Dhubri: More than 100 people have been found dead and the death toll from the boat accident in the Brahmaputra River in Assam's Dhubri continues to rise. As rescue teams searched for survivors, the families of those who died and those who were missing were inconsolable. A day after the ferry capsized, very few bodies have been recovered. There is no clarity on the number of people dead. While there...
09:08 PM, May 01, 2012
Washington/Mogadishu: Helicopter-borne elite US Navy Seals struck deep into Somalia in a daring pre-dawn raid and freed two hostages - an American woman aid worker and a Dane - after a shootout with pirates holding them, leaving at least nine gunmen dead, a rare mission in the restive African nation. The secret operation to secure the safe release of 32-year-old Jessica Buchanan, an American citizen employed by the Danish Demining...
06:25 PM, Jan 25, 2012
Giglio: Divers searching the capsized Italian cruise liner Costa Concordia suspended work on Wednesday after the vast wreck shifted by more than a metre, delaying plans to remove the oil from the liner to prevent a possible environmental disaster. Five days after the 114,500 tonne cruise ship struck a rock and capsized off the picturesque Tuscan island of Giglio, hopes of finding anyone alive have faded and salvage experts are...
03:49 AM, Jan 19, 2012
Cuddalore: Cyclone Thane came and went, and claimed 42 lives alongwith. Rescue operations are on in Puducherry and other areas that bore the brunt of the storm. However, Cuddalore, the worst-hit of all, still remains without milk and electricity, two days after the storm. CNN-IBN visited Thottampattu, a village of 400 families, almost 6 km away from the coast in interior Cuddalore. Over 50 homes in the village have been...
08:01 AM, Jan 01, 2012
Ercis: Rain and snow on Thursday compounded difficulties for thousands rendered homeless in the powerful earthquake that hit eastern Turkey, and the government said the death toll has gone up to 534. The prime minister's center for crisis and emergency management said 2,300 people were injured and 185 were rescued from the rubble. Meanwhile, a moderate earthquake, measuring 5.4 according to Turkey's Kandilli seismology center, hit the neighboring province of...
05:31 PM, Oct 27, 2011
Gangtok: It has been a month since the devastating Sikkim earthquake and the relief and rehabilitation work is still on. However, there are still some pockets where rescue work is slow because they're accessible only by choppers. The Sikkim earthquake had rocked the tiny Himalayan state on September 18. A month later, one of the affected schools has been shifted to another location, but classes are yet to begin. Though...
08:33 AM, Oct 18, 2011
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Lt Colonel MMA Hyderi of the 659th Army Aviation Squadron was going to be a father in a few days, so there was much excitement ...
02:11 PM, Oct 04, 2011
CNN-IBN's Karma Paljor brings us the amazing story of rescue operation of an injured Border Roads Organisation Engineer who was winched up into a helicopter from the Chungtham-Mangan highway. In a rare and daring effort, the chopper remained suspended in air barely a foot over the ground in a mountainous zone. CNN-IBN caught the rescue on camera and spoke to the co-pilot. ...
03:09 PM, Oct 03, 2011
CNN-IBN's Karma Paljor brings us the amazing story of rescue operation of an injured Border Roads Organisation Engineer who was winched up into a helicopter from the Chungtham-Mangan highway. In a rare and daring effort, the chopper remained suspended in air barely a foot over the ground in a mountainous zone. CNN-IBN caught the rescue on camera and spoke to the co-pilot. ...
03:09 PM, Oct 03, 2011
New Delhi: Over 10,000 food packets were airdropped in the quake-hit areas of north Sikkim as two major roads connecting the region remained blocked due to landslides after Sunday's powerful temblor. Home Ministry officials on Friday said 10,000 food packets have been air-dropped so far in the northern part of North District while another 5000 food packets are ready for being sent to Chungthan, Lachung and Lachen. "15 helicopters of...
06:06 PM, Sep 23, 2011
A bus was hit by a landslide on the Chungthang-Mangan highway and the injured engineer was airlifted. ...
03:27 PM, Sep 22, 2011
New Delhi: Just days after a massive earthquake hit Sikkim, the northeastern state was on Thursday hit by flash floods. The flash floods hit Lachung, located in north Sikkim district near China border, damaging at least two houses, including one Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp. As many as 100 people have been stranded due to the flash floods that occurred on Thursday. Meanwhile, rescue operations are on in the quake-hit...
01:21 PM, Sep 22, 2011
The earthquake that shook Sikkim and adjoining states on Sunday has claimed 112 lives so far. ...
08:58 AM, Sep 22, 2011
Nine villages in Sikkim are still cut off and it's a tough task for the Border Roads Organisation as huge boulders have made the roads impassable. ...
08:19 AM, Sep 22, 2011
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