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The Natural Calamity in the North Toll 131 19 June 2013
The death toll as reported so far is 131 due to the heavy rains that made the floods hit the habitats of the people of Uttarkhand and Himachal Pradesh and washed away connecting roads, bridges and communication facilities. It...
Keywords: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Military deployed, heavy rains in Uttarkhand, death toll
Read MoreUttarakhand CM Bahuguna resigns 31 January 2014
Ending the speculation of quitting the post of Chief Minister, Uttarkhand CM Vijay Bahuguna resigned early today. Bahuguna has sent his resignation letter to Governor and Union minister Harish Rawat, who represents Haridwar in the Lok Sabha is likely to...
Keywords: Harish Rawat, Uttarakhand CM Vijay Bahuguna, relief works in Uttarakhand, Uttarakhand floods
Read More17 die in Uttarkhand 17 June 2013
The death toll in Uttarkhand due to heavy rains and floods and landslides reached 17. The torrential rains that caused the rocks roll over the roads blocked the movement of the Chardham pilgrims. About 41000 pilgrims are caught in...
Keywords: Chardham pilgrims, Andhra Pradesh tourists, Chardham pilgrims, death toll in Uttarkhand
Read MoreFreaky weather not a coincidence 04 July 2013
After watching the appalling footage from Uttarkhand, a nation is plunged into gloom. Everyone hopes for the nightmare to end. But, a better attitude would be to plan the inevitable. It is known that heavy rainfall and floods would continue...
Keywords: WMO, Uttarkhand Natural Calamity, Uttarkhand Natural Calamity, Global warming
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