Dehradun: The recent monsoon rains in Uttarakhand have wreaked havoc, claiming 13 lives and leaving the toll still climbing. In a recent tragedy, 16 people went missing after a cloudburst triggered landslides on the Kedarnath pedestrian route late Wednesday night. The State Meteorological Center reports that the state has shattered its 58-year rainfall record. The…
Kodagu/Ankola (Karnataka): Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday visited and inspected the landslide area of Srimangala Kutta in Ponnampet taluk in the district and held discussions with officials and locals here. More than 20 families have lost their homes due to the collapse of the hill during the last week of July. According to officials,…
Wayanad (Kerala): Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday described the landslides in Wayanad district of Kerala as a “terrible tragedy” of such magnitude in a single area that the state has not seen till now, and said that it should be treated differently. Gandhi said that…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged governors to play the role of an effective bridge between the Centre and the state and interact with people and social organisations in a manner that would co-opt those who are underprivileged. Addressing the two-day conference of governors, inaugurated and chaired by President Droupadi Murmu, Modi…
Dehradun: Twelve people, including three of a family, were killed and six injured in heavy overnight rains in various parts of Uttarakhand that triggered many incidents of house collapse, flooding and rise in water levels of several rivers, officials said on Thursday. Most parts of the state did not receive fresh rains till Thursday afternoon….
Bengaluru: Karnataka government on Thursday issued a strong advisory to Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, urging him to retract his show-cause notice to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. The notice demanded an explanation for not granting prosecution sanction in the alleged Mysuru Urban Development Authority (MUDA) site allotment scam. Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar, addressing reporters post-Cabinet meeting, condemned…
Wayanad: Rescue and relief operations continue for the third day in Wayanad, with the death toll from Tuesday’s landslides rising to 277 and at least 240 people still missing. The agony and sighs of rescued people linger over the uneasy silence of the dead, buried beneath slush and concrete rubble in the landslide-hit regions of…
Chennai: The Supreme Court’s ruling that says states are empowered to make sub-classifications of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes to grant quotas inside the reserved category is a recognition of the DMK’s Dravidian model and its efforts to ensure social justice for oppressed sections of society, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Thursday….
Chennai: Chief Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday declined to comment on the possibility of the Union government extending the term of office of Tamil Nadu Governor R N Ravi since his five-year term is set to expire. Speaking to reporters here, Stalin, when asked on claims that Ravi has chances to continue in office, he…
Wayanad: The picturesque district of Wayanad has been struck by a catastrophic series of landslides, leading to a staggering death toll of over 190, with at least 225 people reported missing. The calamity has left hundreds injured and displaced thousands from their homes. As dawn broke on Wednesday, rescue operations resumed with urgency, hoping to…
