"Guwahati is receiving heavy rainfall for the past 2-3 days...Three people, including two children and a lady, died following a landslide in the Chapaidong area yesterday...Till today, five people have died due to heavy rainfall...We are making efforts to resolve the problem of waterlogging.
Jharkhand BJP President Babulal Marandi on Saturday strongly opposed the state government's decision to construct the second campus of the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS-2) on 'agricultural land' in the Kanke area of Ranchi.
New Delhi [India], May 31: India's healthcare system stands at a critical juncture, strained by a maternal mortality rate of 97 per 100,000 live births and an infant mortality rate of 28 per 1,000 live births, according to recent data. Millions lack access to quality care, especially in rura
"Tariqul Islam, a local BNP leader, was murdered on May 22 in Dahramshiahati village of Sundali Union in Abhaynagar Upzila of Jessore district over a dispute over the lease of a fish enclosure," it added.
Following the heavy rainfall in the region, massive waterlogging was witnessed in several parts of Assam's capital, Guwahati. As several areas faced waterlogging, normal life in the city was deeply affected.
The security forces engaged in an encounter with members of banned Naxalite organisation CPI (Maoist) at around 12 PM on May 30. The encounter occurred in the hilly/forest areas of Vangram Tirilposi under Jhariakela Police Station in Jharkhand, a press release said.
Five people, including a child, lost their lives and six others were seriously injured when a car carrying wedding guests overturned and fell into a ditch in the Majhila police station area of Hardoi district.
A day after a tourist vehicle carrying 11 people, including 10 tourists and a driver, plunged nearly 1,000 feet into the Teesta River around the Munsithang area in North Sikkim, rescue efforts to search for eight others are still underway.
New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Winston Peters, on Friday emphasised the strengthening partnership between New Zealand and India in various areas. He noted India's emergence as a geopolitical giant and vital security actor in the region.