Heavy rains lashed parts of the Jammu region overnight (File) A woman drowned, and three people were injured in separate incidents as heavy rains lashed parts of Jammu overnight, officials said on Saturday. The woman was identified as Rozi Kouser (30), they said. Kouser's body was recovered from a stream …...Read More
Woman Drowns, 3 Injured In Separate Incidents Due To Heavy Rain In Jammu
Congress To Firefight Mysuru Land Scam, Illegal Money Transfer Charges
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his deputy, DK Shivakumar, will be in Delhi today to meet the Congress' top leadership. On the agenda is the fallout of allegations of misappropriation of Rs 187 crore from the Karnataka Maharshi Valmiki Scheduled Tribe Development Corporation. The opposition alliance - the BJP and …...Read More
19 Killed In Wayanad Landslides, Hundreds Trapped, Air Force Called In
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has spoken to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and assured all help to the LDF government. He has also asked BJP chief JP Nadda to ensure that party workers assist in rescue work. The Prime Minister has also spoken to Union Minister Suresh Gopi, BJP's lone …...Read More
Telangana, Andhra Chief Ministers Meet For The 1st Time In 4 Years
Chandrababu Naidu had proposed the meeting on July 1 The much-awaited meeting between Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and his Telangana counterpart A. Revanth Reddy began at Mahatma Jyotirao Phule Praja Bhavan here on Saturday to discuss the inter-state issues. Ministers and senior officials from both states are …...Read More
6 More Die As Assam Flood Situation Remains Critical, Death Count Now 70
A total of 23,96,648 people have been affected by the floods in 29 districts (File) The flood situation in Assam remained critical on Saturday with six more persons losing their lives and nearly 24 lakh people affected, an official bulletin said. The devastating floods claimed the lives of two persons …...Read More
Soon, Food Packets Will Have Bigger, Bolder Info On Sugar, Salt, Fat
Representational Image In a historic move, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has approved a proposal to make a bolder and bigger display of nutritional information regarding total sugar, salt and saturated fat on packaged food items, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) said on …...Read More
No Veggies, Not Even Dal, This School's Mid-Day Meal Is Rice And Turmeric
Officials at the school said they have not got any vegetables for nearly a week. Refusing to be outdone by reports of children being served chapatis and salt in their mid-day meals in other states, a school in Chhattisgarh has been giving its students plain rice with only some turmeric …...Read More
From Torrential Rain To Scorching Heatwave: India's Extreme Weather Events
More than 50 people were killed after landslides swept through tea estates and homes in Kerala (Reuters) India has witnessed extreme weather conditions in recent years, from torrential rain and floods to droughts and cyclones, blamed by some experts on climate change. More than 50 people were killed after landslides …...Read More
In 2-Day Meet With Senior BJP Leaders, PM Focusses On Governance Issues
The two-day 'mukhyamantri parishad' began on Saturday. The chief ministers of BJP-ruled states made presentations on various development schemes going on in their states as the party's top brass, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, held deliberations with them over governance issues for a second consecutive day on Sunday. Union ministers …...Read More
Rahul Gandhi To Visit In Manipur On Monday, Meet People In Relief Camps
The Opposition has been attacking the Centre over the ethnic violence in Manipur (File) Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi will visit Manipur on Monday and meet the violence-affected people in different districts of the state. State Congress president K Meghachandra said Gandhi would travel from Delhi to …...Read More
