RLNG subsidy to help fuel 9,000-MW power plants

Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2015, 15:01

The scheme provides for a per-unit tariff subsidy from the Power System Development Fund (PSDF).

Stranded vessel at beach caused loss upto Rs 21 cr: CAG report

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 20:02

A ship that was stranded at Goa`s beach for over 12 years caused erosion of 5,000 square metres resulting in loss of around Rs 21 crore, according to CAG report tabled in state Assembly on Thursday.

Nearly 400 people still stranded in quake-hit areas

Last Updated: Sunday, September 1, 2013, 16:07

Nearly 400 people are still stranded in southwest China`s Yunnan Province after a 5.9 magnitude quake hit the region that killed at least five people, officials said on Sunday.

Over 800 from Karnataka rescued in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 19:59

Over 800 out of the over 1,300 people from Karnataka stranded in Uttarakhand have been rescued so far, an official statement said on Tuesday.

Goa Church to raise money for Uttarakhand relief

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 17:42

Priests at Goa`s churches will appeal for donations during Sunday mass for relief and rehabilitation work in Uttarakhand, where floods have caused havoc, leaving hundreds of people dead and several thousand stranded.

U`khand floods: Over 800 stranded people back in Rajasthan

Last Updated: Sunday, June 23, 2013, 23:33

As many as 884 people from Rajasthan, who were stranded in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, were brought to the state on Sunday.

All efforts being made to bring back stranded pilgrims: Gujarat govt

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 23:27

The Gujarat government is making all efforts to bring back stranded pilgrims from Uttarakhand, a state minister said on Saturday.

All pilgrims stranded at Gangotri evacuated: Army

Last Updated: Saturday, June 22, 2013, 18:28

Amid predictions of heavy rainfall in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand by the weather department, Army has evacuated the entire Gangotri region on Saturday.

Special trains to carry stranded passengers

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 20:47

Railways on Wednesday decided to press services of special trains to rescue people stranded due to the flash floods at Haridwar, Rishikesh and other areas.

Punjab hires private chopper to rescue stranded people

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 17:16

With hundreds of pilgrims from Punjab stranded near the Sikh shrine of Hemkund Sahib in the calamity-hit Uttarakhand, the Punjab government has hired a private helicopter to airlift them.

IAF choppers rescue 200 stranded pilgrims

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 16:59

With a slight improvement in the weather today, two IAF choppers ferried about 200 stranded pilgrims from the high altitude Kedarnath shrine to Fata helipad in Rudraprayag district.

Haryana floods: 52 stranded villagers rescued

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 13:12

Yamunanagar: Fifty-two people, including 15 children, stranded on a tract of land in Haryana`s Yamunanagar district due to floods triggered by heavy rains, were rescued on Monday.