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  Andhra CM rushes to Delhi, promises help to pilgrims

  Politics | June 25, 2013 17:08 IST

  New Delhi/Hyderabad, June 25: Under flak for the alleged failure to come to the rescue of pilgrims returning from flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Kiran Kumar Reddy Tuesday rushed to New Delhi.With the leader

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  Uddhav Thackeray blasts Modi for his narrow minded approach in Uttarakhand

  Politics | June 25, 2013 15:43 IST

  Mumbai, Jun 25: Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray lauded Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan and blasted Gujarat chief minister Narendra Modi for their respective roles in the ongoing rescue operations in disaster-hit Uttarakhand.In an editorial

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  PM's silence on Uttarakhand tragedy is shocking: BJP

  Politics | June 25, 2013 11:27 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 25: BJP believes that Indian Prime Minister should take lessons from US president who speaks to the people even if there is a minor shooting.Prakash Javdekar, BJP spokesperson, blasted Manmohan Singh for

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  Lack of coordination hampered rescue work: Shinde

  Politics | June 22, 2013 19:04 IST

  Dehradun, Jun 22: Union home minister Sushilkumar Shinde admitted on Saturday that lack of coordination between government agencies in Uttarakhand has hampered rescue work.Shinde, who arrived here to review rescue operations in the wake of

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  Give us Uttarakhand for 24 hours, we will evacuate everyone, says Azam Khan

  Politics | June 22, 2013 18:24 IST

  Rampur, UP, Jun 22: An overconfident Uttar Pradesh minister Azam Khan today claimed that the entire rescue operation in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand could have been completed in eight hours through efficient handling of the situation. "Give

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  Uttarakhand tragedy: Where is Rahul Gandhi, Twitteratis ask, Congress says, he'll appear at the right time

  Politics | June 22, 2013 21:04 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 22: The social media is abuzz over the non-appearance of Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi during the current Uttarakhand natural disaster.On Twitter, there is a constant chant of #WhereIsPappu to try and

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  Uttarakhand tragedy: 17 foreigners rescued, 1000 stranded pilgrims sighted

  India | June 22, 2013 13:22 IST

  Dehradun, June 22 : Evacuation of stranded people from flood-hit areas of Uttarakhand today picked up pace with security forces rescuing 17 foreign tourists from Dharasu and sighting 1000 pilgrims stuck between Kedarnath and Gaurikund

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  Uttarakhand flood: Volunteers reach out to survivors

  India | June 25, 2013 19:29 IST

  Dehradun, June 22 : Amidst tales of unscrupulous shopkeepers fleecing the last dime out of hapless pilgrims, small groups of volunteers are trying to bring some succour to the distraught by providing them with water

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  Uttarakhand tragedy: Survivor recounts tales of horror

  India | June 21, 2013 16:19 IST

  Dehradun, Jun 21:  Running from hotels to army camps to escape the landslides and flash floods, surviving the Himalayan tragedy was nothing short of a miracle for Diksha who lived on only one meal for

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  Uttarakhand tragedy: 40 bodies found in Haridwar, toll 190

  India | June 21, 2013 14:31 IST

  Dehradun, Jun 21:  Forty bodies of flood victims were today recovered from Haridwar, taking the toll in the rain fury to 190 as operations to rescue over 9000 stranded in Kedarnath and Badrinath were stepped

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  Uttarakhand : 45 choppers, over 10,000 troops deployed, yet thousands go without food, water, bodies rot in the open

  India | June 20, 2013 22:22 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 20: Stepping up relief and rescue operations in Uttarakhand, the Defence Ministry has deployed more than 45 choppers belonging to the Army and the IAF there along with more than 10,000 troops

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  Uttarakhand floods: PM appeals to public for donations

  India | June 20, 2013 21:29 IST

  New Delhi, June 20: As the magnitude of tragedy caused in Uttarakhand continues to unfold, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday issued an appeal to the public for generous donations to support the victims who

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  Uttarakhand tragedy: Supreme Court cracks the whip on Centre, state govt

  India | June 20, 2013 19:25 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 20 :  The Supreme Court today directed the Centre and Uttarakhand government to make all out efforts to rescue thousands of people stranded in the state due to flash floods and provide

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  Uttarakhand: BJP leader returning from Kedarnath says, toll could exceed 15,000

  India | June 20, 2013 19:02 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 20: Former Bihar minister and BJP leader Ashwini Chaubey, who survived the flash flood in Kedarnath, has returned to Delhi to reveal that the death toll in the Uttarakhand tragedy in Kedarnath

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  Uttarakhand tragedy: Centre rushing more helicopters

  India | June 20, 2013 17:27 IST

  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

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  Uttarakhand tragedy: Over two dozen people from Kanpur untraceable

  India | June 21, 2013 12:04 IST

  Kanpur, Jun 20 :  Families and relatives of around two dozen people of the city have been unable to contact stranded tourists who are stuck in various parts of flood-affected Uttarakhand, with Dehradun district administration

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  Uttarakhand tragedy: Flood survivor narrates nightmare

  India | June 20, 2013 17:01 IST

  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