India

UPA stands for ‘utpidan, pakshpat, atyachar’: BJP President

17 Jul 2023 09:46 AM IST

BJP president J P Nadda arrived in Jaipur on Sunday to launch the party’s “Nahi Sahega Rajasthan” campaign against the Congress government. Nadda launched the party’s poll campaign, Nahi Sahega Rajasthan, to oust the Congress from power. Assembly elections are due in the state by the year’s end. This campaign

Punjab sets up special camps to aid animals

17 Jul 2023 09:44 AM IST

In response to the widespread flooding in Punjab, the Punjab Animal Husbandry Department has set up special relief camps to protect and treat animals affected by the crisis. This initiative was reported by the Directorate of Information and Public Relations and includes the deployment of rescue teams working continuously to

Flood crisis in North India: Evacuation, relief operations ongoing amid predicted heavy rainfall

17 Jul 2023 09:43 AM IST

As the Indian states of Punjab and Haryana grapple with the aftermath of heavy monsoon rains and subsequent floods, there is mounting concern over the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB)’s decision to release 22,300 cusec of water from the Pong Dam in Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district. This discharge occurred on

Himachal Pradesh launches digital platform for disaster aid

17 Jul 2023 09:38 AM IST

Amid the worst flooding in 50 years, causing unprecedented damage in Himachal Pradesh, India, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has inaugurated the “Aapda Rahat Kosh-2023” website. The digital platform is designed to streamline financial aid to disaster-stricken residents and ensure transparent, seamless transactions for donors both domestically and internationally. The

Punjab government launches specialised force to combat road accidents

17 Jul 2023 09:29 AM IST

In an initiative to curb the number of daily traffic fatalities, the Punjab government announced its plan to establish a specialised force that will focus on enhancing road safety and managing traffic, an official shared on Saturday. This new unit, christened the Sadak Surakhya Force (Road Safety Force), will form

Court denies bail to loan fraud accused, says such offence erodes public trust

17 Jul 2023 09:14 AM IST

A Delhi court here has denied bail to a man in a money laundering case related to an alleged bank loan fraud, saying such “unscrupulous shenanigans” erode public trust and weaken the foundations of the economy. Dismissing Bharat Rana Chaudhary’s bail application, Special Judge Neelofer Abida Perveen termed the modus

Kejriwal should tell how much money spent on infrastructure, ads in last 9 years’

17 Jul 2023 09:12 AM IST

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Gautam Gambhir on Sunday said that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will have to tell the people how much money the government has spent on infrastructure and advertisements in the last nine years under his tenure amid flooding and water logging in several parts of

Delhi govt to give financial help of Rs 10,000 to flood-hit families

17 Jul 2023 09:11 AM IST

Noting that many very poor families living on the banks of the Yamuna have suffered a lot due to the flood-like situation in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced ten thousand rupees per family as financial help for the affected families. Taking to Twitter, the

Why Yamuna withdrawing from Delhi streets so slowly?

17 Jul 2023 09:08 AM IST

The Yamuna’s water levels are steadily dropping, but this hasn’t made much of a difference to the flooded Delhi streets. Yamuna’s water level was 206.14 metres on Sunday morning, down from a height of 208.66 metres at 8 o’clock on Thursday. However, a barrage on the Yamuna with some clogged

Uncertainty stares flood-hit slum dwellers

17 Jul 2023 09:07 AM IST

As floods hit the low-lying areas in the national capital, slum dwellers whose houses got submerged claimed that they were not alerted beforehand and many others alleged that help was not forthcoming from the administration. Many of those affected by the floods in Mayur Vihar and old Yamuna bridge areas

Delhi BJP slams AAP govt on cleaning Yamuna

17 Jul 2023 09:06 AM IST

Asserting that the absence of “desilting” of the Yamuna was the root cause of floods in Delhi, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Meenakashi Lekhi on Sunday lashed out at the Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government, asking where the Rs 6,800 crore was spent on cleaning the river. The Union Minister

Kejriwal visits Delhi’s Mori Gate flood camp, promises relief to victims

17 Jul 2023 09:05 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday visited a flood relief camp in Sarvodaya Bal Vidyalaya at Mori Gate in north Delhi. Kejriwal was accompanied by Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Atishi during his visit to the relief camp, where residents of the flooded Yamuna Bazar area have taken