Armed Forces launch war-like effort to rescue flood affected in Andhra Pradesh, KarnatakaBANGALORE - The Armed Forces on Saturday intensified the search, rescue and relief operations for people in the flood ravaged states of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Flood wreak havoc in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg districtSINDHUDURG - Floods caused by incessant rains continued to wrecked havoc in Maharashtra’s Sindhudurg district on Saturday, as hundreds of people were left stranded and acres of agricultural lands were washed away. Azad promises more medical colleges for North-East IndiaGUWAHATI - Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad said on Saturday the Centre will set up medical colleges under the supervision of the State Governments in the North East India to overcome shortage of doctors in remote and far-flung areas of the region. Mubarak Mandi gets a facelift in Jammu and KashmirJAMMU - Mubarak Mandi complex, a group of palaces, in Jammu is getting a facelift to restore its past glory. Ram Baraat celebration in AyodhyaAYODHYA - Ram Baraat or deity marriage - a part of the Ramleela celebrations, which is one of the biggest annual events in northern India, was taken out with fervour and gaiety in Ayodhya. Congress lawmakers visit Dalit homes in Uttar PradeshKANPUR - On the occasion of the 140th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, the lawmakers and leaders of the Congress party visited Dalit homes across Uttar Pradesh on Friday evening and even shared food taking inspiration from their leader Rahul Gandhi. Heavy rains wreak havoc at tourist hotspots GoaCANACONA - Incessant rains for the last three days wreak havoc in several parts of tourist hot spots in Goa disrupting road, rail and air traffic. BJP opposes portrayed of MK Stalin as a godKARUR - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has opposed the portrayal of Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister MK Stalin as Hindu God Subramaniyam. Firecrackers industry in Moradabad gears up for ‘Diwali’MORADABAD - Preparations are on to light up Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, and production in firework industry gears up and hopes to do good business during the festival of lights, Diwali, which is to be celebrated on October 17. 12 injured in another Delhi Metro mishap in South DelhiNEW DELHI - At least 12 persons were injured, including two seriously when two cranes collapsed at a Delhi Metro Railway Construction (DMRC) construction site in South Delhi. The accident occurred on the Connaught Place-Gurgaon railway line. Over 400 Black Widow militants surrender in AssamGUWAHATI - Over four hundred militants of the Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel) formally laid down their arms before Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at a function at Halflong in North Cachar Hill District on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti on Friday. Desperate Maoists intensify action in Naxal-hit statesNEW DELHI - The violence that has erupted in states in eastern India is being interpreted as a desperate attempt by the Maoists to bend the Central and State administrations to release their arrested leaders. Congress, NCP releases poll manifesto in MaharashtraMUMBAI - The Congress and the Nationalist Congress Party combine released its manifesto for the October 13 assembly polls in Maharashtra on Friday. Deer musk seized in West BengalMOHODIPUR - The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has seized 20 packets of deer musk from a Bangladeshi national here. Chhattisgarh Police to interrogate Chinese workers over chimney tragedyKORBA - Chhattisgarh Police would interrogate employees of Chinese firm SEPCO about the chimney collapse, which killed over 40 people in Korba district. Drug peddler arrested in New DelhiNEW DELHI - Sleuths of the Special Operation Squad from the Crime Branch of Delhi Police arrested Sabid Ali, an international drug peddler from the vicinity of a Metro railway station in New Delhi. ‘Gandhi would have wanted to share Montblanc pen with entire country’says expertNEW DELHI - Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of India, would have wanted to share the 23,000 dollar special edition Montblanc fountain pen that has been named in his honour and is being offered around the world this year with the entire country, claims Lydia Powell, an Indian economics fellow with the New Delhi-based Observer Research Foundation. Weaving wheel stops spinning in Uttar PradeshGORAKHPUR - Scores of weavers explore money-spinning opportunities in Gorakhpur, the traditional weaving wheel have come to a stop. CBI seeks closure of cases against Quattrocchi in Bofors pay off caseNEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday filed an application before the Chief Metropolitan Court in Delhi seeking closure of the Bofors pay off case against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi. Maoists blow up railway track in West BengalPURULIA - Maoists blew up a railway track on Saturday, causing suspension of train services in West Bengal’s Purulia district. CPI-M forms a 500-kilometre long human chain against ASEAN pactTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) organised a 500-kilometre-long human chain in Kerala to protest a treaty signed with the 10-nation Southeast Asian bloc on Friday. CBI to withdraw cases against Quattrocchhi todayNEW DELHI - The fate of Italian Businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi might be decided on Saturday as the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will be pleading before a Delhi court seeking closure of prosecution in Bofors pay off case. Rescue efforts on as flood toll in Karnataka rises to over 130BANGALORE - Rescue and rehabilitation efforts for the flood-hit in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have acquired an urgency after the death toll from incessant rains crossed to over 130. New chief of Pakistani Taliban may be deadISLAMABAD - US intelligence agencies believe the newly named leader of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud, might have been killed in a gunfight with a rival faction weeks ago. Curfew imposed in Kashmir’s Baramulla townSRINAGAR - Curfew was imposed in Baramulla town in Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday following the death of a 13-year-old boy in clashes that erupted after Friday prayers. Pakistani troops kill 27 Islamist militantsISLAMABAD - Pakistani troops Friday killed 27 militants in the ungoverned north-western tribal district of Khyber that borders Afghanistan, a security official said. Victim’s kin makes Kerala minister apologise for Thekaddy boat tragedyTHEKADDY - Agitated over the Wednesday’s boat tragedy, which left over 40 people killed as their boat capsized, relative of a victim made Kerala State minister C Divakaran to apologise here on Friday for the mishap. Sonia concerned over bureaucratic activism’s affect on Panchayati RajNAGAUR - United Progress Alliance chairperson and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that despite efforts there was a deterioration in the rural administration system and villagers’ voice was being quietened. Former Pakistani envoy goes down memory lane at alma materSHIMLA - It was a trip down memory lane for former Pakistani high commissioner to India Humanyun Khan, who visited his alma mater Bishop Cotton School (BCS) in the Himachal Pradesh capital Friday. Campaign launched for awareness to prevent violence against womenNEW DELHI - Union Ministry of Women and Child Development on Friday launched a campaign to create public awareness for prevention of violence against women. |
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