Rain water gushed into the town from the summit behind the famous shrine carrying rocks and boulders, destroying everything on its path.
Anusha Subramanian talks to some of these volunteers, who are helping out in far-flung Nepal villages.
Travel bloggers Amrita Das and Rutavi Mehta list out their recommendations.
In all the noise surrounding the Dok La confrontation, Claude Arpi focuses on a crucial issue that has hardly been covered -- the construction of roads for the armed forces and the local population to reach the most remote border posts.
Since 1950 successive governments have tried various options but failed to reduce alienation amongst the people, for different reasons, of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh. It is best to accept this reality and let each region charter its own path, within the framework of the Indian Constitution, says Sanjeev Nayyar.
Himanshu Sehgal is traveling across India, armed with a plate and a camera.
'There are 25 million farmers in India with at least 2 to 3 cows each.' 'If all them use biogas to cook, millions of LPG units and firewood can be saved.'
What is it about the charm of the Northeast and its mountains that it takes prisoners?
In their quest to be battle-ready for the upcoming Champions League Twenty20, Kolkata Knight Riders sent four of their players -- Yusuf Pathan, Piyush Chawla, Manvinder Bisla and Kuldeep Yadav -- to Bloemfontein, South Africa for 15 days of training camp that included cycling, running and mountaineering.
Fast cars, marathons, golfing and shooting - nothing stops these high-power tycoons from pursuing their passion.
'He has terror charges against him. And for an army officer, it's just terrible.'
As for his interest in space, Amazon founded Blue Origin, a privately funded aerospace company.
There is a reason Jodie Underhill is called 'garbage girl'. She has been dirtying her hands in a crusade against filth for the last 5 years.
Terrorists on Monday night killed seven Amarnath pilgrims, including six women, and injured 19 others as they struck at a bus in Kashmir's Anantnag district, in the worst attack on the annual pilgrimage since the year 2001. Five of those killed were from Gujarat and two from Maharashtra. Here are the latest updates:
It is about discovery and enjoying the journey instead of focusing on the destination, says Gauri Jayaram, founder, Active Holiday Company.
Apart from its sight-seeing grandeurs, the city boasts a unique shopping and gastronomical experience.
These trips can be as short as a month to 45 days.
Sreehari Nair wasn't impressed with Rangoon at all. But find out which film tops his list!
Aamir Khan speaks about his unusual trek in Indian cinema, why he didn't agree to play Sunil Dutt in Sanju, and more...
Preetisheel Singh lets us into some star secrets.
Meet Mona Patel, one of CNN's Top 10 Heroes of the Year.
Tea and coffee estates, the smell of eucalyptus in the crisp mountain air, cool nights huddled in shawls, sylvan lake rides and mountain treks... Peace and tranquility is at hand!
'Sonia Gandhi can't rejuvenate the party, her heir is fodder for stand-up comedians, and nobody in the Congress has the guts to question the Nehru-Gandhis.'
Of all the other cities in India, Bangalore is one city, where you can actually walk around and take in the crowd and confusion, says Sumit Ganguli.
While filled with startling insights and questions, and buoyed by terrific performances throughout, Newton suffers from a lack of end-to-end clarity. It is a near-great film but one that for some reason doesn't express itself fully, feels Sreehari Nair.
Bezos wears it on his sleeve, Nadella keeps it quiet
A monsoon holiday can be cheaper because of discounts.
50 years after a cyclone wiped it out, Dhanushkodi is slowly finding its feet. A tourist attraction precisely for its desolateness, road connectivity could soon transform it. Saisuresh Sivaswamy, who spent a few hours there, comes back enchanted.
At the age of 28 he's perhaps the only one in the country who's making cartoons on natural history.
'Having a voice at the table means the other side has to show up to listen. It became clear that wouldn't happen,' says actor Maulik Pancholy, one of the 10 members who resigned from the US president's advisory commission on Asian Americans.
Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani is a good-looking film but lacks a good story, writes Raja Sen.
Single mother Gauri Sawant hopes to change the way people view transgenders in India.
A tiny village in the Gangotri area and a self-discovery vacation...
What is the road ahead for Rahul Gandhi? Shehzad Poonawalla offers a blueprint.
Young, city-bred, successful, enthusiastic Indians are ditching their cars and cycling to work.
Final Test: Exit Sachin Tendulkar, by writer-journalist Dilip D'Souza, is a close scrutiny of the batting legend's last Test, against the West Indies, at the Wankhede stadium, in Mumbai, last November.
'Smita Patil was the reason I got into films. She kept telling me to get into films but I said I was happy doing theatre, I don't like films. Today, when I look back, I don't think I disliked films. Maybe I thought who would take me in films? I think it was a complex.' Nana Patekar looks back at his life.
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