Landslides Can Kill!

Rescue operations continued through Tuesday and Wednesday in Joshimath, Rudraprayag, Dehradun, Rishikesh, Pauri Garhwal in Uttarakhand and in Shimla, Chamoli, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, for those......

SEE: Defence college collapses as rain lashes U'khand

The defence college building in Uttarakhand's Maldevta collapsed on Monday as torrential rains pounded the state, flooding major rivers and their tributaries and causing landslides along the......

Uttarakhand rivers in spate, Kedarnath yatra stopped

The Kedarnath Yatra has been stopped at Uttarakhand's Sonprayag and Gaurikund due to continuous heavy rains, informed officials on Wednesday. IMAGE: Devotees make their way to the Kedarnath temple......

2 dead as heavy rain lashes U'khand; CM cautions Char Dham yatris

Two people were killed in rain-related incidents as heavy rains lashed various parts of Uttarakhand on Sunday amid an 'orange alert' issued by the Met office for several districts. Kindly note......

Himalayan calamity: Banks start counting losses

The Garhwal region collectively has deposits worth Rs 2,100 crore and advances worth Rs 1,000 crore. Leading public sector banks, particularly State Bank of India, are staring at a substantial loss......

L&T, Lanco face wrath of 'save river' campaign

After the state-run hydropower projects, it is the turn of two top private companies Larsen and Toubro and Lanco Infratech, which are developing two key hydropower projects in the hilly Rudraprayag......

Uttarakhand stops L&T's Singoli-Bhatwari project

The Uttarakhand government has asked Larsen & Toubro to stop work on its 99-Mw Singoli-Bhatwari hydel project in the hilly Rudraprayag district of the state. Additional power secretary Saurabh Jain......