view of the calamity triggered by incessant rains in the state.
Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 15:31
Many kilometres of roads have been washed away in Uttarakhand due to nature`s fury, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said on Thursday while seeking funds to help the affected people.
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