U'khand to deploy BRO team in Joshimath for smooth Char Dham Yatra

A disaster management control room will be set up and a Border Roads Organisation team deployed in subsidence-hit Joshimath to ensure smooth conduct of the pilgrimage to Badrinath. IMAGE:......

Houses develop cracks in J-K's Doda, 19 families shifted

Nineteen families were evacuated after their homes developed cracks at a village in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district, officials said on Friday. IMAGE: Cracks have been developed in a house as......

Demolition resumes in Joshimath, more buildings develop cracks

The demolition of 'unsafe' buildings in subsidence-hit Joshimath in Uttarakhand resumed on Saturday as the weather improved, even as the number of buildings with cracks rose to 863, officials said.......

Snowfall, rain lash 'sinking' Joshimath

Snowfall and rain lashed subsidence-hit Joshimath on Friday, intensifying the cold and adding to the woes of people living in temporary relief camps. IMAGE: A man looks at frozen water in Subhai......

Chardham tourist season begins from Apr 30

Gangotri and Yamunotri will be thrown open topilgrimsfrom April 30. Devotees keen tocatch a glimpse ofLord Badrinath and Lord Kedarnathwill have to wait till May 4 when these two sites will reopen......

Uttaranchal: Choppers, ski resorts to woo tourists

The Uttaranchal government has lined up an attractive package to give a boost to its tourism industry.It is planning to introduce a helicopter service to Char Dham to attract foreign and elite......

Harbhajan rescued by Indian Air Force

India cricketer Harbhajan Singh, who was stranded in Joshimath due to incessant rains while on a pilgrimage, was rescued and taken to safety by the Indian Air Force. "Rescued by 205 army aviation......

Spotted: IPL chairman Lalit Modi in London

Reader Ramiah Muthukumar sent us these photographs from London. 'Please find attached pics of my brother Muthiah posing for a snap with Lalit Modi while taking an autograph from him. My brother......

Maria Sharapova's latest fashion statement

Tennis was the last thing on former champion Maria Sharapova's mind just five days before Wimbledon as she posed in the window of a luxury department store on...

Images: Hurricane Gilchrist hits Centurion

Deccan Chargers' fast bowler Ryan Harris dives to stop a shot against the Delhi Dareddevils in the first semi-final of the Indian Premier League in Centurion, on Friday. Harris had given Deccan an......