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  Uttarakhand: massive operation to cremate unclaimed bodies to begin today

  India | July 02, 2013 8:23 IST

  Rambada, Uttarakhand, July 2: A massive operation involving officials from state police, PWF, forest, health and local administration, will begin today to locate and carry out mass cremation of large number of unclaimed bodies following

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  ISRO defends role in rescue operations in Uttarakhand

  India | July 02, 2013 6:39 IST

  Sriharikota (AP), Jul 2: Defending its role in the rescue operations in the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, ISRO today said the agency had played its role in the largest rescue operations in the country, saving thousands of

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  Uttarakhand: India TV reporters reach last village of Kedar valley, survivors saw nearly 2,500 dead bodies

  India | July 01, 2013 10:40 IST

  Toshi village, Kedar Valley, July 1: India TV executive editor Sanjay Bragta alongwith cameraman trekked through the dense hilly forests of Triyuginarayan to reach the last village of Kedar Valley - Toshi - to hear

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  Rahul meets family of killed IAF man

  Politics | June 30, 2013 8:12 IST

  Amethi, June 30: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi Saturday met the family members of Indian Air Force's (IAF) Akhilesh Kumar Singh who was among the 20 people killed in Tuesday's chopper crash in Uttarakhand.Gandhi arrived

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  Uttarakhand: Washed away in Kedarnath flood, Kanpur girl lands in Gwalior with saviour's family

  India | June 29, 2013 15:00 IST

  Kanpur, 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

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  Uttarakhand: rains halt rescue operations in Kedarnath, Guptkashi

  India | June 29, 2013 13:46 IST

  Dehradun, Jun 29: Weather conditions once again interrupted the crucial resuce operations in flood-hit Uttarakhand as intermittent rains in Kedarnath and Guptkashi hampered the process of clearing of debris and pulling out of bodies lying

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  Uttarakhand: Harsil evacuated, 1,400 people still stranded in Badrinath

  India | June 29, 2013 8:03 IST

  Gauchar/Dehradun, Jun 29: Thirteen days after the Uttarakhand disaster, Rescue workers were today near the end of their mammoth mission with Harsil sector totally evacuated and they made a final push in Badrinath where around

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  Virbhadra meets PM, seeks Rs.1,000 crore calamity relief

  Politics | June 29, 2013 7:57 IST

  New Delhi, June 29: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Friday met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here and sought a financial relief of Rs.1,000 crore for relief and restoration work in the rain-ravaged areas of

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  Uttarakhand: 20 martyrs honoured, focus shifts on tracing those missing

  India | June 28, 2013 14:22 IST

  Dehradun/Gauchar, June 28: Twenty bravehearts killed in Tuesday's helicopter crash in Uttarakhand were today given a guard of honour, even as operations commenced to clear the layers of debris under which many bodies were feared

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  Uttarakhand: MARCOS marine commandos airlifted to Kedarnath to search missing pilgrims

  India | June 29, 2013 8:04 IST

  Guptkashi, Jun 28: After the Army, ITBP, and NDRF personnel, it's now the turn of Marine Commandos (MARCOS), who were today airlifted to Kedarnath to start the search for missing persons. Six MARCOS commandos left

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  Uttarakhand: 2,782 pilgrims from AP stranded in hills

  India | June 28, 2013 7:22 IST

  Hyderabad, Jun 28: Andhra Pradesh government has said that 2,782 pilgrims from the state were stranded in the calamity-struck Uttarakhand, while 1,657 others had returned.Besides, the press release from the Chief Minister's Office here said,

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  Uttarakhand: Congress relief trucks flagged by Sonia, Rahul run out of fuel, stuck in Rishikesh

  Politics | June 27, 2013 8:21 IST

  Rishikesh, Jun 27: Twentyfour truckloads of relief items flagged off with fanfare by Congress president Sonia Gandhi and vice president Rahul Gandhi on Monday are lying in Rishikesh for the last three days as they

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  Uttarakhand govt will reconstruct Kedarnath shrine: Bahuguna

  Politics | June 27, 2013 8:08 IST

  Dehradun, Jun 27: Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna yesterday announced that the state government will reconstruct Kedarnath shrine, with which people of the country have an emotional association.Bahuguna said the state government will reconstruct the

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  Uttarakhand: Names of IAF, ITBP, NDRF men who died in chopper crash

  India | June 26, 2013 16:41 IST

  Dehradun, Jun 26: Following is the name of Indian Air Force men who lost their lives in the chopper crash yesterday. Wing Commander  Darryl Cstelino, Flight Lieutenant K Praveen, Flight Lieutenant Tapan Kapoor, Junior warrant

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  Rahul meets victims in Kedarnath valley

  Politics | June 26, 2013 7:55 IST

  New Delhi, June 26: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi visited the Kedarnath valley on the second day of his visit to flood-hit Uttarakhand, interacted with the victims and assured help, said party sources here Tuesday.According to

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  Sonia Gandhi salutes soldiers killed in Kashmir

  Politics | June 25, 2013 14:15 IST

  Srinagar, June 25: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday paid homage to the eight soldiers killed by terrorists in Srinagar.Addressing a public meeting at Kishtwar at the start of a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir,

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  Will address environmental concerns, Gandhi says

  Politics | June 25, 2013 13:26 IST

  Srinagar, June 25: Congress president Sonia Gandhi Tuesday said environmental concerns will be addressed while building the 850 MW hydro electric power project in Kishtwar in Jammu and Kashmir.Gandhi made the comment after Prime Minister

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  Varun Gandhi seeks MPs consolidated fund for Uttarkhand

  Politics | June 25, 2013 8:55 IST

  New Delhi, June 25: BJP MP Varun Gandhi Monday urged Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to set up a "consolidated" fund for MPs to make contributions towards relief work in flood-hit Uttarakhand.In a letter to

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  Congress slams BJP for questioning Rahul's absence in Uttarakhand

  Politics | June 25, 2013 8:48 IST

  New Delhi, June 25: The Congress Monday slammed the BJP for criticising party vice president Rahul Gandhi for his absence from flood and landslide-hit Uttarakhand and said he would visit the state as party vice

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  Uttarakhand: Official toll climbs to 822, rescue operations resume, mass cremation in Kedarnath on cards

  India | June 25, 2013 14:20 IST

  Gauchar, Uttarakhand, June 25:  Helicopter rescue operations to evacuate around 9000 stranded people today picked up pace after rains and fog in the morning delayed the mission in calamity-hit Uttarakhand where the death toll mounted