Kedarnath
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No construction on river banks in Kedarnath: Uttarakhand CM
India | Aug 03, 2013, 02:01 PM ISTNew Delhi, Aug 3: No construction will be allowed on river banks in Kedarnath and near other shrines in Uttarakhand and a reconstruction plan has been chalked out to ensure sustainable development, Chief Minister Vijay
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Uttarakhand: Equipment for debris removal still stuck en route Kedarnath
India | Jul 29, 2013, 01:39 PM ISTDehradun, July 29: Heavy equipment like bulldozers and rock breakers, to be used to remove tonnes of debris lying in Kedarnath, is still stuck in Guptkashi due to bad weather with intermittent rains and low
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Uttarakhand: At last, Vijay Bahuguna visits Kedarnath
India | Jul 22, 2013, 02:08 PM ISTDehradun, Jul 22: With the removal of huge amount of debris in Kedarnath posing the biggest challenge to the state government in calamity-hit Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today visited the Himalayan shrine along with
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Uttarakhand; roadmap prepared for clearing debris from Kedarnath
India | Jul 21, 2013, 02:27 PM ISTDehradun, Jul 21 ; Over a month after calamity hit Uttarakhand, the state government has finally prepared a roadmap for clearing tonnes of debris left over by the destruction at Kedarnath and extricating bodies still
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Uttarakhand: Rains stall Kedarnath debris removal
India | Jul 20, 2013, 05:46 PM ISTDehradun, July 20: Inclement weather today posed a major hurdle to repair of vast network of damaged roads and distribution of relief material in calamity-hit Uttarakhand with moderate to heavy rains in most parts of
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Uttarakhand: Thoughtful construction style saved Kedarnath from serious damage
India | Jul 15, 2013, 10:49 AM ISTNew Delhi, July 15: The thoughtful construction style of the Kedarnath temple in Uttarakhand saved the 11th century structure from any serious damage during last month's devastating floods, says an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)
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Uttarakhand: Kedarnath has become a ghost town, Centre tells SC
India | Jul 13, 2013, 06:36 AM ISTNew Delhi, July 13 : As Supreme Court Friday asked the NDMA to file a status report on the rescue and relief operation in flood-devastated Uttarakhand, it was told that pilgrimage centre of Kedarnath has
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IAF 'evacuates' helicopter amid landslide warning in Uttarakhand
India | Jul 12, 2013, 08:13 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 12: After evacuating over one lakh people stranded in flash-flood hit Uttarakhand, Indian Air Force pilots (IAF) "rescued" a helicopter parked at a helipad in Gauchar Thursday night.The pilots were woken up
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Uttarakhand: Army to open new land route to Kedarnath
India | Jul 10, 2013, 07:42 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 10 : With rains hampering aerial operations in rain-ravaged Kedarnath area, the Army on Tuesday said it is opening a new land route to the holy shrine on the request of the
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Uttarakhand: Over 2,000 from UP still missing
India | Jul 09, 2013, 07:17 PM ISTLucknow, July 9: More than 2,000 people from Uttar Pradesh are still missing in Uttrakhand, where flash floods following heavy rains had wreaked havoc last month. Special Secretary (Home) Rakesh Chandra said here that with
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Relief operations resume in Uttarakhand as skies clear up
India | Jul 09, 2013, 08:18 PM ISTDehradun, July 9: Relief operations resumed in disaster-hit Uttarakhand on Tuesday as the weather cleared up after three days even as most of the personnel engaged in clearing debris and cremating bodies at Kedarnath were
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Uttarakhand students can use KV school premises in flood-hit areas
India | Jul 08, 2013, 09:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 7 : The premises of 25 Kendriya Vidyalaya premises would be available for studies of students of flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.Minister of State for Human Resource Development Jitin Prasada today said the state government
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Uttarakhand: 3 killed as rains stall relief efforts, 4700 missing so far
India | Jul 08, 2013, 05:24 PM ISTDehradun, July 8 : Three members of a family were today killed in a house collapse as a fresh spell of rains stalled relief operations in flood-ravanged Uttarakhand, where the authorities said that the number
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Uttarakhand: Unmanned aerial vehicle to be deployed in Kedarnath
India | Jul 08, 2013, 05:29 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jul 8 : An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) will be deployed in flood-hit Kedarnath to help authorities assess the damage and look for stranded people braving difficult condition after the calamity hit parts
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Kedarnath head priest asks Nepal temple to resume prayers
India | Jul 08, 2013, 07:59 AM ISTKathmandu, July 8: On a request from an Indian holy man, a Hindu shrine in Nepal has started prayers and rituals which were being carried out at Kedarnath temple in the Indian state of Uttarakhand
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Uttarakhand: Fresh rain hinders relief work in remote
India | Jul 07, 2013, 06:10 PM ISTDehradun, July 7: Fresh spell of rains on Sunday halted helicopter operations to ferry rations to remote Uttarakhand districts reeling under shortage of foodgrains even as wet weather put brakes on the task of cremation
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Uttarakhand: 80 policemen stranded in Kedarnath, officials ask India TV reporter about return trail
India | Jul 06, 2013, 03:49 PM ISTKedarnath, July 6: Eighty policemen, including some safai karamcharis, are presently stranded in Kedarnath town due to continuous rain in this holy town. For the last two days, the government staff have not yet received
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Uttarakhand: Bad weather hampers cremation of bodies in Kedarnath
India | Jul 05, 2013, 04:27 PM ISTDehradun, Jul 5: Inclement weather badly hampered cremation of bodies and removal of debris at Kedarnath today besides affecting distribution of relief in over 200 segregated villages where people have lost their homes and are
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Uttarakhand: 7,744 people missing so far, team to go to Kedarnath for mass cremation
India | Jul 01, 2013, 04:30 PM ISTDehradun, July 1: A special team of 200 officials of Uttarakhand government, drawn from different departments, will leave for Kedarnath today in search of unclaimed bodies and conducting mass cremation .So far, 94 bodies have
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Uttarakhand: All policemen evacuated from Kedarnath, over 200 rescued from Badrinath, mass cremation to take place under joint supervision
India | Jun 30, 2013, 09:40 PM ISTDehradun, Jun 30: All policemen of Uttarakhand police were today evacuated from the holy town of Kedarnath ravaged by flash flood. This security personel were facing shortage of food for the last four days. They