Who cares about the BJP and Congress or other parties, when thousands are dying of the virus every day, or a cyclone is ripping through the West coast?
Navy launched fresh mission Thursday to scour the waters off Mumbai coast, where accommodation barge P305 went adrift in Cyclone Tauktae fury before it sank Monday.
Modi also announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia compensation for the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured in cyclone-related incidents in all states affected by Tauktae.
A barge of contractor Afcons capsized Monday at ONGC’s Mumbai High asset offshore India’s west coast following Cyclone Tauktae with 261 personnel on board.
The cyclone, which made landfall between Diu and Una town of Gir Somnath district Monday night, caused major property damage and also uprooted trees in that region.
The cyclonic 'depression' was located around 60 km west-southwest of Udaipur in Rajasthan, and 110 km of Deesa in Gujarat, the India Meteorological Department said.
The accommodation barge P305 which was servicing ONGC offshore operations sank Monday evening, a Navy official said, adding 184 of the 273 personnel on board have been rescued.
Warmer waters of Bay of Bengal are typically more prone to cyclones than cooler Arabian Sea. But there is now a visibly increasing trend of more frequent, intense storms on west coast.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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