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A helpline is also being set up in all the districts of the state to provide the latest information about persons stranded at various pilgrimage sites in Uttarakhand.

A research report released recently by the Goa-based National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) reveals iron content in the Mandovi (north Goa) and Zuari (south Goa) and blames it on mining operations in the drainage basins of the water bodies as well as spillage from the transportation

While the Uttarakhand government has confirmed the death of 110 people, officials privately concede that the number of fatalities may be much more than what is now known

Chairman of the Commission Justice (Retd) S L Kochhar passed the order to "concerned authorities," an official statement released here said

Mousumi and Tumpa Kayal had led the protests Monday when Banerjee visited the residence of the second-year college student abducted, gang-raped and killed by a group of youths June 7 when she was returning home after appearing in an examination

The firing was resorted to to give cover to a group of four armed persons from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to enable them to infiltrate across the Line of Control

Nitish Kumar in his reply to the debate for the motion of confidence in government moved by him in the Bihar Assembly said that the wave was nothing but created by corporate houses

Rajnath Singh said that he has asked the BJP workers to organise relief camps and give immediate help to the flood victims

"Kedarnath shrine is safe but it is under a lot of slush," Vijay Bahuguna said after a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh

"A self-centered leader who has shown that he cares two hoots for the party organization and long-time party colleagues in his own state has suddenly become all powerful in the BJP," Kulkarni said