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3 Pilgrims Dead In Landslide In Kedarnath, 8 Injured Taken To Hospital
At least three people, including two tourists from Maharashtra, were killed in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath in a landslide triggered by rains today, officials said.
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Uttarakhand Trekking Tragedy Survivors "Sat With Bodies For 36 Hours"
Shocked, shattered and depressed, the survivors of the trekking tragedy in Uttarakhand sat for nearly 36 hours with the bodies of their nine companions, S Srivatsa, Secretary of Karnataka Mountaineering Association recalled the horror.
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Rain Causes Havoc In Parts Of Uttarakhand, But Also Douses Forest Fires
This year's first major spell of rain has led water entering houses in some parts of Uttarakhand. A silver lining to the tragedy, however, is that fires raging in forests were doused in some of the places where the rainfall occurred.
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Body Of A Climber Found Year After Uttarakhand Mountaineering Tragedy
A year after an avalanche killed 29 mountaineers on the way to Draupadi Ka Danda peak in one of the worst mountaineering tragedies, the body of one more climber was recovered on Thursday.
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Probe Finds Faulty Earthing Led To Electrocution At Uttarakhand Bridge
A magisterial probe into the recent electrocution incident at a Namami Gange sewage treatment plant in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, which claimed 16 lives, has attributed it to faulty earthing at the STP.
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Uttarakhand Electrocution Tragedy: Case Against Firm Official, Government Orders Safety Audit
A case has been registered against the company responsible for maintaining the sewage treatment plant in Chamoli, where 16 people died due to electrocution on Wednesday, said an official.
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No Link Between Char Dham Road Widening And Glacier Burst Tragedy: Centre
The Central government today told the Supreme Court that there was no connection between the massive ongoing Char Dham road-widening project and the glacier burst earlier this month that resulted in the death of a number of people in Uttarakhand.
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Blog: Uttarakhand Tunnel Workers Didn't Even Get 30 Seconds To Escape
On Sunday I woke up to news of the tragedy in Uttarakhand. Thousands of questions came to my mind. Was it another Kedarnath? Which reporter would be sent? At least one question was answered when I received a call from work. Can you go to Uttarakhand, they asked. Yes, I quickly replied. And soon, I was on my way with my cameraperson Ashwini Mehra.
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Video: Moment Torrent Crashed Into Uttarakhand Dam, Swept Away Workers
A video that has emerged from the Uttarakhand avalanche tragedy has captured the moment when the Tapovan Hydro Electric Power project was completely washed off. At least 30 people have died and 170 are missing after a glacier burst on Sunday that left many workers trapped in tunnels.
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ISRO, Defence Research Body Studying Glacier Burst Cause: Uttarakhand Chief Minister
As multi-agency relief operations continue in Chamoli and adjoining areas of Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Monday said a comprehensive analysis of the entire incident is being carried out to avert future tragedies, and asserted the immediate priority was to provide food and other assistance to the affected people.
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Opinion: 6 Lessons From A Himalayan Tragedy - by Ramachandra Guha
Inspired by years of learning from Bhatt and Pathak, and drawing from my own research as well, this column suggests that there are six key lessons that the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand holds for us all.
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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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Was Against Power Projects On Ganga, Main Tributaries: Uma Bharti
BJP leader Uma Bharti Sunday said the Uttarakhand flood tragedy triggered by a glacier burst is a matter of concern as well as a warning, and added that as a minister she had spoken against having any power project on the Ganga and its major tributaries.
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"India Stands With Uttarakhand," Says PM Modi After Flood Tragedy
India stands with Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today shortly after news broke of a glacial burst in the state's Chamoli district, triggering an avalanche and massive flooding. The entire nation is praying for everyone's safety there, he said in a tweet, adding that he was monitoring the situation constantly.
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Uttarakhand Police Launches Drive To Find Bodies Of 2013 Kedarnath Tragedy Victims
Uttarakhand Police on Wednesday launched a drive to search for the skeletons of people who went missing in Rudraprayag in the massive flash floods in June 2013.
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3 Pilgrims Dead In Landslide In Kedarnath, 8 Injured Taken To Hospital
At least three people, including two tourists from Maharashtra, were killed in Uttarakhand's Kedarnath in a landslide triggered by rains today, officials said.
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Uttarakhand Trekking Tragedy Survivors "Sat With Bodies For 36 Hours"
Shocked, shattered and depressed, the survivors of the trekking tragedy in Uttarakhand sat for nearly 36 hours with the bodies of their nine companions, S Srivatsa, Secretary of Karnataka Mountaineering Association recalled the horror.
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Rain Causes Havoc In Parts Of Uttarakhand, But Also Douses Forest Fires
This year's first major spell of rain has led water entering houses in some parts of Uttarakhand. A silver lining to the tragedy, however, is that fires raging in forests were doused in some of the places where the rainfall occurred.
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Body Of A Climber Found Year After Uttarakhand Mountaineering Tragedy
A year after an avalanche killed 29 mountaineers on the way to Draupadi Ka Danda peak in one of the worst mountaineering tragedies, the body of one more climber was recovered on Thursday.
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Probe Finds Faulty Earthing Led To Electrocution At Uttarakhand Bridge
A magisterial probe into the recent electrocution incident at a Namami Gange sewage treatment plant in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, which claimed 16 lives, has attributed it to faulty earthing at the STP.
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Uttarakhand Electrocution Tragedy: Case Against Firm Official, Government Orders Safety Audit
A case has been registered against the company responsible for maintaining the sewage treatment plant in Chamoli, where 16 people died due to electrocution on Wednesday, said an official.
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No Link Between Char Dham Road Widening And Glacier Burst Tragedy: Centre
The Central government today told the Supreme Court that there was no connection between the massive ongoing Char Dham road-widening project and the glacier burst earlier this month that resulted in the death of a number of people in Uttarakhand.
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Blog: Uttarakhand Tunnel Workers Didn't Even Get 30 Seconds To Escape
On Sunday I woke up to news of the tragedy in Uttarakhand. Thousands of questions came to my mind. Was it another Kedarnath? Which reporter would be sent? At least one question was answered when I received a call from work. Can you go to Uttarakhand, they asked. Yes, I quickly replied. And soon, I was on my way with my cameraperson Ashwini Mehra.
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Video: Moment Torrent Crashed Into Uttarakhand Dam, Swept Away Workers
A video that has emerged from the Uttarakhand avalanche tragedy has captured the moment when the Tapovan Hydro Electric Power project was completely washed off. At least 30 people have died and 170 are missing after a glacier burst on Sunday that left many workers trapped in tunnels.
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ISRO, Defence Research Body Studying Glacier Burst Cause: Uttarakhand Chief Minister
As multi-agency relief operations continue in Chamoli and adjoining areas of Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Monday said a comprehensive analysis of the entire incident is being carried out to avert future tragedies, and asserted the immediate priority was to provide food and other assistance to the affected people.
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Opinion: 6 Lessons From A Himalayan Tragedy - by Ramachandra Guha
Inspired by years of learning from Bhatt and Pathak, and drawing from my own research as well, this column suggests that there are six key lessons that the recent tragedy in Uttarakhand holds for us all.
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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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Was Against Power Projects On Ganga, Main Tributaries: Uma Bharti
BJP leader Uma Bharti Sunday said the Uttarakhand flood tragedy triggered by a glacier burst is a matter of concern as well as a warning, and added that as a minister she had spoken against having any power project on the Ganga and its major tributaries.
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"India Stands With Uttarakhand," Says PM Modi After Flood Tragedy
India stands with Uttarakhand, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today shortly after news broke of a glacial burst in the state's Chamoli district, triggering an avalanche and massive flooding. The entire nation is praying for everyone's safety there, he said in a tweet, adding that he was monitoring the situation constantly.
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Uttarakhand Police Launches Drive To Find Bodies Of 2013 Kedarnath Tragedy Victims
Uttarakhand Police on Wednesday launched a drive to search for the skeletons of people who went missing in Rudraprayag in the massive flash floods in June 2013.
