Even though aerial surveys and rescue missions by the Indian Army, Indian Air Force and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and clearing skies provided some aid to the people in Uttarakhand, places that have been most affected by the nature's fury have remained inaccessible due damaged transport and road services. ...
11:54 PM, Jun 19, 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. ...
10:53 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: 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. The government, on its part, has pumped in immediate relief funds and rescue choppers to the battered north Indian state, which has been devastated due to torrential rains that have caused massive landslides and...
09:59 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Rescue operations in Uttarakhand continued on Wednesday even as thousands of tourists and pilgrims still remained stranded in the northern state where 500 roads and 175 bridges have been washed away due to torrential rains that have led to massive landslides and floods. ...
07:38 PM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, along with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, conducted aerial survey of Uttarakhand on Wednesday to asses the damage that has been caused due to torrential rains, which have led to massive landslides and floods in the northern state. Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's statement to the media after an aerial survey of disaster affected areas of Uttarakhand: "Earlier today, Smt Sonia...
07:14 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Dehradun: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, along with Congress President Sonia Gandhi, conducted aerial survey of Uttarakhand on Wednesday to asses the damage that has been caused due to torrential rains, which have led to massive landslides and floods in the northern state. PM Manmohan also announced Rs 145 crores as immediate relief for the disaster struck state. He further said Rs 1000 crores will be released for Uttarakhand as disaster...
06:59 PM, Jun 19, 2013
Haridwar: 7:25 pm: Minister of State for Home RPN Singh speak to CNN-IBN on the flood situation in Uttarakhand. He says the government's primary focus to rescue people who are stuck in the hilly reaches of the state and cannot descend to lower heights. He adds that the conditions are very difficult thought paramilitary is doing its best. He also defends Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna's visit to Delhi and...
09:45 AM, Jun 19, 2013
New Delhi: A decision on the way ahead for the ambitious Food Security Bill is expected to be taken on Wednesday with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi holding deliberations on the matter. A meeting of the Congress core group is scheduled to take place on Wednesday in which Food Minister KV Thomas will also be present. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath, who along with Home Minister...
02:45 AM, Jun 19, 2013
A new set of Cabinet ministers were sworn in on Monday evening at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. ...
10:46 PM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday directed the chief ministers of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh to provide immediate relief to the flood affected areas of their states. The Congress President also spoke to Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde about the situation. In Uttarakhand, 58 people have lost their lives and close to 60,000 tourists and pilgrims are stranded at various locations due to floods and landslides. The worst hit is...
06:56 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Raipur: There's something that could prove embarrassing for Congress President Sonia Gandhi. Newly appointed Chhattisgarh Congress chief Charan Das Mahant has claimed that he is ready to sweep the floor his party office if ordered to do so by Sonia Gandhi. "I always do whatever is ordered by my party chief Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. If Sonia Gandhi orders me to sweep Congress office in Chhattisgarh, I will do...
08:50 AM, Jun 18, 2013
New Delhi: A new set of Cabinet ministers were sworn in on Monday evening at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. This is possibly the last reshuffle before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Mallikarjun Kharge was made the Railways Minister as eight more were inducted with veterans Sis Ram Ola and Oscar Fernandes making a comeback. List of new ministers: CABINET MINISTERS - Sis Ram Ola gets Labour and Employment portfolio - Oscar...
06:00 PM, Jun 17, 2013
As the UPA readies itself for the poll year, the Cabinet reshuffle is expected to be the last for the current term. What does it indicate about Congress' strategy for the general elections? Business Standard's editor AK Bhattacharya joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. How much of this reshuffle infuse their cadres leading into the 2014 elections?...do the names doing the rounds have more credibility on...
05:45 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A day after the Congress announced its new working committee members, senior party leader and the new face of the Congress media wing Ajay Maken claimed that the party is growing under Rahul Gandhi while the NDA is shrinking. In a press conference, Ajay Maken said in today's age of communication, accessibility is one of the most important aspects. In the backdrop of JD(U)-BJP split in Bihar, Ajay...
05:06 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A new set of Cabinet ministers will be sworn in at 5:30 pm on Monday evening at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. This is possibly the last reshuffle before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. Four new Cabinet ministers will be sworn in, they are likely to be Sis Ram Ola, Oscar Fernandes, Girija Vyas and KS Rao. Manikrao Gavit, Santosh Chowdhury, JD Seelam, EMS Natchiappan are likely to be sworn...
01:53 PM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: A day after the Congress party revamped its organisation, it is now likely that Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi will reshuffle the Cabinet on Monday. The swearing in for the new set of Cabinet Ministers is scheduled for 5:30 pm on Monday at the Rashtrapati Bhawan. It is possibly the last such change before the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. The exit of the DMK...
09:03 AM, Jun 17, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Sunday called on Congress President Sonia Gandhi and discussed issues relating to preparation for upcoming assembly election, in which Congress will seek to retain power for fourth consecutive terms. Dikshit's meeting with Gandhi came before AICC announced a major organisational reshuffle, in which Shakeel Ahmed has been made AICC in-charge of Delhi. Another prominent Congress leader from Delhi Ajay Maken has been...
01:12 AM, Jun 17, 2013
Chennai: The Centre would take all efforts to make Karnataka release their share of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy said on Saturday. "It is the policy and intention of the Central government to make Karnataka to release their share of Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and we will take all efforts towards this purpose," he told reporters here. His...
05:35 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: The much-awaited railway section linking Kashmir valley with rest of the country will be launched on June 25 when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi jointly flag off the first train. The 18-km-long section between Banihal in Jammu and Qazigund in Kashmir will provide an all-weather surface link to the valley which often gets snapped due to snowfall during winters. The section, which includes an...
02:57 AM, Jun 15, 2013
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday expressed happiness over what he called the central government's acknowledgement that the "controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) has to be lifted from Jammu and Kashmir". Talking to media persons on the sidelines of a function in Srinagar, the Chief Minister said the state government was in touch with the centre regarding the revocation of the AFSPA. Union Home...
01:06 AM, Jun 13, 2013
