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For Rain-Battered Uttarakhand, Himachal, Weather Office's Warning For More
The weather office today issued an Orange alert for the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, which have seen large scale devastation and loss of life due to rain-related incidents in the last couple of months.
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Body Of Uttarakhand Man Killed In Turkey Quake Brought Back, Cremated
The body of 36-year-old Vijay Kumar Gaud, who died in last week's devastating earthquake in Turkey, was flown to Delhi on Monday morning and cremated in Kotdwar.
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"My Inner Voice Said Kedarnath Will Rise Again": PM On 2013 Devastation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kedarnath on Friday morning and offered prayers at the Shiva temple there.
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Death Count In Uttarakhand Rain Touches 76, 14 Missing, Says Top Cop
The recent spell of heavy rains in Uttarakhand could not become as devastating in its impact as it could due to the alertness of state police and SDRF, DGP Ashok Kumar said.
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Weather Highlights: Deaths Due To Kerala Rain Climb To 24 As Search Ops Continue
The death count in the devastating landslides and flash floods that had occurred in south-central districts of Kerala has gone up to 24 on Monday, with the Navy and NDRF recovering two more bodies from the slush and debris.
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Uttarakhand Flood Disaster Hits Water Supply For 1000s In Delhi
Fallout from a devastating flash flood in Uttarakhand hit Delhi more than 500 kilometres downstream on Monday, when water supplies were cut to tens of thousands of residents.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Ops Confront Debris 180 Metres Deep
Emergency workers in India on Monday raced against time to dig through mud and rocks choking a Himalayan tunnel after a devastating flash flood -- thought to have been caused by a chunk of glacier breaking off -- killed at least 31people.
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Glacial Calving, Climate Change: What Led To The Uttarakhand Disaster?
What caused the devastating flash flood in Uttarakhand on Sunday, that has killed 18 people and left over 200 missing in the hill state? While experts say it is too early to point out what caused the disaster, different theories have emerged, from the incident being a "glacial lake outburst flood" to an avalanche, leading to debris falling in the r...
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Chipko Movement: What Is It All About
The Chipko movement was a turning point in forest conservation efforts in India. Chipko, signifying 'embrace or hug', was the strategy of hundreds of villagers -mostly women- in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, to save the forest cover on the Garhwal Himalyas. Reckless felling of trees on the hill slopes was having a devastating effect on the livel...
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'Major' Earthquake Might Rock Uttarakhand Soon, Say Scientists
Scientists have predicted the likelihood of a major earthquake to hit Uttarakhand adding that the development might have a devastating effect. A two-day national workshop on disaster resilient infrastructure in the Himalayas concluded in Dehradun today with scientists highlighting the high probability of a quake in the region.
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Congress Didn't Let Me Rebuild Kedarnath As Gujarat Chief Minister, Says PM Modi
As he laid the foundation stones for five reconstruction projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled that the Congress, then in power in Uttarakhand, had not allowed him as Gujarat Chief Minister to rebuild the hill shrine of Kedarnath after flash floods devastated it in 2013.
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Kedarnath Post-Office Washed Away In 2013 Functional Again
The post office at Kedarnath shrine which was washed away in the 2013 flash floods, has been restored and started operations, an official said today.
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Not Responsible For Remains Still Being Found In Kedar Valley: Harish Rawat
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today sought to absolve himself of responsibility for human remains being found in the Kedar Valley three years after the 2013 disaster, putting the blame squarely on his predecessor Vijay Bahuguna on whose orders search operations had been winded up.
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Human Remains Found Again Near Kedarnath Shrine 3 Years After Tragedy
More than three years after the 2013 flash floods which killed thousands of people in Uttarakhand and left a trail of devastation, some human skeletal remains have been found in a thickly forested area there.
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Punish Those Behind Forest Fires With Life Term, Says BJP's Tarun Vijay
BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay today urged the central government to "enact a law to prescribe life imprisonment" for people found guilty of causing forest fires in the country and said forest mafias were responsible for the devastating Uttarakhand forest fire.
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For Rain-Battered Uttarakhand, Himachal, Weather Office's Warning For More
The weather office today issued an Orange alert for the hill states of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, which have seen large scale devastation and loss of life due to rain-related incidents in the last couple of months.
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Body Of Uttarakhand Man Killed In Turkey Quake Brought Back, Cremated
The body of 36-year-old Vijay Kumar Gaud, who died in last week's devastating earthquake in Turkey, was flown to Delhi on Monday morning and cremated in Kotdwar.
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"My Inner Voice Said Kedarnath Will Rise Again": PM On 2013 Devastation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Kedarnath on Friday morning and offered prayers at the Shiva temple there.
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Death Count In Uttarakhand Rain Touches 76, 14 Missing, Says Top Cop
The recent spell of heavy rains in Uttarakhand could not become as devastating in its impact as it could due to the alertness of state police and SDRF, DGP Ashok Kumar said.
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Weather Highlights: Deaths Due To Kerala Rain Climb To 24 As Search Ops Continue
The death count in the devastating landslides and flash floods that had occurred in south-central districts of Kerala has gone up to 24 on Monday, with the Navy and NDRF recovering two more bodies from the slush and debris.
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Uttarakhand Flood Disaster Hits Water Supply For 1000s In Delhi
Fallout from a devastating flash flood in Uttarakhand hit Delhi more than 500 kilometres downstream on Monday, when water supplies were cut to tens of thousands of residents.
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Uttarakhand Tunnel Rescue Ops Confront Debris 180 Metres Deep
Emergency workers in India on Monday raced against time to dig through mud and rocks choking a Himalayan tunnel after a devastating flash flood -- thought to have been caused by a chunk of glacier breaking off -- killed at least 31people.
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Glacial Calving, Climate Change: What Led To The Uttarakhand Disaster?
What caused the devastating flash flood in Uttarakhand on Sunday, that has killed 18 people and left over 200 missing in the hill state? While experts say it is too early to point out what caused the disaster, different theories have emerged, from the incident being a "glacial lake outburst flood" to an avalanche, leading to debris falling in the r...
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Chipko Movement: What Is It All About
The Chipko movement was a turning point in forest conservation efforts in India. Chipko, signifying 'embrace or hug', was the strategy of hundreds of villagers -mostly women- in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, to save the forest cover on the Garhwal Himalyas. Reckless felling of trees on the hill slopes was having a devastating effect on the livel...
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'Major' Earthquake Might Rock Uttarakhand Soon, Say Scientists
Scientists have predicted the likelihood of a major earthquake to hit Uttarakhand adding that the development might have a devastating effect. A two-day national workshop on disaster resilient infrastructure in the Himalayas concluded in Dehradun today with scientists highlighting the high probability of a quake in the region.
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Congress Didn't Let Me Rebuild Kedarnath As Gujarat Chief Minister, Says PM Modi
As he laid the foundation stones for five reconstruction projects, Prime Minister Narendra Modi recalled that the Congress, then in power in Uttarakhand, had not allowed him as Gujarat Chief Minister to rebuild the hill shrine of Kedarnath after flash floods devastated it in 2013.
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Kedarnath Post-Office Washed Away In 2013 Functional Again
The post office at Kedarnath shrine which was washed away in the 2013 flash floods, has been restored and started operations, an official said today.
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Not Responsible For Remains Still Being Found In Kedar Valley: Harish Rawat
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat today sought to absolve himself of responsibility for human remains being found in the Kedar Valley three years after the 2013 disaster, putting the blame squarely on his predecessor Vijay Bahuguna on whose orders search operations had been winded up.
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Human Remains Found Again Near Kedarnath Shrine 3 Years After Tragedy
More than three years after the 2013 flash floods which killed thousands of people in Uttarakhand and left a trail of devastation, some human skeletal remains have been found in a thickly forested area there.
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Punish Those Behind Forest Fires With Life Term, Says BJP's Tarun Vijay
BJP lawmaker Tarun Vijay today urged the central government to "enact a law to prescribe life imprisonment" for people found guilty of causing forest fires in the country and said forest mafias were responsible for the devastating Uttarakhand forest fire.
