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Srinagar, Jun 25: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi today visited the Army base hospital at Badamibagh cantonment here to inquire about the condition of jawans injured in the Hyderpora attack. General Officer Commanding of Srinagar-based 15 corps Lt Gen Gurmeet Singh briefed them about the condition of the injured personnel, officials said. The Prime Minister and Sonia

Gauchar, June 25: Over 8000 people remained stranded in Uttarakhand today with fresh landslides, cloudbursts coupled with torrential rains hampering rescue operations as the death toll climbed to 822 with 142 bodies being found, including 127 in Kedarnath. Rescue operations were suspended in Joshimath due to rains while landslips in Tehri district left a woman and a child dead. There were also

Kishtwar (JK), Jun 25: A day after the militant strike in Srinagar left eight soldiers dead, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the entire country is standing united against terrorists and they will not succeed in their designs. "I want to pay my tributes to the soldiers who laid down their lives while fighting the terrorists," Singh said in his speech after inaugurating 850 MW Rattle power

Srinagar, Jun 25: A security blanket has been thrown around this city, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit here today in view of the deadly strike by militants that left eight soldiers dead and several others injured. Police and paramilitary CRPF personnel have been deployed in numbers across the city while in some places army is also conducting foot

Srinagar, Jun 24: In a brazen terror attack on the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's visit, militants today ambushed an Army convoy killing eight Army jawans and injuring 19 others near Hyderpora area on the outskirts of the city. The perpetrators of attack, the second in three days and the deadliest so far this year, are yet to be identified. The security has been beefed up across the state

Dehradun, Jun 24: Fresh rains, landslides and cloudburst on Monday impeded rescue operation in flood-ravaged Uttarakhand with over 10,000 people still stranded even as the state government barred other states from undertaking unilateral rescue efforts. Bad weather grounded most of the big military choppers from bringing people to safety. Small helicopters managed to evacuate only 138 from

Patna, Jun 24: In a veiled threat to BJP leaders on the offensive against him after JD(U) parted ways with the NDA partner, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today said that if he opened his mouth many of them would be in trouble. "If I open my mouth a lot of people will be in trouble," Kumar told reporters on the sidelines of a programme here. BJP President Rajnath Singh, who addressed a party rally

Gauchar (Uttarakhand), Jun 24: Uttarakhand authorities are trying to arrange for as much as 50 tonnes of wood and as much volume of 'desi ghee' to conduct last rites of those who perished in the deluge at Kedarnath. Officials of the Garhwal administration have sounded authorities in the state 'Van Nigam' (Forest Corporation) and other agencies to gather as much fire wood and logs and pick cans of

New Delhi, Jun 23: Rescue teams will take another fortnight to evacuate flood victims as the roads leading to affected areas have been badly damaged, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna has said. Bahuguna, who is overseeing the rescue and relief efforts following the cloudburst and humongous floods, said the death toll could "well cross 1,000". He also said, “Those who are stuck in certain

New Delhi, Jun 23: The Bharatiya Janata Party is on a mission to not just form a government but to build the nation and that cannot be done without winning the hearts of the minority community, party president Rajnath Singh said on Saturday. “We are here to build the nation by winning people’s hearts. Do you think that can be done by instilling fear in your hearts? Nation-building cannot be done