Flood hits Uttarakhand, death toll reaches 63
Dehra Dun, Sep 20: Following two days' cloudburst, heavy rain and landslides, the death toll in Uttarakhand reached to 63 on Monday, Sep 20.According the state government source, Naintal accounted for 11 deaths, Haridwar seven and Pauri three.Flowing two meter above.....
Sushma moves PM over Uttarakhand disaster
New Delhi, Sep 20: Watching the dangerous situation in Uttarakhand, where major rivers and dams are in spate following incessant rains, BJP leader Sushma Swaraj called PM Manmohan Singh to tackle the flood situation.Discussing the matter with Singh, Sushma on Sep.....
Fanapi typhoon hits Taiwan, all flights cancelled
Taiwan, Sep 19: Fanapi, a powerful typhoon, which made landfall near the east-coast city of Hualien with heavy rain and winds up to 198 km/hour, hit Taiwan on Sunday, Sep 19.Taiwan's Central Weather Bureau has warned of a risk of landslides.....
After Yamuna, Brahmaputra crosses danger level
Guwahati, Sep 13: As the river Yamuna rises above danger mark so also is Brahmaputra river, which is flowing above the danger level in areas of Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Nemjaigaon, Tezpur and Dhubri.As per reports, the river is maintaining.....
K'taka BJP leaders threaten suicide, resignations
Bangalore, Sep 20: Situation in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is shaky ahead of the planned cabinet reshuffle as members threaten to not only resign and quit but also to commit suicide.The Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Goolihatti Shekar,.....
All party delegation resumes visit to JK on Sep 20
New Delhi, Sep 20: The two-day peace visit to Jammu Kashmir by the all party team has been resumed from New Delhi on Monday, Sep 20.The delegation will meet various political parties and people's forums along with several separatist groups in.....
Internal groupism defeated Congress: Lalu
Patna, Mar 1: Railway Minister Lalu Prasad today said anti- incumbency factor worked in Uttarakhand and Punjab where secular party lost seats to the saffron brigade.Mr Prasad told newspersons here that internal groupism within the Congress was also a major factor for the defeat of the party in the assembly elections completed recently.Congress performed well in the rural areas of both the states whereas in the urban area the performance of BJP was better, he added......
Election results signifies anti-Cong wave: Swamy
Chennai, Feb 27: Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy today said the results of Assembly elections in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Manipur signified an anti-Congress wave in the country. It was not only because of inflation, but also due to UPA's ''capitulation'' on terrorism, ''complicity'' in religious conversion by foreign missionaries and the ''unjust'' appeasement of minorities, he said in a statement here.Mr Swamy claimed that the excellent performance of BJP in Punjab and Uttarakhand was an indication of.....