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…
Paris: Indian badminton ace P V Sindhu on Friday said she will take a short break following her pre-quarterfinal exit from the Olympic Games as she comes to terms with “one of the hardest” defeats of her career but promised to continue after “carefully” evaluating her journey ahead. Sindhu, who won a silver in the…
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…
Hyderabad: Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said his government would formulate a new sports policy to promote sports in a big way. The proposed policy would be debated in the next session of the Legislative Assembly, he said, appreciating the policy being followed in Haryana to encourage sportspersons. The chief minister, who…
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Paris: PV Sindhu’s hopes of winning a third Olympic medal lay in tatters as she made a shock exit from the Paris Games with a straight-game loss against China’s world number nine He Bingjiao in the women’s singles pre-quarterfinals here on Thursday. The 29-year-old from Hyderabad failed to mount a consistent attack and was outpaced…
Lakshmi Narayana Puttaparthi: In a move underscoring his administration’s dedication to societal welfare, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Nara Chandrababu Naidu disbursed funds from the NTR Bharosa Pension Scheme to beneficiaries at Gundumala, in Puttaparthi’s Madakashira Mandal, Sri Satya Sai District, on Thursday. During his visit, he personally engaged with the beneficiaries to understand their financial…
Wayanad: Two days after the massive landslides that hit the hilly town of Wayanad in Kerala which claimed over 250 lives, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) released satellite images of the extensive damage caused in the region. The massive landslides which struck Wayanad on Tuesday claimed the lives of at least 256 people and…
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….
