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3 Dead, 9 Missing After Bus Falls Into River In Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag
11 missing after bus falls into Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag
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14 Dead As Tempo Traveller With 23 People Falls Into Gorge In Uttarakhand
At least 12 people were killed after a tempo traveller carrying as many as 23 people fell in a gorge in Uttarakhand on Saturday.
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Chipko Movement: What Is It All About
The Chipko movement was a turning point in forest conservation efforts in India. Chipko, signifying 'embrace or hug', was the strategy of hundreds of villagers -mostly women- in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, to save the forest cover on the Garhwal Himalyas. Reckless felling of trees on the hill slopes was having a devastating effect on the livel...
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Sitara Devi: A Dancing Star Fades Away
In an era when men wore women's costumes in theatre, dramas, songs and even the fledgling film industry, one young Indian dancer shattered stereotypes. She was Sitara Devi.
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Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh devastated by rain; nearly 60 dead, 73,000 stranded
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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Kolkata prisoners to dance for Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan
A group of 48 inmates serving life sentences at Kolkata's Presidency and Alipore jail will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to entertain Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan on Saturday by group dancing.
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3 Dead, 9 Missing After Bus Falls Into River In Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag
11 missing after bus falls into Alaknanda river in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag
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14 Dead As Tempo Traveller With 23 People Falls Into Gorge In Uttarakhand
At least 12 people were killed after a tempo traveller carrying as many as 23 people fell in a gorge in Uttarakhand on Saturday.
-
Chipko Movement: What Is It All About
The Chipko movement was a turning point in forest conservation efforts in India. Chipko, signifying 'embrace or hug', was the strategy of hundreds of villagers -mostly women- in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, to save the forest cover on the Garhwal Himalyas. Reckless felling of trees on the hill slopes was having a devastating effect on the livel...
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Sitara Devi: A Dancing Star Fades Away
In an era when men wore women's costumes in theatre, dramas, songs and even the fledgling film industry, one young Indian dancer shattered stereotypes. She was Sitara Devi.
-
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh devastated by rain; nearly 60 dead, 73,000 stranded
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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Kolkata prisoners to dance for Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan
A group of 48 inmates serving life sentences at Kolkata's Presidency and Alipore jail will get a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to entertain Bollywood superstars Amitabh Bachchan and Shahrukh Khan on Saturday by group dancing.
