Kathmandu: The death toll in the massive flash floods in Nepal rose to 162, leaving scores, including security personnel and foreign tourists, missing, and sweeping away properties in one of the country’s worst disasters in recent years, according to a media report. The flash floods on Wednesday wreaked havoc across three districts in Nepal. It…
Raipur: The state-run Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (IGKV) in Raipur has demanded a police investigation into the alleged leak of another BSc Agriculture question paper, officials said. Earlier, exams of two BSc Agriculture subjects were cancelled after their question papers were allegedly leaked. In the latest case, the question paper for the APB-5121 (Fundamentals of…
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has accused the Congress of treating tribals as a “vote bank”, asserting that the ruling BJP prioritised the welfare of the community. Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee had established a separate ministry for the development of Scheduled Tribes during his tenure, Sai noted. “The Congress party has…
New Delhi: Over 130 Indians, including many pilgrims on Mansarovar Yatra, were missing and scores of others were stranded in Nepal after flash floods swept through its central districts, unleashing devastation and cutting off affected areas, according to officials in the neighbouring country. The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu and several states, including Tamil Nadu, West…
Kathmandu: Nearly 160 people were killed and over 750, including 133 Indian nationals, remain missing after a massive flash flood originating in Tibet swept through central Nepal on Wednesday, devastating several towns and villages, washing away critical bridges, and crippling a dozen hydropower projects. Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told the parliament that an earthquake…
New Delhi: The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday said the event featuring its chief Mohan Bhagwat in New York has been organised in the spirit of open dialogue and invited “anyone interested” in knowing more about the organisation to join the discussion. The remarks by senior RSS functionary Sunil Ambekar came amid New York…
Kathmandu: Nepal Prime Minister Balendra Shah on Wednesday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his “warm words of solidarity” and for offering all possible humanitarian assistance to the flood-hit country for the rescue and relief operations. Nearly 100 people were killed and over 750, including 133 Indian nationals, remain missing after a massive flash flood…
Patna: Bihar was put on high alert on Wednesday as floodwaters from Nepal entered the Gandak river and reached the Gandak Barrage, prompting authorities to open all 36 gates to control the surge, officials said. The barrage is situated at Valmikinagar in West Champaran, the northernmost district of the state that shares a border with…
K.S. Nagarajan As a retired ONGC scientist and 1971 war veteran, I have appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for urgent intervention to strengthen accountability among public servants and provide institutional support to innovators whose ideas, I believe, are being lost due to bureaucratic delays. In this open letter to the Prime Minister, I argue…
Hardly anyone outside India’s deep-tech ecosystem may have heard of NoPo Nanotechnologies. Yet, in a modest facility in Bengaluru’s Electronic City, a company born from an improbable dream is attempting to solve one of the most consequential problems in advanced manufacturing — producing carbon nanotubes at industrial scale. And it all began with Mars. Gadhadar…
