‘Out of box thinking applied for rescue ops in Uttarakhand’

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 18:59

The IAF pilots have clocked close to 1,700 sorties in this operation.

Social organisations to arrange return of WB pilgrims

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 22:59

Charitable organisations Bharat Sevasram Sangha and Balananda Ashram have said they have rescued some people from West Bengal stranded in Uttarakhand and making arrangements for their return.

NDMA team to trace survivors under debris

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 21:07

The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) Tuesday declared Uttarakhand devastation a "severe natural disaster" and requested leaders not to politicise the issue.

Congress MLA rescues pilgrims in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 18:45

Congress MLA Sanjay Pathak on Tuesday said he used his own helicopter to rescue 43 pilgrims stranded in Badrinath area in the aftermath of flash-floods in Uttarakhand.

Despite Shinde`s plea, Maha CM visits U`khand

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 22:27

Notwithstanding the plea by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde that Chief Ministers should avoid visiting Uttarakhand for now, Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan on Monday travelled to the flood-hit parts of the state.

Punjab group of pilgrims recall tale of good Samaritans

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 14:53

Grains of goodness have not been washed away altogether in the flood of evil raging in the hill state of Uttarakhand.

Uttarakhand: Nepalese workers seen with suspicion amidst theft rumours

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 08:56

Migrant Nepalese workers like Bir Bahadur are now being seen in negative light by locals as there have been stories on the rounds of them taking advantage of stranded pilgrims.

Uttarakhand floods: Sonia Gandhi flags off relief mission

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 08:21

Pushing the party machinery into the relief work for Uttarakhand flood victims, Congress president Sonia Gandhi will flag off relief material.

2,500 rescued from Badrinath: ITBP

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 13:45

Over 2,500 people were rescued Sunday from Badrinath in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) said.

Tibetan administration announces Rs 3 lakh for Uttarakhand victims

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 10:04

The Tibetan government-in-exile Sunday announced to contribute Rs.300,000 to the Chief Minister`s Relief Fund for the flood victims of Uttarakhand.

India`s civil chopper fleet join relief efforts in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 09:53

India`s state-owned corporate choppers are on a mission to rescue the marooned pilgrims in Uttarakhand. Leading the service are the helicopter fleet of ONGC, Coal India, NTPC and Pawan Hans.

U`khand floods: Kedarnath cleared; 5000 feared dead, 19000 still stranded

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 09:00

The Army on Sunday resumed rescue operations in Uttarakhand after a brief halt due to fresh rains and dense clouds, with Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna saying, "No Kedarnath yatra for two years as 1,000 people may have died in one of the worst disasters to hit the hill state."