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Topic: Uttarakhand

What’s behind the Wasim Jaffer row in Uttarakhand? A divided cricket body & a ‘one-man show’

Members united under CAU umbrella to get BCCI affiliation, but now some accuse secretary of overreach. Others say hiring 'high-powered' Wasim Jaffer was a mistake for fledgling team.

Researchers arrive in Uttarakhand to inspect artificial lake formed over Rishiganga

The team of researchers will gauge how big a threat the lake, which was formed over Rishiganga after the recent avalanche, poses to the areas downstream.

Rescue operations in Chamoli to continue till last victim reached, says NDRF commandant

The NDRF commandant also said the muck-clearing exercise at Tapovan tunnel may take months, if not a year.

Uttarakhand govt to probe Chamoli flood, study glaciers through satellite, says minister

Irrigation Minister Satpal Maharaj said govt is 'concerned over the way glaciers are melting', will form department to monitor all the glaciers through satellite.

How Chamoli flood brings back focus on nuclear device IB-CIA operation lost at Nanda Devi

In episode 683 of 'Cut the Clutter', Shekhar Gupta narrates a story from the messy world of spying in the Himalayas, one which entails espionage during the Cold War.

Uttarakhand flash flood — 53 bodies recovered so far as rescue operations continue

Commandant of NDRF PK Tiwari Sunday said taking out bodies from the Tapovan tunnel was proving difficult due to tonnes of debris stuck in it.

13 more bodies, a blanket and a phone — snapshots from 8th day of rescue ops in Uttarakhand

Security forces & administration have set up ways to get people & supplies across Rishi Ganga & Dhauliganga rivers, such as a temporary bridge and a ropeway.

No training, early warning or emergency exits, claim workers at Rishi Ganga & Tapovan projects

Officials of NTPC and Kundan Group that ran these projects deny the claims, say everything was in place but deluge left them too little time.

‘She cries all day & night’ — a dog’s desperate wait for lost puppies in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli

In Raini village, close to the site of the Rishi Ganga Hydropower Project, a Bhutia dog waits for the return of her puppies that were washed away by the floods.

YouTube video threatening journalists, activists ushers in QAnon conspiracy mindset in India

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How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.