Following Sunday's stone-pelting incident on the Indian workers by the Nepalese at the Indo-Nepal border in the Dharchula area of Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand, India has closed a suspension bridge connecting Nepal since early Monday morning.
The deceased, 28, was identified as Om Kumar, while the accused persons were identified as Kartik and Ravi. Kartik has been arrested by the police, however, Ravi is still on the run.
The village, which is located on the Himalayas in the Sal forests' lap, the village, which has a peripheral view of both the plains as well as hills, which will serve the International Yoga Centre at the banks of the Tapi river.
CM Mamata Banerjee's sudden visit to Khanpukur left the villagers surprised. She crossed the Ichamati River to reach the remote village to know whether the State government welfare schemes are reaching people.
The banks of the Godavari river in Coastal Andhra's Konaseema district came alive on Saturday as over 100 fishermen competed in a boat race to acquire a fishing area.
The Opposition had alleged mismanagement by the BJP government behind the incident in which a century-old suspension bridge fell into the Machchhu river.
The first batch of delegates who came to Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi from Tamil Nadu to attend the 'Kashi Tamil Sangamam' visited ghats of the holy river Ganga, Kashi Vishwanath temple, Tathagat Ghat and Mulgandha Kuti Vihar at Sarnath and the exhibition sites located at the sprawling Banaras H
Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush, Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed various projects under implementation around the North-east region by Inland Waterways Authority of India (IWAI) at a review meeting held in Silchar, Assam today.
Kantilal Amrutiya, the BJP candidate from the Morbi constituency, who jumped into the river to save the lives of people in the recent Morbi bridge tragedy recalled his early days working with PM Modi as RSS worker for saving people's lives, as he affirmed confidence in Bharatiya Janata Party
The NHRC is believed to issue the notice to the Punjab government over the reported lack of proper access to the education facilities for children in the Sutlej surrounding border areas of the Ferozpur district.