At Rajghat, the water level was recorded at 11.79 metres at 6 am Thursday, nearly 1.43 metres above the danger mark of 10.36 metres. Floodwaters have submerged 20 panchayats in Bhograi block, cutting off more than 130 villages from the rest of the district. Embankments have been breached in several places, with water flowing over…
This is 220 mm more than the normal 786.5 mm, placing the state in the ‘excess’ category with a 28% surplus. Data from the Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, shows widespread rainfall across most districts. Fourteen districts reported excess rainfall ranging between 20% and 59% above normal, including Khordha (912.9 mm), Cuttack (1145.1 mm), Puri (945 mm),…
Bengaluru, 20/8: Infrastructure Development Minister M B Patil has clarified there is currently no proposal to establish Bengaluru’s second international airport in Tumakuru district.Responding to an unstarred question raised by Tumkur City MLA G B Jyothi Ganesh in the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Minister Patil said the government had no proposal either for a second…
New Delhi, 20/8: The United States ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, on Wednesday called Kashmir “an important part of India”, striking a jarring note to the bonhomie between President Donald Trump’s administration and the civil-military leadership of Pakistan.Kashmir is an important part of India,” Gor, who is also Trump’s special envoy to South and Central…
Kalyani, 19/8: A court in West Bengal’s Nadia district on Wednesday ordered the issuance of an arrest warrant against Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra for non-compliance with its order for her appearance in a hate speech case.The Krishnagar court also directed that an execution report of the arrest warrant against Moitra be submitted before it…
Washington, 19/8: US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he planned to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and said the Asian nation held 57 “very powerful” nuclear weapons.The remarks come as Trump ordered Pentagon officials to cut short joint exercises with the South Korean military, writing in a Sunday social media post…
New Delhi, 19/8: Congress on Wednesday made it clear that it is not for any increase in the number of Lok Sabha seats from the existing 543 for the next 25 years, as the Modi government insists on amending the Constitution for a new delimitation regime inwhich the number rises up to 850.The party’s stand…
Bengaluru, 19/8: Two more officials from the Parappana Agrahara Central Prison in Bengaluru were suspended as investigations continued in connection with the phones being discovered inside the jail, including in a cell housing convicted rapist and former JDS MP Prajwal Ravanna. The suspended officials have been identified as jailer Ramesh Dharmatti and warder Mahesh Sajjan….
New Delhi, 19/8: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Tamil Nadu to chair a meeting on Thursday, August 20. He is said to interact with the Southern Zonal Council in its 31st meeting at Mahabalipuram.The Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of the member states and Union Territories of the Southern region, along with…
India beat hosts Sri Lanka by 165 runs on the final day of the Galle Test thanks to the deadly bowling of its spinners. With the win, India lead the two-match Test series 1-0. Chasing a target of 372 runs for victory, the Sri Lankan team was bowled out for just 206 runs in the…
