Kullu: Triggered by heavy rainfall a massive landslide hit parts of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh. In the inner Akhada Bazaar of Kullu district, two to three houses have been damaged in the early hours of Thursday.The rescue team of the district administration, including NDRF (National Disaster Response Force), Home Guard, Fire Department, and Police Department teams…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday registered a suo motu case over the lack of functional CCTV cameras in police stations across the country. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta took cognisance of a media report stating that 11 people have died in police custody in Rajasthan during the first eight…
Jammu: The Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) stated on Sunday that all government and private schools in Jammu Division will remain closed until September 1.This step has been taken in response to persistent heavy rainfall and landslides that have been affecting the hilly areas of the region.Earlier today, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah…
New Delhi: The upcoming Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms, which aim to cut rates and boost private consumption, could offset the US tariff impact, BMI, a Fitch Solutions company, said on Thursday, adding that India is likely to remain one of the fastest-growing emerging market economies in Asia through this decade.India’s GDP is projected to…
Haldwani: A school bus carrying around 40 children fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand’s Haldwani on Thursday morning after the driver lost control of the speeding bus, leaving more than a dozen children injured. The incident took place in Jaipur Bisa village on Bareilly Road under Lalkuan Kotwali, when the bus was heading towards a…
Gadchiroli: In a major success to the armed forces, as many as four Maoists have been killed and several weapons have been recovered from the forest in the border of Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra.According to reports, after about eight hours of intermittent firing in the Koparshi forest area on the Gadchiroli-Narayanpur border, the bodies of four Maoists (that is,…
Lucknow: In line with the Yogi Government’s directive, a statewide road safety campaign, ‘No Helmet, No Fuel,’ will run from September 1 to 30 across Uttar Pradesh, according to an official release.Led by district magistrates in coordination with road safety committees, the drive will see police, transport, revenue, and district administration officials working jointly to ensure…
New Delhi: Two people sustained minor injuries in Delhi’s Mohan Garden on Tuesday after a four-floor roof collapsed in Siddhatri Enclave, police said.The roof collapsed due to incessant rain and the incident occurred under the Mohan Garden PS area in Dwarka district. No life-threatening injuries have been reported to the two injured, as they were shifted…
Doda: Flash floods were triggered due to massive cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir’s Doda district on Tuesday. Normal life was thrown out of gear with the Jammu-Srinagar highway forced to be closed. Heavy rainfall lashed out and led to landslides at multiple locations in the route.Vehicular movement was halted as landslides occurred thus leading to traffic…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held delegation-level bilateral talks with Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka at Hyderabad House in the national capital.PM Rabuka arrived in New Delhi on Sunday, marking the start of his official visit to India, which will continue until August 26. This is his first visit to India as…
