CEC Rajiv Kumar thanks villagers who supplied essentials while stuck in remote area of UttarakhandChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Jumar was rescued after an emergency helicopter landing in Uttarkhand's Ralam village due to bad weather....
23 Oct, 2024, 04.46 PM IST
'Like angels in Ralam': ECI Chief Rajiv Kumar narrates how villagers came to his rescue in UttarakhandChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar extends heartfelt gratitude to brave villagers and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police for their crucial...
23 Oct, 2024, 02.48 PM IST
Stranded at 12,000 ft in abandoned Uttarakhand village, CEC had instant noodles, dry fruits for foodChief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar experienced a 17-hour ordeal in sub-zero temperatures in a deserted Uttarakhand village. His choppe...
19 Oct, 2024, 12.02 AM IST
India’s burgeoning adventure tourism faces problems that, if not fixed, will kill this golden gooseIndia has vast adventure tourism potential due to its diversity of geography and opportunities. But many trek operators are doing good busi...
05 Jul, 2024, 11.02 PM IST
Bodies of 4 more trekkers en route to Sahastra Tal recovered, 13 survivors rescuedThe bodies of four more trekkers from Bengaluru who perished during a trek to Sahastra Tal were recovered on Thursday, completing the retri...
07 Jun, 2024, 12.07 PM IST
Bodies of three Karnataka trekkers who died in Uttarakhand reaches BengaluruBodies of three Karnataka trekkers who died in Uttarakhand due to extreme weather conditions were flown to Bengaluru. The 22-member trekkin...
07 Jun, 2024, 10.51 AM IST
J-K: Stranded trekkers rescued in Poonch amid harsh weather; traffic police issue advisoryA group of trekkers stranded in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district were safely rescued amid heavy snowfall and avalanches. The rescue oper...
03 Mar, 2024, 11.44 AM IST
Terrain posed challenges but mission most satisfying: Lt Col Hemant Raj on trekker's rescueRaj, who led the Madras Regimental Centre (MRC) team that rescued the young trekker from the face of a mountain cleft through a breath-taki...
10 Feb, 2022, 04.26 PM IST
Three trekkers die after heavy snowfall in Himachal's Kinnaur district, 10 rescued"Three trekkers are dead while 10 of them have been rescued. The dead are lying somewhere at around 15000 feet. ITBP team is reaching to th...
25 Oct, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
IAF rescues 22 British, French trekkers from LadakhThe trekkers had been stranded in high altitude Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir following following five days of continuous heavy downpo...
08 Aug, 2015, 02.27 PM IST
100 people evacuated by Australia from NepalUp to 20 of the Australian citizens registered with the government as being in Nepal are still unaccounted for, the report said.
01 May, 2015, 01.30 PM IST
Tremors felt in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and ChhattisgarhMaharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis instructed state officials to keep a tab on pilgrims and trekkers who had gone to the Himalaya...
25 Apr, 2015, 08.36 PM IST
Nepal snowstorm toll reaches 37; over 100 still missing41 trekkers were rescued today with the assistance of Nepal Army and Nepal Police personnel from two different sites of the Himalayan range.
17 Oct, 2014, 10.39 PM IST
Adventurers, botanists too victims of Uttarakhand rain tragedyAn IAF Mi-17 flying in from Gaurikund to the Gauchar helipad brought five volunteers of a Odisha-based disaster management institute, affil...
28 Jun, 2013, 02.59 PM IST
- Over 3,000 pilgrims brought safely to gurdwara in Uttarakhand
Giving details about the pilgrims stranded at Badrinath, Prasad said that the helicopters were in service to evacuate the pilgrims struck t...
25 Jun, 2013, 11.13 PM IST
Rescue operations in Kinnaur district hampered by bad weatherIn view of bad weather conditions, the rescue operations in the rain-ravaged tribal Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh were hampered.
23 Jun, 2013, 03.56 PM IST
Uttarakhand floods: Helplines abuzz with frantic callsControl rooms of various state govts set up are abuzz with frantic phone calls as kin of tourists in Uttarakhand are calling anxiously.
22 Jun, 2013, 09.37 PM IST