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Chopper involved in rescue ops crashes in Kedarnath

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 17:09

A private chopper, which was involved in relief and rescue operations in Uttarakhand, crashed on Friday in Kedarnath.

Uttarakhand floods: Rescue operations to take two more days, says DG ITBP

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 17:25

The chief of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is quite hopeful that all the stranded pilgrims in Uttarakhand will be rescued within two days also the rescue operations will be majorly completed by Saturday.

Pilgrims stage protests in Dehradun, blame state government

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 16:23

Angry kin of pilgrims trapped in Uttarakhand on Friday blocked major roads of the state capital and scuffled with the police.

Uttarakhand floods: Govt appoints Duggal as nodal officer

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 16:09

The Centre on Friday appointed a former top bureaucrat as the nodal officer for relief and rescue operations in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand floods: Sonia asks all Congress MPs, MLAs to donate salary

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 15:30

Congress president Sonia Gandhi directed all party MPs and MLAs to donate their one month salary for relief work in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.

Three including Indore BJP leader killed in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 14:32

The rain-ravaged Uttarakhand has claimed the lives of three persons, including a BJP leader and his wife in Kedarnath.

Helipads being built to speed up rescue in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 13:52

ITBP chief Ajay Chadha said that teams were trying to set up a small helipad in Rambada, near Kedarnath, to enable choppers to land and evacuate people.

Rudraprayag DM suffers mild heart attack

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 22:27

Apparently stirred by the massive destruction in calamity hit Rudraprayag district, its District Magistrate Vijay Kumar Dhaundiyal suffered a mild heart attack.

Cabinet Secy reviews Uttarakhand ops

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 22:01

Cabinet Secy Ajit Kumar Seth Thursday held a review meeting with top central and Uttarakhand government officials and issued directions to speed up rescue operations in the flood-ravaged state.

45 Army, IAF choppers; 10,000 troops deployed in U`khand

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 21:32

Stepping up relief and rescue operations in Uttarakhand, the Defence Ministry has deployed more than 45 choppers belonging to the Army.