Bharatiya Janata Party MP Pratap Simha took a jibe at Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah on Sunday for 'targeting his family to save his own son' after his brother Vikram Simha was arrested by forest department officials from Bengaluru over the allegation of cutting trees in the forest area of Hassan
A bus was damaged as a tree fell on it due to a landslide in Burliyar between Mettupalayam and Coonoor in Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, after heavy rainfall in the region on Thursday.
The meteorological department also revealed that massive tree felling led to an increase in the heat index, while cyclones in the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea also had a bad impact on the weather.
"Due to rain and a storm, a 200-year-old tree fell in the Jwalapur area and many people got buried under it. All four people have been rescued and sent to a govt hospital. A tourist from Sonipat died after a tree fell on him near Chamgadar Tapu," said Ajay Singh, SSP Haridwar
Seven people were killed and 23 others got injured when a tree fell on a tin shed under which people were standing at Babuji Maharaj Temple premises during heavy wind and rains in Maharashtra's Akola on Sunday.
Taking to Twitter, Deputy CM Fadnavis said, "It is painful to report that some devotees were killed when a tree fell on a tin shed when some people had gathered for a religious ceremony at Paras in Akola district. I pay my humble respects to them."
New Delhi [India], September 19 (ANI): The Vice Principal of a Government school has moved the Delhi High Court challenging a penalty of Rs 4.20 lakh by the Deputy Conservator of Forest (DCF) for felling trees allegedly without permission. He has also challenged the proceedings in the matter
Chandigarh [India], July 8 (ANI): A 70-foot-tall tree fell at the Carmel Convent School on Friday in Sector 9 in Chandigarh, killing one student and injuring a number of others.
Karimganj (Assam) [India], June 16 (ANI): Amid heavy rains in Assam's Karimganj, one person was killed and two others were injured after a tree fell upon an auto-rickshaw.