Union minister Scindia visited his constituency on Wednesday evening (August 21) to take stock of relief and rehabilitation efforts in flood-affected areas. During this, while having an interaction with residents in Lilwara, he learnt about a local man, Giriraj, who risked his life to res
Due to heavy rains, thousands of villagers living in the low-lying areas of Pakistan's Punjab were forced to leave their homes as levels of water rose in the Indus river, washing away all of the protective guide bunds and dykes constructed to support the Layyah-Taunsa Bridge, Dawn reported.
So far, six miscreants have been apprehended. One of them, identified as Akram from Sherpur, Bangladesh, was captured by villagers but later succumbed to injuries during treatment.
PoJK activist Amjad Ayub Mirza accused the Pakistan Army of forcibly displacing Pashtun villagers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under the guise of anti-terror operations, aiming to seize resource-rich lands and suppress local resistance.
The forest team launched a drone search operation after the leopard was sighted in the Malkhanpur Dhanecha village in Prayagraj. It sparked panic among the villagers.
Hakim, a local resident, stated that villagers had been facing difficulties due to the heavy rain and expressed hope that the government would send help to the affected areas.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), in coordination with other agencies, rescued 37 people, including 11 women and 4 children, amid the devastation by the Dharali cloudburst, causing flash floods in the region.
A herd of four wild elephants has destroyed Chhattisgarh's Marwahi Forest Division by damaging houses, triggering panic and fear among local villagers.
The locals of the affected area complained that the Marwahi Beat guards did nothing and no early warnings were given to them.
The remark came after a tense situation had arisen in Yavat village at Daund Taluka of Pune District following an alleged objectionable social media post by a local youth. Villagers took to the streets and a few youngsters attempted to vandalise a structure.
Tension prevailed in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district after the roof of a government primary school collapsed, killing seven students and injuring several others. Villagers have demanded a meeting with the administration, prompting the deployment of additional police personnel due to security c
Villagers, including children and the elderly, have been seen escaping in the middle of the night, carrying their belongings in plastic bags, as military shelling continues on both sides.
Two villagers were allegedly killed by Naxalites in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district under the Tarrem police station area on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday, police said.