Uttarakhand Tragedy

Uttarakhand floods: A year on, victims see little hope in govt

The people of Uttarakhand do not find a lot of hope in the government as not much work has been done after the floods.

Congress should quit over poor handling of Uttarakhand tragedy: BJP

BJP today sought the dismissal of the Congress government in Uttarakhand while accusing it of failing to carry out its duty of handing over bodies to the next of kin and not undertaking rehabilitation works even a year after the flash flood tragedy in the hill state.

Uttarakhand: Children lost, women seek to reverse family planning surgeries

Jamuna Devi lost her two children in the flash floods that ravaged Uttarakhand in mid-June. Still struggling to come to terms with the tragedy, the 27-year-old has now decided to go for reverse family planning surgery to be able to conceive again and restart her family.

Uttarakhand tragedy: Orphaned children face trafficking threat

Two months after the Uttarakhand tragedy, the wounds continue to deepen as stories of missing and orphaned children come to the fore with fears expressed that many of them may fall prey to human traffickers.

From 1984 to Uttarakhand: the politics of death

The Uttarakhand tragedy is one more piece of evidence that politicians have no qualms in using death to pursue their sordid political aims.

Uttarakhand Live: Badrinath evacuated but UN estimates 11,000 missing

We are live blogging the latest updates in the Uttarakhand tragedy.

Uttarakhand tragedy: Why the met dept's 'warnings' were ignored

The meteorological department's warnings were possibly ignored because they didn't hint at the intensity of the disaster they were faced with.

Uttarakhand: What the Modi mission was really about

The controversy over the Modi rescue act is needless, feel BJP spokespersons. The relief mission, state officials say, will wind down by this weekend.

Uttarakhand: Why the case against dams is overblown

The Uttarakhand tragedy has brought the anti-big dam lobby out in force. They are surely half-wrong

Despite issues with AFSPA, salute Army: Omar Abdullah

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah may have differences with the Army over its stand on AFSPA, but today said he admired the forces for rescuing thousands of people from flood-ravaged Uttarakhand.