People living nearby have been evacuated and moved to a safe place after a goods train carrying diesel caught fire near Tiruvallur in Tamil Nadu on Sunday morning, said the District Collector M Prathap, adding that the fire has almost been brought under control.
The monsoon season continues to devastate Himachal Pradesh with heavy rains, landslides, flash floods, and infrastructural damage across districts, claiming a total of 95 lives between June 20 and July 12, 2025, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
A man from Naseerabad district in Balochistan, Azmat Rind, was allegedly tortured to death while in custody of Pakistani forces and secretly buried without family consent, The Balochistan Post reported, citing the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC).
The Ramban district administration has made elaborate and round-the-clock arrangements to ensure cleanliness and sanitation during the ongoing Amarnath Yatra, aiming to provide a safe and hygienic environment for pilgrims.
So far, 26,000 families have availed the benefits of this scheme, including 1,707 families in Kaithal district alone, according to an official statement from the state government.
He felicitated over 275 students at the Medhavi Chhatra Samman Samaroah in Panchkula. The students had excelled in various streams at the state and district levels and encouraged them to continue striving for excellence.
In a successful joint operation, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Punjab Police apprehended a smuggler along with a pistol and magazine near Miyawali Chowk in Khemkaran area of Tarn Taran district late Friday night, according to a BSF PRO statement.
A 22-year-old woman, identified as Isha, wife of Rahul Kumar and a resident of Pampapur in Champawat district, was arrested after she was seen acting suspiciously and attempting to flee towards a canal with a black backpack. The search, conducted in the presence of Tanakpur Deputy Superinten
Field-level teams including 38 District Election Officers (DEOS), Electoral Registration Officers (EROS) across all 243 Assembly Constituencies, and 963 Assistant EROS (AEROS) are being closely monitored by the CEO for this purpose.
Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday visited Laitkynsew Village, East Khasi Hills district and interacted with Women SHGs and Lakhpati Didis, and Farmer Producer Organisations (FPOs).
In the wake of torrential rains, flash floods, and landslides during the last week of June and the first ten days of July, Himachal Pradesh's tourism sector has suffered a setback not just from nature's fury, but also due to what officials described as "misleading social media reports" that
Twenty-three Naxalites, carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 1.18 crore, surrendered in Sukma district on Saturday. The group comprises 14 men and nine women, all identified as hardcore Naxalites, said officials.