Death toll rises to 41
One more person was found dead in the landslide-battered Darjeeling district, taking the toll to 41. The body of Ramesh Rai (26) was retrieved from under rubble in the 8 Mile area of Kalimpong by NDRF and Civil Defence volunteers yesterday, district Disaster Cell Officer-in-charge Gopal Rai... read more »
Fake degree case: Tomar sent to judicial custody till July 20
A court today extended by 14 days the judicial custody of former Delhi law minister Jitender Singh Tomar in an alleged forged degree case. Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Tarun Yogesh remanded Tomar to judicial custody till July 20 after Delhi Police said the investigation in the case was... read more »
“Scared” by number of deaths in Vyapam scam
Union Minister Uma Bharti on Monday said she is “scared” by the number of deaths associated with the Vyapam scam in Madhya Pradesh and said there is “panic” in the state due to these deaths. There is panic in Madhya Pradesh due to the deaths. I am scared for the lives of... read more »
Uttarakhand CM Harish Rawat assures safety to Char Dham yatris
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on Monday said that each person taking up the Char Dham yatra is the responsibility of the state government. “Each person that comes here is our responsibility and we are here to keep them safe,” Rawat told the media here. The yatra to Kedarnath,... read more »
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