2013 - the worst-ever year for Uttarakhand in history

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 11:30

2013 will remain embedded in the memory of the nation as the year which saw Uttarakhand suffer the worst natural calamity in its history - a deluge which left over a thousand dead and thousands missing and washed away countless villages, roads and bridges dealing a fatal blow to tourism, the mainstay of the hill state`s economy.

102 claims related to calamity settled by New India Insurance

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 20:46

New India Insurance Company has so far settled 102 claims out of a total of 217 related to Uttarakhand calamity by disbursing Rs 2.90 crore to beneficiaries.

Cuttack relief loot case: RDC, DM initiates joint probe

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 21:32

Revenue Divisional Commissioner (RDC) Central Division RDC Arvind Padhee and Cuttack District Magistrate Girish S N today began a joint enquiry into the `relief loot` allegations against some ruling BJD corporators of Cuttack Municipal Corporation (CMC).

CPI(M) demands cyclone Phailin be declared a national calamity

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 18:31

With Odisha incurring huge loss due to cyclone Phailin and floods, CPI(M) demanded declaration of the situation as a national calamity besides waiver of agricultural loan for the year 2013-14.

Uttarakhand govt refutes cheque bounce charge

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 24, 2013, 20:48

The Uttarakhand government refuted reports that cheques distributed as compensation to flood victims in the state had bounced, saying no such case has surfaced so far.

92 foreign nationals among 4,120 missing in U`khand calamity

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 17, 2013, 14:37

The uncertainty over the number of people gone missing in Uttarakhand`s catastrophic flashfloods has at last come to an end with the state government releasing a final list of 4,120 persons, including 92 foreign nationals who went traceless after the calamity.

Final lists of missing received from all states barring UP: CM

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 27, 2013, 18:03

Uttarakhand government on Tuesday said it has received the final lists of people from various states except Uttar Pradesh, who went missing in the mid-June calamity, and will soon sent compensation to their families.

Declare Uttarakhand flood disaster a national calamity: BJP

Last Updated: Friday, August 9, 2013, 23:01

BJP`s Uma Bharti after visiting flood-affected Uttarakhand suggested that tragedy be declared national calamity and President`s Rule imposed in state as government "failed" to deal with the crisis.

Green approach to development can minimise human tragedy: Expert

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 09:54

A "green approach" to development, including replanting of trees at least 100 metres away from river banks could minimise the human tragedy of the kind that hit Uttarakhand, an environmental expert says.

Declare U’khand tragedy a national calamity: BJP

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 20:31

The BJP on Saturday asked the government to declare the Uttarakhand flood tragedy as a national calamity or at least as "rarest of the rare" calamity.

Shatrughan Sinha to donate Rs 50 lakh for U’khand victims

Last Updated: Thursday, June 20, 2013, 19:38

Actor-politician Shatrughan Sinha on Thursday volunteered to donate Rs 50 lakh for the rehabilitation of flood-affected people of Uttarakhand.

NDRF to assist relief work in rain-hit coastal areas

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 12:47

A special unit from the Arakkonam-based battalion of the National Disaster Response Force will arrive to help and tackle the crisis situation caused by the strong monsoon rains in the coastal areas of Kerala`s capital.