Nine killed in landslides, shooting stones in J&K
Nine people were killed in the Jammu division on Monday in landslides and shooting stones triggered by incessant rains in the Poonch and Doda districts.
Nine people were killed in the Jammu division on Monday in landslides and shooting stones triggered by incessant rains in the Poonch and Doda districts.
Odisha's evolving approach to climate resilience and disaster preparedness took centre stage at the 20th edition of Odisha Manaska, a public discourse organised by Bhubaneswar-based think tank All Things Odisha, where experts and participants deliberated on the State's preparedness for climate-induced disasters and the challenges posed by climate change.
The issue reverberated both inside and outside Parliament on the opening day of the Monsoon Session, as opposition parties pressed for an immediate discussion on the recurring paper leak crisis and the alleged crackdown on student protesters.
Four Left parties on Monday staged a protest demonstration in Bhubaneswar in support of the nationwide student agitation at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi and the hunger strike by education reform activist Sonam Wangchuk, demanding the resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and the withdrawal of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, which they described as "anti-student."
In an apparent case of mass suicide, four members of a family from Baloti village near Sapotra town in Rajasthan's Karauli district allegedly consumed poison on Monday.
President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated Yashoda Medicity in a grand ceremony attended by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak, Union Minister Anupriya Patel, and other dignitaries.
Addressing the 127th episode of his monthly radio programme 'Mann ki Baat', Modi said that Patel made unparalleled efforts for the nation's unity and integrity.
Gandhi described the tragedy as one that “shakes the conscience of any civilised society.”
The Board, headed by Justice MK Hanjura (Retired) of the J&K High Court, on Friday met Wangchuk in the Jodhpur Central Jail and held a hearing of the case.
India’s air-pollution mortality rate stands at around 186 deaths per 100,000 people, more than ten times the rate in high-income countries, which is 17 per 100,000.
