Shimla, 21/8: In a jolt to the Congress ahead of assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, its senior leader Anand Sharma on Sunday resigned from the chairmanship of the party’s steering committee for the state. Sharma, in a letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi, is learnt to have said that his self-respect is “non-negotiable” and…
Jaipur, 21/8: Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Saturday shared on Twitter a purported video clip of BJP’s former MLA Gyan Dev Ahuja, who is allegedly seen admitting his supporters have so far “lynched five people”.BJP leader is seen making the comment while interrupting a speaker, who was urging a group of people to…
New Delhi, 21/8: At least 31 people were killed, 22 of them in Himachal Pradesh alone, as heavy monsoon rains triggered flashfloods, landslides, and house collapses, upending normal life across large swathes of the country. The fatalities included four each in Uttarakhand and Odisha, and one in Jharkhand. Heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh…
New Delhi, 21/8: The Central Bureau of Investigation issued a Look Out Circular (LOC) against all accused, including Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, named in the Delhi excise policy scam, news agency ANI reported. The CBI on Saturday recorded the statements of three of the accused as it began the questioning in the alleged corruption…
Shimla: Thirty-four incidents of landslide, flash flood and cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh owing to heavy rainfall on Saturday claimed 16 lives, officials said, adding eight others have been missing. Mandi, Kangra and Chamba were the worst affected districts, officials said. The railway bridge over the Chakki river on the border of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh also…
Shimla: The government headed by Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur has ensured that Himachal Pradesh emerges as frontrunner in development with its hard work, dedication and commitment to ensure welfare of the people and all this was possible due to the ‘double engine governments’, BJP president J.P. Nadda on Saturday. Addressing a public meeting at Paonta…
Thiruvananthapuram: Ever since coming under attack from Swapna Suresh, the prime accused in the gold smuggling case in Kerala, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan rarely comes before the media. However, on Saturday, Vijayan turned up at a conference organised by the Kerala Union of Working Journalists here, and literally gave a dressing-down to the scribes, giving them…
Shimla: Amid heavy rains and cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh, the Shimla-Kalka National Highway 5 was damaged due to a massive landslide near Shoghi on Saturday, hampering the traffic. No casualties have been reported so far, although the traffic was diverted via Shoghi-Mehli bypass, a senior police officer told IANS. In another incident, Sudesh Mokhta, director of…
Bhubaneswar: Chief Secretary Suresh Chandra Mahapatra directed to expedite the preparation of a comprehensive wildlife (WL) management plan for newly allotted coal block areas. He gave this direction while reviewing the status of forest clearance and wildlife management in newly allotted coal block areas of Angul district in a high-level meeting held on hybrid mode from…
Bhubaneswar, : Odisha Governor Prof Ganeshi Lal on Saturday inaugurated KIIT International School’s 9th edition of the Model United Nations 2022 and shared his vision of a society that promotes an integrated education that brings the teacher, the student and the parents on the same pedestal. The Model United Nations (MUN) is the first of its kind…
