It was raining double podium finishes for India in athletics after Ajeet and Sundar Singh Gurjar claimed silver and bronze medals, respectively, in the men's javelin throw F46 event at the Stade de France at the Paris Paralympics.
As medals continued to rain in India's record haul, Paris Paralympics silver medallist Yogesh Kathuniya is hopeful that India will finish in the Top 20 of the marquee event's list of medal tally.
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the families of the victims who lost their lives in rain-related incidents in the state.
Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has directed District Collectors to accelerate the recovery efforts in areas affected by heavy rains and expedite the distribution of cash assistance and household aid to needy families.
Alok Pandey, Gujarat State Relief Commissioner, on Wednesday, said all districts of the state have received extremely heavy rainfall between August 25 and 30. He added that rescue and relief operations have been conducted on a large scale during these 5 days with thousands of people being t
Speaking to ANI on Tuesday, Kalyan said "The previous government was unable to take any effective measures. The previous government neglected the Budameru canal stream. We have assessed the situation at the Annamayya project. They also failed to focus on the small irrigation projects."
The Civil Aviation Authority has issued a warning to pilots flying in and out of Islamabad International Airport, urging them to exercise extreme care during landing and take-off due to concerns over the runway's surface conditions
Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed serious concern that the natural calamities like floods, landslides and torrential rains in Uttarakhand and in Telangana state are the result of the destruction of nature, an official release said.
The relentless downpours, compounded by the remnants of Cyclonic Storm Asna, have wreaked havoc in several regions, prompting widespread relief and rescue operations.
Speaking to reporters after visiting Srinivasa Solid Waste Management unit in Chennai, he said, "Good rains have saved us this year. The Mekedatu balancing reservoir would benefit Tamil Nadu more. But I don't want to talk about it now."
Urging for a collective effort from the public to battle the flood-like situation in Andhra Pradesh, CM N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday asked the individuals to take whatever actions they can to help bring the situation under control.