Manila, Feb 15 (UNI) The death toll from the Feb. 6 landslide that hit a mining town in Davao de Oro province in the southern Philippines has risen to 92, local authorities said Thursday. Provincial government of Davao de Oro said on social media that rescuers are still looking for 36 missing people. Leah Anora…
Shimla, Feb 15 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Thursday told the Assembly that the union government has provided only Rs 787.25 Crore to the state under National Disaster Response Fund in this monsoon season. while replying to a query raised by Randhir Sharma (BJP), during question hour, the Chief Minister said…
Srinagar, Feb 15 (UNI) Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Thursday said the party continues to remain a member of the INDIA alliance and no door, no window, not even a crack is open for the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). “National Conference was a member of the…
Kolkata, Feb 15 (UNI) Police on Thursday stopped Suvendu Adhikari, the Leader of Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, and three of his party MLAs at Basanti highway on the way to trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas, official sources said. Police put up a three-tier barricade and stopped the bus Adhikari was riding to…
Kolkata, Feb 15 (UNI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday charged the BJP in the Assembly for allegedly inciting people at Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas. She said no one will be spared for provoking the disharmony among the people. Mamata said about 17 people, accused of inciting people and provoking violence have…
Prayagraj, Feb 15 (UNI) The Allahabad High Court on Thursday reserved its judgement on the appeal challenging the validity of the Varanasi District Judge’s order for permitting ‘puja’ in the cellar on the south side of the Gyanvapi complex. The order was reserved by the court of Justice Rohit Ranjan Agarwal after hearing the arguments…
Chronicle Reporter, Bhopal: Under International Competitive Bidding (ICB), Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) has won an order for setting up a 800 MW Ultra-Supercritical Thermal Power Plant on Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) basis, at Yamunanagar, Haryana, from HPGCL (Haryana Power Generation Corporation Ltd.). Notably, the 1×800 MW Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant (DCRTPP)…
Kathmandu, Feb 15 (UNI) Twenty people were killed and dozens of others injured in two traffic accidents in Nepal in the past two days. A passenger bus carrying 40 people to Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital, plunged into a river in Kapilvastu district early Thursday, leaving 10 dead and all the others wounded. “Six of the injured…
Rajkot, Feb 15 (UNI) India extended the recovery after lunch as Captain Rohit Sharma neared his century against England on Day 1 of the third Test at Niranjan Shah Stadium here on Thursday. At Tea, India were 185/3 with Rohit and Ravindra Jadeja batting on 97 and 68, respectively. This was for the time in…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 15 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials on Thursday raided several places in Bhubaneswar and Bhadrak linked to former Odisha Minister and senior Biju Janata Dal (BJD) MLA Prafulla Samal, reportedly in connection with a multi-crore land scam. The raids were conducted at the residences of Bhandaripokhari BJD MLA Prafulla Samal in Bhadrak…
