Chamoli (Uttarakhand), March 2 (IANS) The death toll in the massive avalanche in the Mana area of Uttarakhand’s Chamoli climbed to eight, with the bodies of all the four missing workers found on Sunday, leading to the end of the rescue mission, officials said. Local Brigade commander, Brigadier Mandeep Singh Dhillon said the body of … Read more
Chamoli, March 2 (IANS) The death toll in the Chamoli avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Mana region has reached seven, with the rescue officials pulling out three more bodies on Sunday. Meanwhile, the search operation for one missing worker is still ongoing. With this, the total number of recovered people has risen to 53, including the seven … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday turned away a petitioner who, citing video footage and visuals related to the February 15 night stampede at the New Delhi Railway Station, claimed that the death toll had been suppressed by the authorities, thereby, denying ex-gratia to families of many victims. Refusing to issue … Read more
JAMMU: In a major relief to the people of J&K and also the pilgrims visiting Shri Mata Vaishnodevi Shrine, a Division Bench of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court comprising Chief Justice Tashi Rabstan and Justice M A Chowdhary has directed the respondents to withdraw the order/direction regarding redistributing the influence length from Lakhanpur … Read more
Jammu, Feb 26 (IANS) The J&K and Ladakh High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to reduce the toll rates in the union territory. Officials said on Wednesday that to give relief to commuters and the pilgrims of Mata Vaishno Devi pilgrims, the J&K High Court has directed the Union … Read more
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) West Bengal on Saturday reported a death reportedly caused by the Guillain-Barre Syndrome, the second fatality in the state since January. The victim has been identified as Khairul Sheikh, 22, a resident of the Suti area in the state’s Murshidabad district. He is a former para-medical student of state-run R.G. Kar … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS) At least 18 people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a tragic stampede that broke out late Saturday night at New Delhi Railway Station. The incident occurred as a massive crowd of passengers, hoping to board trains to Prayagraj for the ongoing Maha Kumbh Mela, rushed onto … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 12 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday informed the Assembly that the tolls will be collected from bridges and roads built using Kerala Infrastructure Investment Board (KIIFB). “If this is done, things will be smoother financially for the state,” the Chief Minister said while taking part in the discussion on the … Read more
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 6 (IANS) Former Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac said on Thursday that the state government has to collect the toll to raise the revenue for the state. “Times have changed. We will have to collect the toll on roads and bridges built using KIIFB funds,” said Isaac. The former minister added that the … Read more
