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• 6 killed in a landslide as heavy rains lash Uttarakhand

  Ten days after heavy rains pounded Uttarakhand, the meteorological department on Monday warned of another round of incessant heavy rains in the state in 48-hours while six people were found dead due to landslide. The rain alert has been sounded ...

• Bypoll victory boosts Rawat's stature in Cong

  SMA Kazmi Tribune News Servic Dehradun, July 27 The victory of the ruling Congress in Assembly byelections in three segments this week has consolidated the position of Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat. After a drubbing in the Lok Sabha ...

• Yatra to Kedarnath suspended again; 5 die in landslide

  Yatra to Kedarnath suspended again; 5 die in landslide Monday, 28 July 2014 | PNS | Dehradun | in Dehradun The pilgrimage to Kedarnath shrine which had been halted temporarily from July 16 due to inclement weather was resumed on Sunday ...

• Landslide kills 6 in Uttarakhand

  At least six people were killed and two others injured in a landslide today in Pangla village of Pithoragarh district. Eight people were buried under the debris from a mountain in Tawaghat area of Pangla village of Dharchula tehsil this afternoon, district ...

• Five killed in landslide near Pithoraghar

  Five persons were killed and three others seriously injured in a landslide near a Dharchula village in Pithoragarh district on Sunday afternoon. Advertisement The landslide was triggered by incessant downpour continuing for past 24 hours. The injured were ...
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• U'khand bypoll preps complete

  All preparations are complete for tomorrow's bypolls to three Assembly segments in Uttarakhand, including Dharchula from where Chief Minister Harish Rawat is seeking his entry into the state Assembly. It is a constitutional formality for Rawat who ...

• Heavy rains in Gangotri, Baba Ramd..

  Its raining heavily in Uttarakhand and Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev is understood to be trapped in Gangotri. Reports coming in from the state said that Baba is accompanied by 400 school children who are also stuck in heavy rains. Baba Ramdev and the ...

• U'khand sees 11% rain deficit till now

  ulative seasonal rainfall in Uttarakhand till July 23 has been 11 per cent short of normal this year. Between June 1 and July 23, the state received 409.7 mm of rainfall which was 49.9 mm or 11 per cent less than the normal amount of rainfall for ...

• Graduation ceremony held to mark completion of training

  lief Committee and IL&FS organised a graduation ceremony to mark the completion of 45 days of training to the disaster-affected youth of Uttarkashi region. A certificate distribution ceremony was held in association with Institute of Cooperative ...

• Congress MP to stir if Mansarowar yatra route change

  Posted On Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at 06:38:42 PM Pithoragarh: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Mahendra Singh Mahra on Wednesday said if Union Government takes steps to shift the route of Kailash Mansarowar yatra to Himachal Pradesh ...

• Stakes high for top guns in Cong, BJP

  ions for the position of President District Panchayat the personal interests and pride of big political leaders of both Congress and BJP is at stake. The Congress heavyweight and Cabinet Minister Harak Singh Rawat has his hands full as in three ...

• Repoll ordered at booth in U`khand CM`s constituency

  Dehradun: A day after bypolls were held for three Assembly seats in Uttarakhand, repoll was ordered Tuesday at a booth of Dharchula constituency from where Chief Minister Harish Rawat is contesting. Repoll was ordered at Bauna booth of Dharchula ...

• Rains to continue till today in Ukhand

  DEHRADUN, July 21: The sky across Uttarakhand remained generally cloudy today. Light to moderate rain or thunderstorm occurred at a few places. The Weather Department said heavy rainfall may occur at isolated places especially in Nainital and ...

• Abate in rains gives reprieve, Pilgrims evacuated in Badrinath

  Decline let up at rain in most of parts of the state during the day, offered a much-needed reprieve to the people today. Rivers, on the verge of flooding, remained steady while the work of opening several blocked roads also got a boost. In ...

• State Govt has failed to ensure tribals' rights, allege activists

  ntatives of various organisations have questioned the failure of the State Government to form the Tribal Advisory Council and proper utilisation of the Tribal Sub Plan in Uttarakhand. Addressing the media here on Monday, the activists pointed out ...

• 148 school teams formed to check students health

  k the health of students of the Government schools of state the Medical Health Department has constituted 148 School Health Teams (SHT). These teams are being constituted under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM). Every SHT has two Medical ...

• Nearly 50 percent polling in Uttarakhand Assembly bypolls

  Dehradun: About 50 per cent of the electorate on Monday exercised their franchise in the bypolls to Dharchula, Doiwala and Someshwar Assembly seats in Uttarakhand where a total of 19 candidates, including Chief Minister Harish Rawat, are in fray. ...

• Rains continue to hit normal life

  ave continued to cause disruption in traffic and routine life across the State. Apart from stretches of national highways, scores of rural roads are closed to traffic following heavy rains and landslides. According to the State Meteorological ...

• Rawat's fate on the line

  By-election to decide the direction of politics in Uttarakhand SWATI SHARMA swati mrt@ gmail.com Dehradun, 20 July. The by election on three assembly seats of the state on Monday will decide the direction of politics in Uttarakhand .

• Heavy rain lashes parts of State, brace for more today

  ainfall was reported in Kumaon and Garhwal region of Uttarakhand in the last 24 hours. Nainital recorded a maximum of 145 mm rainfall was while, 130 mm rainfall was reported each in Haridwar and Bageshwar in the last 24 hours on Saturday. The ...

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