Karnataka Minister H.K. Patil on Thursday stated that P.N. Desai, chairman of the judicial commission probing the alleged MUDA scam, has given a clean chit to Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and his family in the case
On August 4, SpiceJet employee Mudasir Ahmad, who was assaulted by an Army officer at Srinagar airport, recalled the violent incident and said the Army officer hit him in the face with baggage after he asked him to pay for extra baggage.
Rescue teams in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) districts continued to dig through mud and debris on Saturday after flash floods triggered by days of heavy monsoon rainfall claimed the lives of at least 344 people in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa within 48 hours, officials said, according to the Express Tribu
"Rahul Gandhi is the leader of a party which was in power for 55 years. Jo vo mudde uthata hai vo balak buddhi ke mudde hai (the issues he raises are of child-like intelligence)," Saini told reporters here.
A massive mudslide struck Dharali village in the Kheer Gad area near Harsil, triggering a sudden flow of debris and water through the settlements on August 5. The cloudburst led to flash floods in the high-altitude villages of Dharali. Several houses were reported to have been swept away.
The construction of the valley bridge near Ganganani-Limchagad on the Gangotri National Highway is in its final stage after the flash floods and mudslide blocked routes in Uttarakhad's Uttarkashi, police said on Sunday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami provided an update on the recent flash flood and mudslide disaster in Uttarkashi district. He said that more than 1,000 people, including devotees and pilgrims from across the country who were stranded, have been safely rescued.
Following a series of flash floods and a massive mudslide that struck Dharali village and the Indian Army's South Harsil Camp, left eight Army personnel and 30-40 labourers missing as per Lt Gen Anindya Sengupta, Army Commander of the Central Command.
Indian security and disaster management forces on Wednesday are continuing the rescue operation in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi after the cloudburst and mudslide incident. People trapped near Uttarkashi were brought to the Matli helipad.
Commanding Officer of 14 Rajputana Rifles, Colonel Harshvardhan, leading the rescue operations after a mudslide in Uttarakhand's Harsil, said that more than 70 people were rescued on Wednesday morning.
BJP MP Kangana Ranaut on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the recent cloudburst and mudslide in Uttarakhand, saying that the tragedy has left people across the country disturbed and those living in the hills gripped by fear.
The Indian Army has deployed 150 personnel, led by Colonel Harshvardhan, Commanding Officer of 14 RAJRIF, in rescue and relief operations amid a mudslide in Harsil in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi.