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Not a cloudburst? What scientists say may have caused Dharali’s deadly floodInitial reports of a cloudburst causing the Dharali flash flood in Uttarkashi are being questioned as experts suggest a glacier collapse or...
Climate change adding layer of vulnerability to fragile Himalayas: ExpertsSeveral key roads are currently blocked due to landslides triggered by heavy rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and t...
Uttarakhand: A land ravaged by natural disastersThe Kedarnath deluge had claimed nearly 5,000 lives, while the Rishiganga flash floods killed more than 200 people besides causing severe d...
NDMA panel says 'do not allow construction near high flood level'The NDMA panel was formed after a glacier crack in the Tapovan-Raini area of Chamoli in Uttrakhand, more than a year ago, killed at least 8...
Expert panels leave for Uttarakhand's Raini to examine causes of last month's glacial disasterThe panels formed by the National Disaster Management Authority will stay at Raini village for a week and study different aspects of the di...
Uttarakhand disaster: Death toll rises to 77 with recovery of one more body in Raini villageSo far, 77 bodies and 35 human body parts have been recovered from different places hit by the disaster, it said. Till now, 44 bodies and o...
136 missing people whose body not found to be 'presumed dead': Uttarakhand OfficialSixty-eight bodies have so far been recovered after the February 7 disaster. There is a tunnel in which around 35 people are suspected to h...
Uttarakhand floods: One more body recovered, toll now 62The number of bodies recovered from the intake Adit tunnel of Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project where a massive search operation has been und...
2 more bodies recovered from Tapovan tunnel; Uttarakhand disaster toll crosses 60Thirteen workers have so far been pulled out of the sludge-choked tunnel at Tapovan where a large number of people were at work when the tr...
Rescue operations to continue till last victim is reached: NDRF commandantAmid fading hopes of the survival of those who went missing after a glacier disaster in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district 10 days ago, NDRF Co...
Uttarakhand calamity: Three more bodies recovered, toll climbs to 53Rescue efforts are now underway at the Silt Flushing Tunnel (SFT) only with the help of excavators as a camera or apipe cannot be inserted ...
Uttarakhand glacier burst: Rescue teams recovered 50 bodies out of the 204 missingAn alarm and hooter system has been installed and made operational for early warning system in the area to avoid further tragedy, an MHA of...
Eight bodies recovered from Tapovan, Raini hydel project sites; toll rises to 46The NTPC's Tapovan-Vishnugad hydel project had suffered extensive damage in the flashflood which also demolished the Rishiganga hydel proje...
View: The perils of ignoring the message from the hills one more timeIt is not surprising that the Himalayas have sent us a message which is sharp and clear: unbridled development will lead to damage. It is a...
Watch the ice: Post Uttarakhand, experts call for regular, dedicated monitoring of glaciersThe raging waters also swept away the Rishiganga and Tapovan hydel projects. The researchers’ hypothesis is based on surveillance by teams ...
Uttarakhand disaster: Rescue teams start widening hole in Tapovan tunnel to reach trapped peopleDrilling of a 12-metre-long hole of 75 mm diameter in the intake adit tunnel to its inside has been successful, National Thermal Power Corp...
Uttarakhand tragedy: Rescue Work hampered by slush, rise in river levelsAround 35 people are believed to be trapped inside the tunnel after a flash flood caused by fall of a cracked glacier in the Alaknanda batt...
Uttarakhand floods: Kin of missing workers protest at Rishiganga hydel project siteThe kin of around 40 missing workers engaged a heated argument with the authorities of the project for two hours, alleging lack of urgency ...
Fate of NTPC’s Tapovan project hangs in balance after Rs 1,500 crore lossThe company, however, told the BSE on Monday that the “damage may not be considered material or significant” as per Sebi norms in the light...