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Uttarakhand floods: Death toll climbs to 70, property worth Rs 1000 crore damaged
In the last 5 days, Khoh River and Behera Spring have caused havoc in Kotdwar and surrounding areas. As many as 19 buildings were damaged in Kashirampur Talla and Bahera rivulet due to the rains.
Jakhan village in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun hit by twin disasters of land submergence and…
Restrictions have been imposed on movement in the village and villagers have been removed and shifted to a school in a nearby village with their belongings.
FIR registered against provocative speakers at Palwal ‘mahapanchayat’
While addressing the event, some Hindu leaders said that Hindus in Nuh, a Muslim-dominated district, be given relaxation in securing arms licences for self-defence.
House decides on session, not Delhi Lieutenant Governor: Deputy Speaker on Day 1
Birla said that VK Saxena wrote a letter to Chief Minister Kejriwal on August 11 in which he has expressed his objections to the two-day session of Delhi Assembly, saying they are ‘without merit'.
Nuh violence: ‘Mahapanchayat’ announces resumption of VHP yatra on Aug 28, seeks NIA…
PALWAL: A 'mahapanchayat' by Hindu outfits at Pondri village in Haryana's Palwal on Sunday decided to resume on August 28 the VHP's Braj Mandal Yatra in Nuh that was disrupted after communal violence in July.
The mahapanchayat also made…
Rajasthan DGP: Investigation din’t find direct involvement of Monu Manesar in Nasir-Junaid…
JAIPUR: Rajasthan Director General of Police Umesh Mishra on Monday said that police investigation did not find direct involvement of Bajrang Dal member and cow vigilante Monu Manesar in the killing of two men in Rajasthan in February.…
Monsoon rain widens cracks in Joshimath, five families shifted to relief camps
GOPESHWAR: Widening cracks in subsidence-hit Joshimath during the monsoon prompted authorities to shift five families to relief camps.
Admitting that land-subsidence in areas declared unsafe earlier this year seems to have been aggravated…
Top hospitals told to be ready to deal with medical crises during summit
“All hospitals have been asked to scale up their infrastructure given that the city will be a focus of an international event.
NEW DELHI: Nuclear, chemical, biological, and radiation, all major city hospitals have been asked to be prepared…
Delhi International airport gears up to receive leaders for G20
No weapons will be allowed to be brought in by delegation members or accompanying security at any of the venues.
NEW DELHI: With less than a month left for the G20 summit in Delhi, works are going in full swing to ensure that the arrival…
ED’s response sought on bail plea by PFI men
The judge directed the central probe agency to file a reply to Ahmed’s plea by August 24 and to the other two applications moved by Ilias and Muqeet by August 26.
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court has sought a response from the Enforcement…
Himachal witnesses highest single-day loss of lives as rain wreaks havoc
CHANDIGARH: At least 50 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh on Monday — 14 of them buried under rubble in two landslips, including one at a temple — as rains wreaked havoc, triggering landslides, washing away bridges and flattening…
Maharashtra government set committee to probe death of 18 in civic hospitals in 24 hours
MUMBAI: Maharashtra state health department issued the notification on Monday constituting the experts' committee to probe the death of 18 patients in civic-run Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Hospital in Kalwa, Thane city. Thane is the home…
Maharashtra: Three more patients die at Thane civic hospital, toll climbs to 21
A nine-member committee set up by the Maharashtra government is looking into the deaths at the CSM Hospital.
Yamuna level rises, but crisis unlikely
The CWC’s five-day flood forecast suggests the water level may touch the warning level of 204.5 metres on Wednesday.
Earthquake of 5.4 magnitude hits Meghalaya, parts of Bangladesh
The earthquake took place at 8.19 pm, and the location was 49 km south-east of Cherrapunjee in Meghalaya, the National Center for Seismology said.
I-DAY address: PM says situation in Manipur improving; peace only way to resolve problems
Addressing the 77th Independence Day celebrations from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi said the entire nation is with Manipur.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the situation in Manipur, which witnessed violence in…
Assam floods: 75,000 people affected, 4 rivers flowing above danger level
Dhemaji is the worst hit with 46,754 people affected, followed by Sivasagar (22,650).
Toll in Solan cloudburst rises to 7; Himachal CM Sukhu condoles deaths
Incessant showers in Himachal Pradesh over the past 24 hours have triggered landslides, blocking several roads, including the Shimla-Chandigarh road which was closed for buses and trucks.
SOLAN: The death toll in the cloudburst at Jadon…
Foolproof security at Red Fort for I-Day, vigil being maintained at city’s borders
Thorough checking is being carried out at the borders and police have warned of strict action against anyone trying to disrupt the law and order situation in the national capital.
NEW DELHI: As the national capital gears up to celebrate…
‘Needy’ farmers to get hunting permits in Punjab
Sources said the state government has allowed short-term permits to aggrieved farmers -- not to the hunters or others -- as was the case earlier.
CHANDIGARH: An improved wildlife habitat due to better management of the forest areas in…