DNA tests to identify nine who died in chopper crash

Grief-stricken families of nine ITBP/NDRF rescuers who died in an IAF chopper crash in Uttarakhand will have to wait longer before they receive the bodies of their near ones. Unable to identify these...

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Uttarakhand: Trafficking of unclaimed children and disposal of dead bodies pose fresh post-disaster challenges

With over a lakh been rescued from the flood-ravaged Uttarakhand, the bigger challenge now lies in reconstructing the lives which were shattered during the flashfloods in the state. People in Uttarakhand...

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Dozens killed in Uganda fuel tanker explosion

A fuel tanker explosion in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, has killed 29 people and left at least 20 others injured, police have said. The accident happened on Saturday evening on the outskirts of...

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