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Srinagar, July 19: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday reviewed the situation in Rajouri and Poonch districts following incessant rain and flash floods, directing officials to ensure immediate relief and assistance to affected families.In a post on X, the Lieutenant Governor said he spoke to senior officials and assessed the situation in the affected areas. He said rescue teams comprising the civil administration, police, Army, SDRF and local volunteers were actively engaged in rescue and relief operations in Rajouri.Sinha said the affected families had already been shifted to safer places and that all departments had been placed on high alert, with…
Safdarjung Hospital issues Sonam Wangchuk health update NEW DELHI: Activist Sonam Wangchuk remains in stable condition but continues to need sustained medical intervention and continuous monitoring after his prolonged hunger strike, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital said on Sunday, while sharing his health update.Wangchuk was shifted to Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday after Delhi Police removed him from the protest site at Jantar Mantar, citing medical advice and directions of the Delhi High Court. He had been on an indefinite hunger strike demanding the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan over alleged irregularities in national examinations, including the NEET paper leak…
Mumbai: BMC has completed the removal of fallen trees and branches and carried out tree pruning at 3,841 locations across the city following damage caused by heavy rain and strong winds earlier this month.Civic officials said work is still underway at 542 locations, where operations are being carried out in phases due to site conditions, safety concerns or pending permissions.According to the BMC, between June 22 and July 17, a total of 902 trees were uprooted and 1,275 branches fell across public and private properties. Of the uprooted trees, 367 were on BMC land and 524 on private properties, while…
Sonam Wangchuk, shifted to Safdarjung Hospital, and CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke, who has taken over the indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar. NEW DELHI: A day after activist Sonam Wangchuk was shifted to Delhi’s Safdarjung Hospital from the Jantar Mantar protest site, he appealed to supporters to make the proposed July 20 march to Parliament a success. In a message posted on X through his wife, Gitanjali J. Angmo, Wangchuk urged people to make the July 20 “March to the Parliament” a success, while describing his stay at Safdarjung Hospital as “illegal detention.””20th JULY आज़ादी का दूसरा आन्दोलन भय मुक्त…
Bengaluru: State govt’s proposal to extend Namma Metro’s Green Line from Madavara to Tumakuru, estimated to cost Rs 20,000 crore under the PPP model, is still under consideration and awaiting approval. In parallel, the railways is exploring a significantly more economical alternative that could improve suburban connectivity between Bengaluru and Tumakuru.Aiming to run more trains and ease congestion, SWR plans to quadruple Bengaluru–Tumakuru rail line through a Rs 2,231.8-crore project that will add third and fourth tracks over nearly 70km.South Western Railway (SWR) officials said train movement on the route has increased substantially over the years, resulting in capacity constraints.…
Cong govt will fill up every vacant govt job: CM Revanth Hyderabad: Chief minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday accused the previous BRS govt of merely issuing notifications without providing jobs to youth during its 10-year tenure, alleging that it instead made crores of rupees through question paper leaks. He appealed to unemployed youth not to fall into the opposition’s trap.“The Congress govt will issue notifications and fill every vacant govt post in the state, handing over appointment letters to selected candidates in a phased manner. But the KCR-led previous BRS govt provided jobs only to K Chandrasekhar Rao’s family…
Chennai: The Chennai city police on Saturday arrested a man who sexually assaulted a woman on the false promise of marriage and then abandoned her after she gave birth to a child.The woman, who works at a private hospital in the city, lodged a complaint at Teynampet all women police station saying R Siva, 33, of Palakkarai in Trichy had cheated her and sexually assaulted her on multiple occasions by promising to marry her. However, after she became pregnant, he stopped talking to her. After she gave birth to a baby girl, Siva abandoned her.Based on her complaint, police arrested…
Ahmedabad: Two men were arrested by Sola High Court police for allegedly smuggling IMFL in a Toyota Fortuner fitted with a fake registration number plate. Police seized liquor worth Rs 5 lakh and other valuables, taking the total value of the seized items to Rs 18.8 lakh.Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted an SUV on SP Ring Road near the Bhadaj crossroads underpass. During the search, officers recovered 3,012 bottles and beer cans of IMFL concealed in the vehicle. The SUV, mobile phones and the liquor consignment were seized.The arrested men, both residents of Barmer district in Rajasthan,…
Jhansi: The entire top portion of an overhead tank caved in after it got stuck by lightning here on Friday late night causing panic among hundreds of residents living nearby.The incident has been reported from Maharaj Singh Nagar in Nagra, a thickly populated area. On Friday late night while there was rain and lightning, locals noticed some damage being caused on the top of the overhead tank.On Saturday morning upon inspection it was found that a large portion of the top part had caved in, damaging the whole tank. The water supply was immediately stopped and the tank was emptied.Scores…
Pune: A 30-year-old worker, Mohammed Irfan Yusuf, died in a fire that broke out at a paint storage unit in Vetalnagar, Kondhwa, late on Friday night.Fire brigade officials reached the spot around 11pm and found that the paint storage unit, which was located on the ground floor, had already been engulfed in fire.Senior inspector Santosh Khetmalas of Kondhwa police said, “Yusuf and his co-workers were carrying out welding in the store. The unit was stocked with thinners and paints, which are highly flammable. Co-workers of the deceased told us that while welding, a spark fell into a container of thinner,…