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Uttarakhand glacier burst: Not much progress in rescue operation, says DGP
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 10 (ANI): There is not much progress in the ongoing rescue operation following the glacier burst in Uttarakhand, said Uttarakhand Director General of Police (DGP), Ashok Kumar on Wednesday.
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Uttarakhand glacial burst: 32 bodies recovered, 206 people missing, rescue
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 10 (ANI): As many as 32 bodies have been recovered so far from different areas hit by the glacier burst in Chamoli district, while 206 people including 25-35 persons stuck inside the Tapovan tunnel are missing, according to the State Government.
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Anil Baluni gives zero hour notice in RS on mechanism to study glaciers to
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 10 (ANI): BJP MP Anil Baluni on Wednesday gave zero hour notice in Rajya Sabha over the need for a mechanism to study glaciers to manage and prevent disasters such as the recent glacier burst in Chamoli, Uttarakhand.
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Ice sheet hanging on mountain fell, landmass also came into river valley:
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], February 9 (ANI): After conducting an aerial recce and collecting evidence from Raini village, the Defence Geo Informatics Research Establishment has submitted an initial report on the Chamoli glacier burst that said that a complete ice sheet hanging on the mountain fell
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U'khand glacial burst: 31 bodies recovered so far, 197 missing, search ope
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 9 (ANI): As many as 32 bodies have been recovered so far from different areas hit by the glacier burst in Chamoli district, while 197 people are still missing, Uttarakhand Police said.
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12 persons rescued in Uttarakhand by ITBP discharged from hospital
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Joshimath (Uttarakhand) [India], February 9 (ANI): Twelve people, who were rescued by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on February 7 after glacier burst incident in Uttarakhand, got discharged on Tuesday from 1st Battalion ITBP Joshimath hospital.
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Efforts underway on war footing to rescue people trapped in U'khand tunnel
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], February 9 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday that efforts are underway on a war footing to rescue those who are trapped in a tunnel after a glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday.
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93 NTPC workers missing in Uttarakhand glacier burst incident
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy, RK Singh on Tuesday said that 93 workers of National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Limited are missing, while 39 are still stuck in the Tapovan tunnel in the Uttarakhand glacier burst incident.
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Senior citizens stuck in Paing village as floods wash away bridge to Joshi
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Joshimath (Uttarakhand) [India], February 9 (ANI): Several senior citizens in Paing village in Chamoli lost connection with other members of their families who had gone to the city when the bridge connecting the city with the village was washed away due to the flash floods after the glaci
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Medical assistance being provided to 13 villages cut off due to Uttarakhan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Necessary supplies and medical assistance is being provided through helicopters to 13 villages in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district that have been cut off due to the glacier burst incident, Union Minister Amit Shah informed on Tuesday.
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Cong MP moves adjournment motion notice in LS, seeks probe into Uttarakhan
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Congress MP K Suresh on Tuesday moved an adjournment motion notice in Lok Sabha, demanding an investigation in the probable cause to determine environmental destruction in view of glacier lake burst in Uttarakhand.
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Central, State agencies monitoring Uttarakhand glacier burst aftermath: Am
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 9 (ANI): Respective agencies of the Centre and State are monitoring the situation in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district where a glacier burst resulted in a massive avalanche and flashflood, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
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