Sunday, June 23, 2013, Chandigarh, India
Edition update time 2:30 am (IST)

1,000 dead; rescuers focus on Badrinath 
All stranded pilgrims in Kedarnath, Ghangariya & Gangotri rescued | Looming rain poses big threat
Dehradun, June 22
The death toll due to flashfloods and landslips in Uttarakhand has crossed 1,000, said Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna today. 
Army jawans offer water to an old woman on a hillside during rescue operations in Uttarkashi on Saturday.

The epicentre smells of death as bodies rot
Gaurikund/Kedarnath, June 22
An overwhelming stench of bodies and rotting carcasses wafts through the air as one nears the worst-affected stretch of the June-16 catastrophe in Uttarakhand. Rescuers continue to locate survivors, some dangerously close to death due to injuries, starvation and thirst.

Over 70,000 evacuated, thousands still missing
New Delhi, June 22
Continuing evacuation through both aerial and land routes, over 70,000 persons have been moved to safer places from the flash-flood affected areas of Uttarakhand.

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The Tribune team visits worst-hit areas as the battle for finding survivors and the dead continues 

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7 die in Mumbai building collapse
Mumbai, June 22
Seven persons were killed in yet another building collapse, third in a fortnight, in the suburb of Dahisar East here today. The police said the structure located near a market area collapsed around 6.30 am following heavy rain. Two of the dead have been identified as Faizan Shaikh and Dharmendra Harijan.

Rescue work being carried out after a building collapsed in Mumbai on Saturday. PTI

Trade, defence, security on talks table as Kerry arrives today
New Delhi, June 22
United States Secretary of State John Kerry would arrive here on Sunday for the fourth India-US Strategic Dialogue that would have components of bilateral trade, defence and security cooperation, energy and higher education.

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Ahead of PM’s J-K visit, Hizb men kill 2 cops Srinagar, June 22 Days ahead of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s June 25 visit to the state, Hizbul Mujahideen militants struck in the heart of the city shooting two policemen dead from point blank range. The attack took place near one of the two bridges that connect the city’s commercial hub and is less than 1 km from the heavily-fortified government headquarters.