Latest News from indiatvnews.com http://www.indiatvnews.com/ Thu,20 Jun 2013 17:39:20 +0100 indiatvnews.com http://www.indiatvnews.com/images/indiatv-logo.png http://www.indiatvnews.com/ Feed provided by INDIA TV. http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/idols-inside-kedarnath-shrine-safe-everything-else-destroyed-official-23955.html Dehradun, June 20:  The ancient Kedarnath shrine has survived the devastating floods in Uttarakhand but virtually everything around it has been destroyed, an official of the temple committee said Thursday."Call it a miracle but the Nandi statue and the other idols in ..]]> 2013-06-20 17:36:57 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/uttarakhand-tragedy-centre-rushing-more-helicopters-23954.html New Delhi, Jun 20 :  Government has decided to deploy more helicopters in Uttarakhand to rescue over 60,000 people still trapped in the rain-ravaged hill state and expedite relief operations.Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said so far 22 helicopters have been used to evac..]]> 2013-06-20 17:27:58 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/uttarakhand-tragedy-flood-survivor-narrates-nightmare-23950.html Dehradun, June 20 :  He spent 12 hours out in the open precariously perched on a cliff as torrential rains unleashed largescale devastation on Kedarnath, demolishing all that came in their way with equal fury except the shrine.  These were the words of Sitaram Sukhati..]]> 2013-06-20 17:01:40 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/three-day-state-mourning-declared-in-uttarakhand-23949.html Dehradun, June 20: The Uttarakhand government today declared a three-day state mourning in view of the calamity triggered by incessant rains in the state.“Massive damages have been caused to life and property by the flash floods and landslides brought by torrential rains ..]]> 2013-06-20 16:53:39 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/chhattisgarh-sends-chopper-to-flood-ravaged-uttarakhand-23948.html Raipur, June 20: In a bid to bolster the rescue effort in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh's BJP government Thursday said it would send a 12-seater hired helicopter to Dehradun to rescue people stranded there by floods and landslips."The chopper will begin an i..]]> 2013-06-20 16:33:02 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/haryana-acid-attack-victim-gets-rs-lakh-for-surgery-23947.html Chandigarh, June 20: A girl volleyball player, who became the victim of an acid attack in Haryana's Rohtak town last year, will be given Rs.20 lakh by the state government for her plastic surgery, a state minister said Thursday.Women and Child Development Minister Geeta Bh..]]> 2013-06-20 16:21:36 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/-centrally-sponsored-schemes-merged-into--23946.html New Delhi, Jun 20 :  The government today approved Planning Commission’s proposal to merge the 147 Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) and bring it down to 66 across various sectors for effective implementation and monitoring of the 12th Five Year Plan.  ..]]> 2013-06-20 14:57:07 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/kashmir-police-cadets-turn-violent-23945.html Srinagar, June 20: Cadets went on a nightlong rampage inside a police training school complex in Jammu and Kashmir smashing the property as well as vehicles on the Srinagar-Leh highway.Scores of trainees at the Manigam police training school in the northern district of Ganderba..]]> 2013-06-20 15:58:01 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/rescue-operation-picks-up-pace-in-landslide-hit-himachal-23944.html Shimla, June 20: The Himachal Pradesh government and the Indian Air Force today paced up its operations to airlift tourists stranded for the past five days in Kinnaur district, which has been cut off following landslides, an official said here."Since 6.30 in the morning th..]]> 2013-06-20 12:26:47 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/uttarakhand-victims-waiting-for-relief-since-days-bodies-lying-unattended-death-toll-in-thousands-23943.html Rishikesh/Dehradun/Joshimath, Jun 20: Thousands of pilgrims and locals in the flood-hit ares of Uttarakhand have been waiting for food and relief for the last four days, giving a lie to government's claims about distributing relief. Many of the victims told India TV report..]]> 2013-06-20 14:55:44 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/know-more-about-kedarnath-shrine-devastated-by-flash-flood-23942.html New Delhi: The killer flash  floods triggered by torrential rains in Uttarakhand have damaged a portion of the famous Kedarnath temple but authorities said there have been no reports of damage to the structure itself. Kedarnath has the holiest Hindu shrine, the Kedarnath T..]]> 2013-06-20 12:22:33 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/-year-old-raped-by-youth-in-manipur-23941.html Imphal, June 20: A 60-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a 25-year-old youth at Yairipok area in Imphal East district of Manipur, police said today.The youth identified as Md Sanayai allegedly raped the woman while she was working in an isolated paddy field at Somrei village..]]> 2013-06-20 11:19:21 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/pleasant-morning-in-delhi-partly-cloudy-day-ahead-23940.html New Delhi, June 20: It was a pleasant morning in the capital onThursday with the minimum temperature settling at 25.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below average for this time of the season. The Met Office has forecasted a partly cloudy and humid day ahead."The sky will b..]]> 2013-06-20 10:30:21 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/chhattisgarh-announces-rs-crore-for-flood-hit-uttarakhand-23939.html Raipur, Jun 20:  Chhattisgarh Chief minister Raman Singh yesterday announced an assistance of Rs 5 crore to the flood ravaged Uttarakhand, where heavy rains and landslides have created havoc.“Chief Minister Raman Singh has announced to release Rs 5 crore from the CM&..]]> 2013-06-20 09:33:28 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/kolkata-tagore-hub-praised-for-starting-without-much-money--23938.html Kolkata, June 20: A central government official yesterday lauded the efforts of the Tagore Centre for Natural Sciences and Philosophy (TCNSP) to go forward with its establishment "without much money".Inaugurated at the Bose Institute here, TCNSP is a collabora..]]> 2013-06-20 09:12:50 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/yamuna-level-in-delhi-receding-water-enters-ring-road-23937.html Yamuna level in Delhi receding, water enters Ring Road  India TV reporters New Delhi, Jun 20: The water level of river Yamuna in Delhi has begun receding this morning to 207.28 metres at 6 am, compared to 207.38 metres at 2 am. Flood water came up to Outer Ring Road]]> 2013-06-20 07:56:55 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/payment-for-passport-appointment-made-mandatory-23936.html New Delhi, Jun 20: To reduce non-availability of appointments and to check "no-shows" of applicants at Passport Seva Kendras, the government has made prior online payments compulsory for booking appointments at more centres, including in the NCR, with effect from June..]]> 2013-06-20 07:29:11 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/yeddyurappa-moves-hc-for-anticipatory-bail-23935.html Bangalore, Jun 20 : Former Karnataka Chief Minister and KJP President B S Yeddyurappa on Wednesday  moved the high court seeking anticipatory bail in a case relating to alleged forgery.Justice Anand Byrareddy posted the matter to June 21.The Lokayukta Court on September 10..]]> 2013-06-20 07:21:15 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/madras-hc-issues-clarificatory-order-on-holding-pre-marital-sex-as-valid-wedding-23934.html Chennai, Jun 20 : The Madras High Court  on Wednesday  took strong objection to criticism of its verdict holding sexual relations between a woman and man of marriageable age, prior to tying the knot, as "a valid wedding" and stoutly defended the order saying..]]> 2013-06-20 07:14:35 http://www.indiatvnews.com/ http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/uttarakhand-devastation-survivors-bring-back-harrowing-tales-23933.html Haridwar/Lucknow, June 20: Akash and his three friends watched in horror as a rain swollen river in Uttarakhand washed away their car, leaving them stranded.On their return to Haridwar, they said they escaped the nature's fury by taking shelter at a private helipad. All fo..]]> 2013-06-20 07:17:39 http://www.indiatvnews.com/