60,000 stranded in Uttarakhand, more than 100 dead

Edited by Samira Shaikh (With inputs from agencies) | Wednesday June 19, 2013, New Delhi

With the weather improving after days of torrential rainfall, rescue operations are in full swing in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. 60,000 people remain stranded; 102 have been killed.

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Uttarakhand rain: 60,000 stranded, 100 dead

Edited by Samira Shaikh (With inputs from agencies) | Wednesday June 19, 2013, New Delhi

With the weather improving after days of torrential rainfall, rescue operations are in full swing in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Rainfall in Uttarakhand has been 450 per cent higher than normal. Congress president Sonia Gandhi and the Prime Minister will go on a two-hour survey of flood-affected areas in Uttarakhand in a helicopter today.

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Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh battered by rain: death toll rises to 130, more than 70,000 stranded

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With inputs from agencies) | Wednesday June 19, 2013, New Delhi

The killer floods triggered by heavy rain have devastated Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the two northern states, where at least 130 people have died and more than 70,000 are stranded. Many of those who are stuck were on their way to the famous temple of Kedarnath. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi are expected to visit Uttarakhand today.

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Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh rains: Death toll crosses 130

Edited by Shamik Ghosh (with inputs from agencies) | Tuesday June 18, 2013, New Delhi

At least 130 people have died in the "killer monsoon" that pulverized the states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh with torrential rain since Saturday night. More than 70,000 pilgrims remain stranded, many of them were en route to the famous temple of Kedarnath.

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Rain batters Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh: 65 killed, 73,000 stranded

Edited by Shamik Ghosh (With inputs from agencies) | Tuesday June 18, 2013, New Delhi

Monsoon rains wreaked fresh havoc in northern India leading to flash floods, cloudbursts and landslips as the toll climbed to 81. Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the two northern states, have been the worst affected. Thousands of people are stranded. 5000 Army troops are out on rescue missions in parts of Uttarakhand, UP and Haryana. 12 Air Force choppers - 10 in Uttarakhand and 2 in Himachal Pradesh - have been deployed.

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Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh devastated by rain; nearly 60 dead, 73,000 stranded

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With inputs from agencies) | Tuesday June 18, 2013, New Delhi

Early arrival of monsoon is usually good news. But the whole of north India, particularly Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, the two Himalayan states, have been battered and ravaged by incessant showers, landslides and flash floods. Thousands are stranded in both these states.

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Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh walloped by rain; 50 dead, thousands stranded

Edited by Mala Das (with inputs from Agencies) | Monday June 17, 2013

Heavy rains lashed parts of north India today, as the annual monsoon covered the country nearly two weeks ahead of schedule. Thousands are reported stranded in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Here are 10 developments in this story:

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'Solar scam' threatens Kerala government: your 10-point cheat-sheet

Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy (With inputs from IANS), Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Monday June 17, 2013, Thiruvananthapuram

In Kerala, the opposition is demanding that Chief Minister Oomen Chandy quit on account of what's being called "the solar scam." Mr Chandy heads the Congress-led UDF government.

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Rain plays havoc in North India, thousands stranded

Edited by Amit Chaturvedi (With inputs from agencies) | Monday June 17, 2013, New Delhi

The monsoon has struck India early and it's already creating mayhem across the country. The southwest monsoon has so far covered Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana with rains lashing many parts in the region, leading to a dip in temperature.

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Let alliances break, Narendra Modi stays, snaps BJP: 10 developments

Reported by Manish Kumar (With inputs from agencies), Edited by Amit Chaturvedi | Sunday June 16, 2013, New Delhi

Without naming him, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar made it clear today that he has ended a 17-year alliance with the BJP because of the leading role it has drawn up for Narendra Modi.

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