Jawans of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) rescued 16 passengers, including the boatman, after a 10-hour-long operation in the Ajay river, near Jamuria in West Burdwan district in the early hours today.
“Diwali with brave jawans at Border in Bumla, Arunachal Pradesh. #HappyDeepavali2024 #Diwali,” the Union Minister wrote on X.
The jawans of National Disaster Rescue Force (NDRF) have recovered two bodies of youths, who were drowned in Sitalpur Ghat in the Damodar, under Kulti police station.
A staggering 68,826 hectares of farmland have been either fully or partially destroyed resulting in a loss of 2.43 lakh metric tons as the state grapples with the aftermath of relentless rains.
CISF jawans from Thursday took over charges of internal security arrangements in the state-run R G Kar Medical College Hospital, within a couple of days after the Supreme Court ordered deployment of central forces at the teaching hospital where a 31-year-old postgraduate trainee (PGT) doctor was brutally raped and murdered on 9 August.
The BSF jawans attempted to calm the crowd, but it gradually started moving closer to them, growing increasingly agitated.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday expressed condolences to the bereaved family of Siddhant Chetri who lost his life during an encounter with terrorists in Rajouri's Khandi area.
"When I see who is giving the advice, I can only bow and respect, but I think we shouldn't directly or indirectly criticise our jawans," said External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
A Police Inspector and two jawans were injured when a clash broke out between two communities in this district of the state, police said on Thursday.
According to sources, The incident took place at 5.30 am when a jawan fired at three other soldiers in his barrack and later shot himself in the stomach with his own weapon
