Uttarakhand Tragedy
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Tapovan tunnel rescue: Rescuers shift strategy to locate trapped workers
India | Feb 13, 2021, 12:13 PM ISTDrilling of a 12-meter-long hole of 75 mm diameter in the intake adit tunnel to its inside has been successful, National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Tapovan, General Manager, RP Ahirwal said.
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Uttarakhand disaster: ISRO satellite images show epicenter of glacier burst
India | Feb 11, 2021, 02:19 PM ISTThe images released by the ISRO show the actual site of the snow avalanche which later triggered catastrophic flash floods in the Rishi Ganga and Dhauli Ganga river catchment areas on Sunday, February 7.
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'...his phone still rings': Kin of workers missing from Rishiganga project await a miracle
India | Feb 10, 2021, 07:22 PM ISTA multi-agency rescue work, involving teams from Army, NDRF, SDRF, is underway since Sunday, February 7, when the sudden flood in the Alaknanda river system wreaked havoc in Uttarakhand.
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Uttarakhand disaster: Flash floods caused due to hanging glacier collapse, says scientist
News | Feb 10, 2021, 11:20 AM ISTThe flash floods that hit parts of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district two days ago was due to the collapse of a hanging glacier. A hanging glacier is a body of ice that breaks off abruptly at the edge of a precipice or steep slope.
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Wrong to blame development for Chamoli tragedy: Uttarakhand CM TS Rawat
News | Feb 09, 2021, 07:23 PM ISTUttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat in an exclusive interview with IndiaTV talked abou the current rescue mission in Chamoli after glacier burst. During the interview CM Rawat slammed those making development the issue behind this tragedy and said that people making such comments should walk out of their AC rooms and see the reality.
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Aaj Ki Baat: Whom did PM Modi call andolanjeevi?
Aaj Ki Baat | Feb 08, 2021, 11:16 PM ISTWhom did PM Modi call andolanjeevi? Why Maharashtra govt ordered probe into tweets by Lata Mangeshkar, Sachin Tendulkar? Nearly 200 missing as rescuers hunt for workers trapped inside tunnel in Uttarakhand. Watch this and more on Aaj Ki Baat with Rajat Sharma.
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A year after tragedy, Uttarakhand people remember a braveheart
India | Jul 02, 2014, 01:54 PM ISTGopeshwar: It is a little over a year since a natural calamity of catastrophic proportions hit Uttarakhand but people in the affected areas are still singing paeans to the bravery of Darshan Lal who saved
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Harish Rawat seeks additional funds of Rs 4000 cr from Centre
National | Jun 30, 2014, 04:36 PM ISTDehradun: Seeking liberal funding from the Centre to address the situation in calamity-ravaged areas of Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Harish Rawat has demanded an additional assistance of Rs 4,000 crore for carrying out the third phase
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Woman waits for husband missing since Uttarakhand tragedy
India | Jun 19, 2014, 01:55 PM ISTDehradun: A woman is still waiting for the return of her husband, who went missing in the flash floods in Uttarakhand though a year has passed since then."My heart says he will return soon," says
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A year after Kedarnath tragedy, survivors still in trauma
India | Jun 16, 2014, 05:30 PM ISTNew Delhi: One year ago, flash floods rocked Kedarnath, in which thousands of people lost their lives and left the state infrastructure in tatters.As Uttarakhand marks the first anniversary of the devastating floods, thousands of
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17 more skeletal remains found in Kedar valley
India | Jun 16, 2014, 11:48 AM ISTDehradun: Ahead of the first anniversary of horrendous flash floods which claimed thousands of lives in Uttarakhand, authorities recovered 17 more skeletal remains and cremated them in Kedar valley.Rudraprayag Superintendent of Police Barindrajit Singh said
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One year after Kedarnath tragedy, 12 more bodies found, cremated
India | Jun 14, 2014, 07:16 PM ISTDehradun: As the first anniversary of the flash floods which claimed thousands of lives in Uttarakhand approaches rpt approaches fast, authorities recovered 12 more skeletal remains and cremated them in Kedar valley today.“Twelve skeletal remains
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Special task force to search for bodies near Kedarnath
India | Jun 14, 2014, 06:07 PM ISTDehradun: With human skeletal remains still being found in Kedar valley, the Uttarakhand government today constituted a special task force to conduct intensive combing operations in the forests adjoining Kedarnath in search of bodies.The task
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Uttarakhand to get MI-17 cargo chopper for reconstruction work
India | Jun 13, 2014, 05:51 PM ISTDehradun: The Centre will provide MI-17 cargo chopper to Uttarakhand to ferry heavy equipment to calamity-hit high altitude areas to expedite reconstruction work in the hill state.An inter-ministerial group (IMG) chaired by Cabinet Secretary Ajit
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10 big events that Indians would never like to be repeated
India | Apr 06, 2014, 07:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: Since its independence in 1947, India has gone through several vicissitudes. There has been many pleasant moments too in recent Indian history.These moments include World Cup cricket wins, historic victories in 1965 and
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We need to learn right lessons from Uttarakhand tragedy: PM
India | Oct 04, 2013, 01:36 PM ISTNew Delhi : Underlining the need to learn “right lessons” from the Uttarakhand tragedy, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the country has to equip itself in a better way to prevent disasters and check
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PM expresses anguish over loss of Sindhurakshak
India | Aug 15, 2013, 09:30 AM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday expressed anguish over the loss of Navy's frontline submarine INS Sindhurakshak in an accident in Mumbai in which 18 soldiers are feared to have lost their lives.“We
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Big B urges countrymen to stand united for Uttarakhand
Bollywood | Aug 03, 2013, 08:33 AM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 3: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan associates himself with various public welfare causes, and in his latest effort has delivered a public service message sensitising and encouraging viewers to extend support for the
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Amarnath Yatra: No unregistered pilgrim will be allowed says Omar
India | Jul 03, 2013, 05:07 PM ISTSrinagar, Jul 3: In view of Uttarakhand tragedy, Jammu and Kashmir Government today said it will not allow any unregistered pilgrim to Amarnath and Vaishnodevi shrines. “Whether it is Amarnathji or Vaishnodeviji (shrines), we are
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Uttarakhand: Washed away in Kedarnath flood, Kanpur girl lands in Gwalior with saviour's family
India | Jun 29, 2013, 03:00 PM ISTKanpur, Jun 29: It was a rescue act which we normally watch in Bollywood films. Nine-year-old Shivani had gone to Kedarnath with her uncle Ramesh Chandra Gupta and aunt Geeta, residents of Kalyanpur locality of