The torrential Yamuna in Delhi swelled to a staggering 208.48 metres on Thursday morning, inundating nearby streets and public and private infrastructure, and causing immense hardships to people living in close proximity to the river. The water level at the Old Railway Bridge crossed the 208-metre mark on Wednesday night and rose to 208.48 metres […]
Congress’s dilemma came to the fore when the Rajasthan government decided not to oppose the Union Government’s decision to ban states from purchasing rice from the pool of Food Corporation of India (FCI) through the Open Market Sale Scheme (OMSS).Notably, the Congress-ruled Karnataka government has continuously been opposing the Union Government’s decision to ban the […]
As the ruling Trinamool Congress marched towards victory in the panchayat elections on Tuesday the opposition BJP questioned Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for silence over 40 killings reported since the declaration of elections a month ago.”This is nirmamata (cruelty) not Mamata,” BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said at a press conference on Tuesday amid counting of […]
A Manang Air helicopter with six people aboard went missing near Mount Everest in Nepal on Tuesday, aviation authorities said.According to Tribhuvan International Airport General Manager Pratap Babu Tiwari, the chopper, with call sign 9N-AMV, went contactless 15 minutes into the flight. The chopper had taken off from Surki in Solukhumbu for the capital Kathmandu […]
The rain ebbed on Tuesday after three days of incessant downpour, which left behind a trail of destruction in several parts of Punjab and Haryana where properties worth crores were damaged and nine lives lost.The governments in both states have stepped up efforts to provide relief to affected people even as they scramble to conduct […]
The Chandigarh administration has ordered the UT schools to remain closed till July 13 (Thursday) due to heavy rainfall in the region. Since Sunday morning, UT Chandigarh has experienced heavy and continuous rainfall and there is prediction for rainfall in the coming days as well. The significant rainfall and the weather forecast has raised concerns […]
Level in the Ghaggar at Bhankhapur (near Dera Bassi) shows that the level was 11,555 cusecs, much lower than Sunday’s, when the water level had crossed the danger mark. However, downstream, a breach has been reported in the Narwana branch – 52 km from Bhankhapur, which has led to flooding of the villages near the […]
With the passing of every hour, the situation in Patiala seems to be turning grave as the Punjab government has sought the help of more Army personnel to deal with floods in the district.In a communication sent to the Adviser of Civil Military Affairs of GOC-in-C Secretariat at the Western Command in Chandimandir, the Punjab […]