Uttarakhand Disaster
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2013 Uttarakhand disaster: Rajnath reviews restoration
India | Jun 18, 2014, 10:45 AM ISTNew Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday reviewed the progress of restoration work following the 2013 natural disaster in Uttarakhand, a home ministry statement said.He reviewed the status in respect of the number of missing
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Kedarnath shrine reopens for pilgrims
India | May 04, 2014, 11:11 AM ISTNew Delhi: After a year long wait, Kedarnath shrine reopened its ‘kapat' for the devotees today. Kedarnath shrine was devastated a year ago in flash flood which claimed many lives and scores went missing. Chief
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Revealed: Hydro projects responsible for Uttarakhand disaster
India | Apr 29, 2014, 01:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: Green activists have held a few hydro power projects squarely responsible for the damages caused by floods in Uttarakhand and sought suspension of environment clearance for these projects."A majority of the members of
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Change of guard hasn't helped in changing realities: BJP
National | Mar 08, 2014, 04:41 PM ISTDehradun: Accusing Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat of making only announcements, Opposition BJP today said the change of guard in the calamity-hit state has not led to any change in the ground realities. “A new
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Widows of Uttarakhand disaster pick up the threads of life
India | Dec 22, 2013, 01:08 PM ISTRudraprayag (Uttarakhand): For Dhanita Devi, 22, life took a tragic turn six months ago when the flash floods that hit the pilgrim town of Kedarnath in Uttarakhand washed away her hopes and dreams. Her husband
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23 amazing pics of natural disasters in India and the world
India | Dec 08, 2013, 06:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: Natural disastersor/ calamities occur all over the world. They have caused massive destruction and damage to life and property. With the change in climatic conditions and due to man made reasons, the intensity
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Five months post disaster, Uttarakhand still lacks disaster plan
India | Nov 10, 2013, 04:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: Nearly five months after devastating floods ravaged the hill state, Uttarakhand is yet to formulate a disaster management plan to meet any future calamity.According to the disaster management authority, as of now only
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Uttarakhand disaster: 2500 homeless families to get prefabricated houses, says Bahuguna
India | Oct 03, 2013, 03:31 PM ISTDehradun: Uttarakhand government will build prefabricated houses to rehabilitate 2,500 families rendered homeless by the mid-June calamity in the state. This will be in addition to a compensation of Rs 2 lakh already given to
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Uttarakhand: Relief operations speeded up as weather relents
India | Jul 21, 2013, 06:31 PM ISTDehradun, July 21: With weather clearing up, relief operations on Sunday gained momentum in Uttarakhand as the government came out with a roadmap for clearing tonnes of debris and extricating bodies in Kedarnath and adjoining
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Uttarakhand disaster: a month after, 5748 still missing
India | Jul 15, 2013, 08:36 PM ISTDehradun, July 15: The deadline for locating 5,748 people still missing in the Uttarakhand disaster ended on Monday, exactly a month after the catastrophe, but Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna said they will not be declared
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Dalai Lama expresses grief over Uttarakhand disaster
India | Jun 25, 2013, 12:59 PM ISTDharamsala, June 25: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama expressed sympathy with family members of the flash-flood victims of Uttarakhand, an aide said here Tuesday.In a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Uttarakhand Chief