India’s hills are caught in a time warp of repeating disasters. It’s a sign for the authorities leading the lofty development plans that have become the fulcrum of the tourism economy.
Ranaut's Mandi visit amid ravaging flash floods was met with criticism after she said parliamentarian doesn’t have permission to allocate funds in case of a disaster.
SDMA also confirms 23 flash floods and 19 cloudburst events so far this monsoon, along with 16 landslides, underscoring the scale of disruption across hill districts.
While the bodies are yet to be identified, search operations were intensified Thursday after a cloudburst triggered a massive flash flood in the Kangra & Kullu districts.
Himanta donated Rs 10-cr on behalf of Assam govt, Dhami contributed Rs 5-cr on Uttarakhand govt's behalf for victims of monsoon-related disasters that ravaged Himachal in July-August.
Hoteliers & govt officials optimistic that G20 rush will help state's tourism sector bounce back. Adventure sports, Dussehra fest to be promoted in a big way to draw visitors.
Last month, SC decided to form expert panel to consider using ‘carrying capacity’ in urban planning in Himalayan states. But experts are divided on how practical this would be.
An Indian Hitler will have to be exceptionally lucky to survive for any length of time. This much hope ought to be enough for seekers of liberty and equality, wrote Sharad Anantrao Joshi, president of Swatantra Bharat Paksh party in 1995.
A public meeting, where the women voiced their protest, took place this month in Delhi, grounded on the findings of an AIDWA survey, covering 9,000 women borrowers.
Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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