The National Commission for Women (NCW) did not act upon the complaint filed on June 12 on behalf of women who were paraded naked in Manipur.There was fresh tension after the May 4 video surfaced on July 19, showing two women from the Kuki community being paraded naked by a group of men. They were […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the incident of harassment of women in Manipur was “shameful” and urged all state chief ministers to ensure safety of women. While making a strong statement over the incident, Modi said, “I assure the people that the guilty will not be spared and the law will act with […]
One Army officer died while three soldiers sustained injuries in a fire accident in the Siachen glacier on Wednesday.The injured have been safely evacuated from there to hospital, Defence PRO, Leh, Lt Col PS Sidhu said. He said that Regiment Medical Officer Capt Anshuman Singh succumbed to serious burn injuries during the unfortunate incident.While three […]
The Supreme Court will hear on Friday Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s petition challenging the Gujarat High Court’s order refusing to stay his conviction in the ‘Modi surname defamation case’.A Bench led by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on Tuesday agreed to take up Gandhi’s petition challenging the Gujarat High Court’s July 7 verdict after […]
One person has died and three were injured after a cloudburst near Kais village in Kullu’s Raison at 3.55 am Monday. The incident happened following heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh. Kullu DEOC informed the incident occurred near Kais village at Raison in Kullu district.The person killed has been identified as Badal Sharma of Chansari village […]
The water level in Yamuna was recorded at 206.02 metres at 8 am on Sunday against 207.58 metres yesterday morning, the Delhi Flood Control Department said.The situation of waterlogging in several low-lying areas of Delhi, including on roads from Kashmere Gate to Majnu Ka Tila, has improved today as the water level is slowly receding, […]
Following heavy rain in its upper catchment areas, the Yamuna has been flowing above the danger mark in Delhi for the past five days. As the overflowing Yamuna disrupted daily life in parts of the national capital, a regulator of the Delhi Irrigation and Flood Control Department suffered damage near the Indraprastha bus stand and […]
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 […]
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 […]