Mahrang Baloch, a prominent human rights activist and organiser of the Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC), has confirmed her nomination for the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, as reported by the Balochistan Post. While expressing gratitude, Baloch emphasised that the recognition is not for her but for
Amid the ongoing uproar over the murder of Congress worker Himani Narwal, Savita, the mother of the deceased victim, on Monday expressed her dissatisfaction over police action while demanding the death penalty for the accused.
She stated that the relatives of victims of enforced disappearances have blocked the Karachi-Quetta highway at three locations by holding sit-ins and urged people of Balochistan to ensure their participation in these sit-ins.
Two people were killed after a boat capsized at the Rajamahendravaram Godavari Pushkar Ghat in Andhra Pradesh on Monday. Rescue teams retrieved the bodies of the victims, identified as Raju and Annavaram.
NDRF Commandant V.V.N. Prasanna Kumar said on Monday that rescue operations at the SLBC tunnel collapse site are underway at full capacity, with around twelve agencies working around the clock to locate the trapped victims.
The deceased have been identified as 36-year-old Yamanappa Madara and 45-year-old Ningappa Kariyappa. The third victim, 40-year-old Manjunathagowda Shambhugauda Hoodedamani, succumbed to his injuries while being rushed to the KMC Hospital in Hubli.
As per instructions of the Inspector General of Police, SDRF Ridhim Agarwal, an expert team of SDRF has been sent to the site of the incident via helicopter from Sahastradhara with a Victim Locating Camera (V.L.C) and Thermal Image Camera to search for the workers missing during the avala
Mayiladuthurai District Collector, A.P. Mahabharathi, has been transferred after his controversial comments blaming a 3-year-old sexual assault victim for provoking the accused. H.S. Srikanth has been appointed as the new District Collector.
A swift rescue operation, led by SSP Poonch and supported by SDRF teams, was launched to save those trapped. Search efforts are ongoing to locate any remaining victims.