2014: Himachal Pradesh saw Beas tragedy, student agitation, political acrimonyThe year saw the state government constituting a cabinet sub-committee to suggest means to cut expenditure and mobilise resources.
24 Dec, 2014, 11.38 AM IST
Technical start-ups flourish on deals with Indian Police ForcesIrrway is latest example of Indian police tying up with start-ups to snap up innovative technologies useful for traffic, crime or rescue de...
28 Oct, 2014, 04.26 AM IST
Government asks UGC, AICTE to frame rules for students on excursionIrani said upon hearing the news of the incident, she got in touch with the Himachal Pradesh government to ensure prompt rescue operations.
16 Jul, 2014, 01.33 PM IST
Probe report on Beas tragedy sent to Chief Secretary for action: Virbhadra SinghNecessary action would be taken on the report and rescue operations to recover the bodies of all the victims would continue, the Chief Mini...
21 Jun, 2014, 09.51 PM IST
Beas river tragedy: Dissatisfied Himachal Pradesh High Court asks government to file fresh reportIn the status report filed, the govt maintained that the cause of the incident appeared to be the sudden increased discharge of water from ...
16 Jun, 2014, 08.23 PM IST
Beas tragedy: Telangana Rashtra Samithi for strengthening NDRF with modern equipmentA TRS MP sought to strengthen the National Disaster Response Force with advanced equipment that could be effectively used during search ope...
16 Jun, 2014, 05.27 PM IST
Beas tragedy: High-tech device deployed to trace bodiesThe tragedy occurred when a group of students fromVNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology were swept away in river Beas ...
15 Jun, 2014, 02.10 PM IST
Beas river tragedy: More personnel to join searchThe bodies of T Upender of Khammam district and G Arvind Kumar of Hyderabad were recovered yesterday, taking to eight the number of bodies ...
13 Jun, 2014, 12.24 PM IST
Beas tragedy: One more body recovered, search enters 4th dayWith this, the number of bodies recovered since the mishap on June 9 has risen to seven while 18 persons, 17 students and the co-tour leade...
12 Jun, 2014, 01.22 PM IST
Himachal tragedy: Sand mafia may be behind sudden release of water, say localsLocals say when released quickly, water gushes with great force, bringing along large quantities of slit that benefits sand miners.
12 Jun, 2014, 09.35 AM IST
HP tragedy: Body found, case against project authoritiesThe body was recovered from Beas River near Hanogi, raising the total number of bodies recovered so far to six, ITBP Commandant Lakshman sa...
11 Jun, 2014, 04.09 PM IST
Hunt for missing students: Telangana government seeks Army's helpTelangana government sought the help of the Army for speeding up the search operations to recover the bodies of students washed away in the...
11 Jun, 2014, 02.53 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh tragedy: Search on for 20 missing personsA team comprising 84 NDRF men and 10 divers started the search operation in turbulent Beas River from the accident spot Thalaut and Pandoh ...
10 Jun, 2014, 11.49 AM IST
Himachal tragedy: Bodies of 5 students recovered, 20 still missing25 students were washed away when river water suddenly increased due to release of water from the reservoir of 126 MW Larji hydropower proj...
09 Jun, 2014, 02.39 PM IST
Students tragedy: Shocked parents seek info from collegeAround 24 engineering students were feared to have been washed away last evening in river Beas near Thalot on Manali-Kiratpur Highway, 40 k...
09 Jun, 2014, 01.19 PM IST
Beas River Tragedy: Telangana Home Minister Naini Narsimha Reddy, police team leave for Himachal PradeshTwo teams of NDRF comprising of 45 members each have been dispatched to the mishap site to help local authorities in relief and rescue oper...
09 Jun, 2014, 01.13 PM IST
Expressing concern over mishap, Smriti Irani assures all help to Himachal PradeshAround 24 engineering students from Hyderabad are feared to have been washed away last evening in River Beas on Manali-Kiratpur Highway.
09 Jun, 2014, 11.06 AM IST