Chamoli district administration on Thursday asked Hindustan Construction Company Ltd. (HCC) and National Thermal Power Corporation Ltd. (NTPC) to be prepared to shelter the disaster-hit families, migrating from the landslide region of Uttarakhand's Joshimath.
This statement comes a day after Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed there is a huge undercurrent against the BJP and said that his party will win a landslide victory in the upcoming elections in Madhya Pradesh.
The death toll following a landslide at a campsite in Batang Kali has risen to 23, while 10 people are still missing on Saturday, reported CNN. The authorities have identified six bodies so far, state media agency Bernama reported, citing Malaysia's National Disaster Management Agency.
At least 21 people died and around 12 others were feared trapped after a landslide struck a campsite near Genting Highlands in Malaysia on Friday, The Straits Times reported citing the Malaysian authorities.
After the landslide victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Gujarat Assembly polls, the newly-elected party MLA Hardik Patel on Monday, hours before Bhupendra Patel's swearing-in ceremony, said the party would decide who they want to keep in the cabinet.
People flocked to the streets through which PM Modi's convoy was passing and greeted him. The Prime Minister was also seen greeting people and waving his hands.
The Straits Times of Singapore, the Nikkei Asia, Al Jazeera, Independent, ABC News were among the global publications which displayed photographs of jubilant celebrations of the BJP's win in Gujarat.
Patel has vast experience in administration, having served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) and as a Corporator for Thaltej ward from 2010 to 2015. He began his political career in 1995 when he was appointed as the Chairman of the Standing