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Never promised Uddhav rotation of CM post: Shah
Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday denied that he had promised Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray that the chief-ministership would be kept rotational between the BJP and Shiv Sena after the 2019 Maharashtra assembly election. "No…
Amid row over 257 a/cs, Centre asks Twitter to block 1,178 more
The Centre has served a new notice to Twitter, asking it to block 1,178 accounts, suspected to be linked to Khalistan sympathisers or backed by Pakistan. This is in addition to 257 handles the Centre earlier demanded should be blocked.…
Uttarakhand glacier burst: In 2019, PIL flagged firm’s ‘hazardous practices’
In 2019, a village resident had filed a PIL in the Uttarakhand high court (HC) alleging unfair and environmentally hazardous practices by the private firm involved in the project. It was alleged that the firm was "using explosives and…
Why did glacier break in cold winter month of Feb?
February temperatures can drop to below zero in the hills of Uttarakhand's Chamoli. Why, then, did a glacier break off, with disastrous effect? "In winter, glaciers remain firmly frozen. Even walls of glacial lakes are tightly bound. A…
Tragedy could be result of ‘very rare’ bursting of water pockets in glacier
Scientists on Sunday said satellite and Google Earth images did not show a glacial lake near the region, but there was a possibility of 'water pockets' (lakes inside the glaciers) which might have burst. Though the event needs further…
Govt conspiracy against farmers strengthened their protest: BKU leader Rakesh Tikait
Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on Sunday said the Central Government's conspiracy against farmers has strengthened their protest against the newly-enacted farm laws.Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) leader Rakesh Tikait on…
Uttarakhand glacier burst leaves seven dead, at least 125 missing; CM says numbers could be higher,…
Rescuers have pulled out seven bodies from a tunnel while at least 125 people were missing after a glacier burst in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand triggered a massive avalanche and floods in the Alaknanda river system on Sunday.Rescuers…
‘Nayi zindagi mili’: ITBP rescues workers stuck in flash-flood hit tunnel
Covered in mud, several men were safely pulled out one after the other from a slush-covered tunnel by ITBP personnel in the Tapovan power project area that was swept away by a flash flood triggered by a glacier break in the Chamoli district…
Sonia Gandhi urges all party workers, volunteers to help people of disaster-hit Uttarakhand
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday urged all party workers and volunteers to help the people hit by a massive glacier break-off in Uttarakhand's Joshimath in the relief and rescue efforts.Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday…
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