Seven persons were killed and many are feared trapped after an avalanche hit a site near Sikkim's Nathu La mountain pass on Tuesday, the Army said in a statement.
The avalanche occurred on Tuesday around 12:20 pm. The six people succumbed to the injuries in a nearby Army Hospital include 4 males, one female and a child.
Banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent (ULFA-I) has called the threat by Pro-Khalistan terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannu of Sikh for Justice (SFJ) to Assam Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma "unfortunate and misunderstood."
Assam Police on Sunday beefed up the security of Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma after an audio clip purportedly of a pro-Khalistan leader threatening him surfaced.
Assam Police alerted all Superintendents of Police of all districts and the Commissioner of Police, Guwahati after a pro-Khalistan leader allegedly threatened Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma in an audio message.
The second match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 ended after being interrupted by rain, with Punjab Kings (PBKS) defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by seven runs at the Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali on Saturday.
Rain interrupted the play and due to that Punjab Kings emerged victorious via DLS method. KKR's innings was put to a halt at 146/7 in 16 overs, with Sunil Narine (7*) and Shardul Thakur (8*) unbeaten. They still needed 46 runs in the last four overs
Thapa also raised the same concern during his valedictory remarks in the Assembly, wherein he stated, "We have around Rs. 3000 crores of revenue but our loan is about Rs. 27,000 Crores. Instead of plugging the leakage of revenue or increasing the revenue, we are borrowing all the time."
India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday predicted light to moderate rains over southern internal Karnataka districts till Thursday, adding that the weather is expected to remain dry over the remaining districts of the region