At least 24 people have died so far in rainfall”>unseasonal rainfall that hit several parts of Gujarat over the weekend, which has also claimed the lives of 71 animals, an official from the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC) said on Monday. According to information, one person died in each of […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
No more GPR survey at Uttarakhand rescue site, team sent back to Delhi
The GPR (Ground Penetrating Radar) survey team was sent back to Delhi as manual drilling began on the 16th day of the rescue operations in Uttarkashi. The Ground Penetrating survey will not be conducted inside the rescue tunnel again, said officials. The Ground Penetrating team who came to conduct a survey at […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
Delhi: Police apprehends gangster Arshdeep Singh’s sharpshooters tasked with assassination of singer Elly Mangat
Delhi police apprehended two sharpshooters of international terrorist and gangster Arshdeep Singh, alias Arsh Dala, said police. According to the Police the gangsters were plotting to assassinate singer Elly Mangat. The police officials said that secret information was received regarding the two sharpshooters, following which the police, acting on the received input, arrested the accused individuals after a brief exchange of fire between […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
Vice President Dhankhar speaks for greater legal access in Global South
Noting that the deprivation of access to the justice system and the denial of legal aid pose existential challenges to the vulnerable and weaker sections, particularly the Global South, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Monday that it was a must to neutralise these challenges through affirmative policies and initiatives to secure justice […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Guwahati: Man involved in counterfeit documents racket sustains injury in police firing
One of the kingpins of the counterfeit land document racket, while trying to escape from the police, was injured in the police firing in Guwahati on Sunday. The injured person, identified as Ramen Modahi, is a resident of Lalung Gaon in Guwahati’s Lakhra area. The accused person is known as a land grabber […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
“Pandian will continue to work for state as member of party”: CM Naveen Patnaik on V K Pandian joining BJD
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik welcomed former Bureaucrat V K Pandian to the Biju Janata Dal on Monday and said that he will continue his work as a member of the party. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said, “I welcome V K Pandian to the BJD. As all of you know he had worked very hard since […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Mumbai: Crime branch arrest two including woman in child trafficking case, ten arrested so far
The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two people on Monday involved in a child trafficking case, the crime branch said. The crime branch has arrested 10 people so far in the case, including these two people. Daya Nayak of the Crime Branch Mumbai said, “The Crime Branch has arrested a woman from Kherdi in the Chiplun district of Maharashtra and a man from Virar in Palghar district on […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Light to moderate rainfall likely to continue across Madhya Pradesh, says Met office
The weather conditions in Madhya Pradesh suddenly changed on Monday and the rainy, cloudy morning welcomed winter citizens to remain indoors to enjoy the first rain of this winter. According to the met office, light to moderate and heavy rainfall at some places is likely to occur across the state […]
Read Time : 2 Minutes
Congress’ Jairam Ramesh questions BRS’ KT Rama Rao on state’s per capita income
The Congress on Monday slammed Telangana Minister and leader of the ruling party-BRS KT Rama Rao, alleging that the leader has been “tom-tomming” about the state’s per capita income and said that the high per capita income was only because of three districts while more than 75 per cent of the State’s […]
Read Time : 1 Minutes
Chhattisgarh: Naxalites set on fire 14 vehicles, machines engaged in construction work in Dantewada
Suspected Naxals on Monday set on fire at least 14 vehicles and machines engaged in construction works in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, police said. The incident took place at around 1.30 am at Bangali camp under Bhansi police station limits, Additional Superintendant of Police, Dantewada, RK Burman said. “Four Hyvas, four pickups, […]
Read Time : 3 Minutes
Uttarkashi tunnel rescue: Manual digging specialist details operation to remove debris
“All labourers are our brothers”, said a civilian specialist Prasadilal who has been called in to carry out the manual drilling for the rescue of 41 trapped labourers in the Silkyara tunnel. As per the official sources, a team of six specialists have reached the site to undertake the manual drilling work. They will […]
Read Time : 6 Minutes
Uttarakhand tunnel rescue: Former Army Engineer-in-Chief vouches for manual method to reach trapped labourers
As the vertical drilling makes swift progress, former Engineer-in-Chief and Director General of Border Roads Organisation, Lieutenant General Harpal Singh (Retd) said that there is no other way left except manual method to reach the trapped workers in the Silkyara tunnel. “There is no other way left except the manual […]
Read Time : 4 Minutes
Former bureaucrat V K Pandian joins BJD in presence of Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik
Former Bureaucrat V K Pandian today officially joined the Biju Janata Dal at the Naveen Nivas in the presence of party supremo and Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik. ” Today our party supremo and Odisha CM Naven Patnaik officially inducted VK Pandian into the BJD. Pandian took Naveen Patnaik’s blessing […]