India

MCD prepared to deal with monsoon, claims Delhi Mayor

11 Jul 2023 01:47 AM IST

Even as unprecedented scenes from the national capital converge on TV and social media amid maximum monsoon rain in a day in 40 years, with large swathes of the city submerged under water, be it north, south, east, west on central, as heavy rain continues to lash Delhi and Yamuna

Pragati Maidan tunnel closed for traffic amid waterlogging

11 Jul 2023 01:44 AM IST

The Pragati Maidan tunnel was closed for traffic on Monday due to congestion caused by waterlogging on the stretch, officials said. In a tweet, the Delhi Traffic Police said, “Movement of traffic is restricted at Pragati Maidan tunnel due to waterlogging. Commuters are advised to plan their journey accordingly.” One

No flood threat in Delhi, says Kejriwal on rise in Yamuna level

11 Jul 2023 01:43 AM IST

Evacuation of people living in low lying areas of the Yamuna floodplains began Monday evening with the river crossing the danger mark due to the release of water from Hathnikund barrage in Haryana amid heavy rains in the northern belt of the country. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal chaired a

rescue operations intensified in Punjab

11 Jul 2023 01:41 AM IST

With incessant rains continuing to lash across the region for the third consecutive day, the Punjab Police along with the teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have scaled up the rescue and evacuation operations in flood-ravaged districts in the state, said Director General

MP, Deputy Commissioner save stranded family

11 Jul 2023 01:40 AM IST

In an exemplary service for people in need, Lok Sabha MP from Jalandhar, Sushil Kumar Rinku and Deputy Commissioner Jalandhar Vishesh Sarangal saved the lives of a family in the village falling in Ludhiana district. Both the MP and Deputy Commissioner were overseeing rescue works in Phillaur Sub Division when

Rains continue to lash Punjab, Army assistance sought in Patiala

11 Jul 2023 01:39 AM IST

Punjab’s Patiala district was reeling under a flood-like situation following heavy monsoon rainfall, with authorities seeking the Army’s assistance to combat the escalating crisis, officials said on Monday. Floodwaters entered the premises of the Rajpura Thermal Power Plant here, leading to the shutdown of one of its 700 MW units,

Jakhar visits flood affected areas

11 Jul 2023 01:38 AM IST

Hitting the ground running even before taking over as State BJP President, Senior leader and former Member of Parliament (MP) Sunil Jakhar on Monday visited the flood-affected areas of Kharar to take stock of the situation first-hand. He cautioned the state government to prepare for the worst as with rains

Rajasthan Congress appoints office bearers to Pradesh, District Committees

11 Jul 2023 01:37 AM IST

The All India Congress Committee (AICC) on Monday announced that it had appointed office bearers to both its Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee as well as its District Congress Committees. A statement signed by AICC General Secretary KC Venugopal read: “Hon’ble Congress President has approved the proposal for the appointment of

Rudra Aid launches anti-drug addiction ayurvedic medicine

11 Jul 2023 01:36 AM IST

In order to nail the drug addiction in society and to help people suffering from addiction to come out of this menace emphatically, the Rudra Aid Foundation organised a camp on deaddiction in Punjab. In the camp, Rudra Aid Foundation launched an Ayurveda medicine named Mukti, which has been certified

AAP targeting ‘Hindu leadership’ in Punjab to help BJP: Congress alleges

11 Jul 2023 01:31 AM IST

The Congress on Monday alleged that its “Hindu leadership” in Punjab was being targeted by the Bhagwant Mann government to help the BJP and that the AAP dispensation was indulging in headline management to “hide its failures like the Modi government”. Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera asked why action was being

SC grants four weeks to Assam govt to file affidavit

11 Jul 2023 01:29 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Monday granted four weeks to the State of Assam to file its affidavit on the plea of Indian Youth Congress president Srinivas BV, challenging the Gauhati High Court order rejecting his anticipatory bail plea in an alleged harassment case filed against him. A bench of Justices

Four persons stranded on island rescued after 13-hour operation

11 Jul 2023 01:28 AM IST

Four people stuck on an island in the swollen Narmada river near Bhedaghat in Madhya Pradesh’s Jabalpur district were rescued on Monday morning by the NDRF after a more than 13-hour operation, police said. The four persons, belonging to Garhapurva in Jabalpur town, went to the spot for fishing on