More houses develop cracks in Joshimath; 27 more families evacuated

Every minute is important, the Uttarakhand chief secretary said on Monday as more houses, buildings and roads developed cracks in the sinking town of Joshimath, red crosses came up on hundreds of......

What caused U'khand distaster? Here's what scientists say

A rock mass weakened over a period of time due to freezing and thawing of snow must have led to the creation of a "weak zone", triggering its collapse, which resulted in the formation of a......

Glaciologists head to Joshimath-Tapovan to study Chamoli flood

Two teams of glaciologists will head to Joshimath-Tapovan on Monday to study the causes of massive flood caused after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district,......

U'khand disaster: 'Temporary lake' triggers concern

Experts were trying Friday to determine if a temporary lake formed upstream by an avalanche could breach its banks and threaten the rescue work at the sludge-choked Tapovan tunnel, where 25-30......