The rescue teams are trying to send a batch of 100 armed forces specialised medical personnel to forward areas - the stretch from Rudraprayag to Kedarnath. ...
09:16 AM, Jun 20, 2013
Rescue teams were finally able to evacuate some of the people stranded in higher reaches of Uttarakhand on Wednesday even though damaged roads and washed away bridges continued to hinder evacuation throughout the day. ...
10:12 PM, Jun 19, 2013
At least 70,000 tourists and pilgrims are stranded across Uttarakhand while over 100 people have died. The weather, however, has improved in the past 24 hours but huge challenges remain - from landslides to roadblocks. The Met department has predicted heavy rain again. ...
02:22 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Survivors who have been rescued in Uttarakhand recount the horror saying bodies were floating in the Ganga and entire villages have vanished. ...
11:48 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Thousands of tourists remain stranded in Chamoli, Uttarakhand and the water current is so strong that several cars have been swept away. ...
08:29 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Haridwar: The monsoon that hit North India early is continuing to wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, killing more than 100 people and leaving over 70,000 tourists and pilgrims stranded. The death toll is expected to rise with 500 people still missing. The famous Kedarnath shrine has suffered damage after it was almost completely submerged by floods and mudslides, while shops and houses around it have been razed to the ground. More...
07:58 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Haridwar: The monsoon rains that lashed North India early are continuing to wreak havoc in the region. In Uttarakhand, 58 people have lost their lives close to 60,000 tourists and pilgrims are stranded at various locations due to floods and landslides. The worst hit is Uttarkashi where another bridge has been washed away. Around 70 homes have been destroyed and nearly 200 camps have been set up for those stranded....
02:20 PM, Jun 18, 2013
CNN-IBN reports from the ground as monsoon continues to wreak havoc in North India. Many villages have been washed away by the flow of the Ganga near the Lakshman Jhula in Rishikesh. ...
10:58 AM, Jun 18, 2013
At least 13 people have died in Uttarakhand while heavy floods have been recorded in Uttarkashi and other parts of the state. The Hemkund pilgrimage has also been put on hold. ...
12:41 PM, Jun 17, 2013
Malda: Three bodies have been recovered and around 12 people were missing when a boat capsized in the river Ganga in Malda district of West Bengal on Friday. Five more bodies have reportedly been spotted by the villagers on Friday. The victims were going to an island in the Ganges for agricultural purposes. The boat carrying around 50-55 people mostly daily labourers and farmers capsized in midstream in inclement weather...
03:08 PM, Jun 15, 2013
Malda: An overcrowded boat capsized in the Ganga river in Manikchak area of Malda district in West Bengal. Around 40 people are reportedly missing and three bodies have been recovered so far. The victims were going to an island in the Ganges for agricultural purposes. Rescue operations are on with local divers and teams from the civil defence deparment. Officials said a country boat carrying around 60 passengers, mostly daily...
01:26 PM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: Haryana on Friday agreed to release raw water from its quota in Yamuna to Delhi which is reeling under shortage of water due to a breach in the upper Ganga canal in Uttar Pradesh. Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda agreed to provide Delhi around 240 cusecs of raw water from its share in Yamuna following a request by Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Areas in East and South...
02:25 AM, May 18, 2013
Though director J D Chakravarthi failed to impress the audience with his earlier films such as 'Homan' and 'Siddham' he hasn't lost hope. The director is now gearing up for a his next untitled film. The latest buzz is that the movie will be produced by Gangapatnam Sreedhar under the banner of Sri Vignesh Karthik Cinema and Chakravarthi productions. The film is going to be a thriller and is said...
04:18 PM, May 02, 2013
Hyderabad: A one-month-old boy was allegedly sold for Rs 1.5 lakh in Nizamabad district of Andhra Pradesh, officials said on Sunday. He has been rescued. No arrests have been made so far in the incident. The baby's father Gangadhar, a labourer, and one mediator named Linganna allegedly sold him ten days ago, Nizamabad Rural police said quoting a complaint lodged by the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) authorities. Following the...
02:30 AM, Apr 22, 2013
New Delhi: Muzaffarnagar acid attack victim Isha, whose left eye was severely damaged, has regained her vision after a successful surgery. The 23-year-old teacher was discharged from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital on Friday and she wants to go back to her job as soon as possible. Isha and her three sisters, all teachers, were attacked by two motorcycle-borne men who threw acid on them on April 2, 2013 while they...
11:38 PM, Apr 12, 2013
New Delhi: A 23-year-old teacher may lose her eyesight after an acid attack in Shamli in Uttar Pradesh. Doctors at Delhi's Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, where the teacher has been brought for treatment, said that the maximum injury has been caused to her eyes as the acid was not washed properly and immediately. The woman's s left eye cornea has been severely damaged even as the doctors performed one surgery....
01:58 PM, Apr 04, 2013
President Pranab Mukherjee paid a three day state visit to the Republic of Mauritius from March 11 to March 13, 2013. His entourage included Minister ...
03:15 PM, Apr 01, 2013
