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Political leaders express solidarity with people hit by glacier burst, flo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): Political leaders across party lines expressed concern over the situation arising from the glacier burst and floods in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district and stood in solidarity with the affected people on Sunday.
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Nation praying for U'khand, the state can beat any disaster, says PM Modi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Purba Medinipur (West Bengal) [India], February 7 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday assured the nation that relief work is in full progress following the glacier burst in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district and every attempt is being made to help the affected people.
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President Kovind expresses concerns over glacier burst in Uttarakhand
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): President of India Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday expressed concerns over the glacier burst near Joshimath in Uttarakhand, which has caused destruction in the region.
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9 bodies recovered, more than 100 feared missing in Uttarakhand's Chamoli
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 7 (ANI): At least nine bodies have been recovered from the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC) site in the Tapovan area following the glacier burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, said Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) on Sunday.
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Avalanche near power project in Uttarakhand's Chamoli, 2 ITBP teams at spo
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 7 (ANI): The Rishiganga Power Project was damaged due to breach of the glacier at Raini village in Tapovan area of Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, police added.
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Col Narendra 'Bull' Kumar, who helped India secure Siachen glacier, passes
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 31 (ANI): Ace mountaineer Colonel Narendra 'Bull' Kumar, 87, who helped India secure the Siachen Glacier, passed away on Thursday at the Army Research and Referral Hospital in New Delhi due to age-related illness.
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Worsening rifts, fractures spotted at two of Antarctica's key glaciers
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 29 (ANI): Satellite imagery has revealed that two of the fastest-changing glaciers in Antarctica are fracturing and weakening faster than ever - the first step towards the glaciers disintegrating and causing sea levels to rise dramatically.
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Over 37 yrs, glaciers in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve's Rishikesh catchmen
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], September 9 (ANI): Glaciers in Rishikesh catchment area of world heritage site Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve are depleting fast due to climate change, with a reduction of almost 10 per cent in almost four decades, says a study by the Ministry of Environment and
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Chinook helicopters operationalised in high-altitude locations including S
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 21 (ANI): Indian Air Force's American-origin Chinook helicopters have started getting operationalised in the high-altitude locations including the Siachen glacier area in the Ladakh sector and are ferrying military equipment to higher reaches.
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury slams govt over 'inadequate' supplies to soldiers p
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Congress party leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday slammed the government over a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report that pointed to the shortage of essential clothing and equipment for soldiers stationed at Siachen Glacier.
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Congress gives adjournment motion notice in LS over "inadequate supply to
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Congress leaders on Wednesday gave adjournment motion notice in the Lower House of the Parliament over inadequate supply of necessary equipment including clothing, gear, footwear and nutritious food to the armed forces posted in Siachen glacier.
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Study finds far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 29 (ANI): According to a breakthrough study, scientists using robotic kayaks have discovered that the Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end in the ocean, maybe melting underwater much faster than previously thought.
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