State Disaster Response Force personnel have in swift action rescued 20 people trapped in the Ambagh area of Uttarakhand’s Rishikesh following heavy waterlogging in the area. Acting on information that people were trapped in their houses that were submerged due to waterlogging in Seema Dental area, the SDRF team used rafts to rescue 20 […]
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Punjab: Bathinda entrepreneurs reap benefits of central government schemes
The Prime Minister’s Employment (PME) Scheme and the Prime Minister Food Processing (PMFP) Scheme seem to have started yielding good results in Punjab’s Bathinda region, with entrepreneurs in the district claiming of making huge profits within a year after implementation of the two schemes. Entrepreneurs and industrialists in the Bathinda district are commemorating a […]
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UP CM Yogi offers prayer at Gorakhnath temple on ‘Shravan Somvar’
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath performed ‘havan’ and ‘rudrabhishek’ of Lord Shiv at Gorakhnath temple in Gorakhpur on the sixth Monday of ‘Sawan’ month. The CM also prayed for the happiness and prosperity of the people of the state. CM Yogi offered bilva patra, lotus flower etc to Lord Shiva and performed Rudrabhishek […]
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SC to hear on August 18 plea challenging caste survey in Bihar
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it will hear on August 18 plea plea challenging Patna High Court judgement upholding the caste survey ordered by the Bihar Government. A bench of justices Sanjiv Khanna and SVN Bhatti adjourned the matter to August 18. The court was a hearing plea by an organisation ‘Ek […]
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Uttarakhand heavy rains: CM Dhami holds review meeting, directs officials to ensure effective action
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Monday held a high-level meeting with officials at his residence in Dehradun regarding the situation arising out of the disaster caused by heavy rains in several districts of states. The Chief Minister directed officials to ensure the safety of citizen and the availability of all possible facilities […]
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21 people dead in last 24 hours in rain-hit Himachal, says CM Sukhu; 9 bodies retrieved from Shimla temple collapse
Nine people have been killed and several others are feared trapped under the debris of a temple, which collapsed in Shimla after being hit by a landslide triggered by heavy rainfall on Monday. Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu expressed his condolences over the deaths and said efforts are underway to […]
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PM Modi recalls pain of people on ‘Partition Horrors Remembrance Day’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday remembered those who lost their lives during the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. “Partition Horrors Remembrance Day is an occasion to reverently remember those Indians whose lives were sacrificed in the partition of the country. Along with this, this day also reminds us […]
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Amit Shah hoists tricolour at his residence as part of ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday hoisted a Tiranga at his official residence here in the national capital as a part of the ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ movement. Earlier on Sunday, Shah flagged off a ‘Tiranga Yatra’ in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad during his visit to the state. “It’s been 75 years of […]
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‘We can remove NEET…’: Tamil Nadu CM Stalin after student, father die by suicide
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday assured that NEET can be done away with amid rising number of cases of suicides by students. CM Stalin also urged the students to avoid suicidal thoughts. “Have confidence, do not have suicidal thoughts. Do not think of losing your life in any situation. […]
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Madhya Pradesh: 4 children drown in pond in Katni
Four children drowned while bathing in a pond in Madhya Pradesh’s Katni district, police said on Monday. According to Sleemanabad police station officials, the incident took place in Naigwa village on Sunday. The deceased have been identified as Shashi Pratap Singh, Saurya Singh, Mayank Yadav and Dharamveer Vanshkar – all aged between 12 […]
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Randeep Surjewala calls BJP and its supporters ‘Rakshas’, BJP takes him on
Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala, on Sunday, used derogatory words to describe the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and its supporters, calling them ‘Rakshas’ (Monsters). Randeep Surjewala was addressing the Congress ‘Jan Akrosh rally’ in Kaithal, Haryana on Sunday. Surjewala, in his speech, said that “Don’t give job, […]
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Leopard captured in Andhra’s Tirumala, days after 6-yr-old girl mauled to death
A leopard was caught in a cage set up by forest officials in Tirumala, following the incident in which a six-year-old was mauled to death a few days ago. The leopard was caught by forest officials on Sunday night. The girl, identified as Lakshitha, had gone missing on Friday night near the Narasimha Swamy temple […]