Following flash floods caused by heavy rains in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, schools are to remain closed from July 20 to 22 in the Sangla and Nichar sub-division of the district, as per the Deputy Commissioner, Kinnaur district.
To assess the ground situation arising due to incessant rains and landslides, Deputy Commissioner Udhampur, Sachin Kumar Vaishya, along with SSP Dr Vinod Kumar visited the landslide-hit spot on Dewal Bridge and inspected the restoration work over there, said an official statement on Wednesda
While addressing the media, CM Shinde said, "I have ordered the Commissioner of BMC to assure people get back to their homes safely and rescue those who are stuck in the rain".
The sources indicated that the party had finalised the name of former Karachi commissioner Shoaib Siddiqui for the top provincial spot for the caretaker setup.
"NH-44 is blocked at certain places due to mud slush and shooting stones. People are advised to avoid travelling, till road clearance works are executed," tweeted Deputy Commissioner Ramban.
Taking to Twitter, Singapore High Commissioner to India, Simon Wong said, "We would like to express our sincere thanks to Prime Minister @narendramodi ji for his letter of encouragement and strong support for the third edition of the Singapore-India Hackathon."
Elahi's action comes after the Lahore Deputy Commissioner issued a 30-day detention order for Elahi under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO).
If you say, I am responsible, then I am ready to take the responsibilities. Unlike others, I won't blame anyone, Ashwani Kumar, divisional commissioner said while addressing a press conference at NDMC Convention Centre on Saturday.
CEC Rajiv Kumar led a three-member Election Commission of India (ECI) delegation to Cartagena, Colombia to attend the 11th meeting of the Executive Board of the Association of World Election Bodies (A-WEB), according to the statement released by Election Commission on Wednesday.