Tourist town of Manali has borne the brunt of the latest spell of rains, with hotels and residential buildings devastated and Chandigarh-Leh Highway severely damaged.
The property dispute, rooted in wrongful application of Evacuees Property Act, has seen Mir Bakhsh fight for justice since 1992, continuing a struggle his father began in mid-1950s.
The state has witnessed 74 flash floods, 39 cloudbursts and 74 major landslides so far, they said, adding that around 149 people have died and 38 are missing.
The rain-related fatalities include deaths due to landslides, flash flood, cloudbursts, drowning, lightning, fires, electrocution, falls from steep terrain, and other incidents.
According to the SDMA, 126 deaths are directly linked to rain-related incidents whereas 115 people have died from road related accidents in Himachal Pradesh.
It orders Kasauli court to hear woman's objections by 30 July & decide whether to uphold police closure report or reopen case against Mohan Lal Badoli & Haryanvi singer Rocky Mittal.
Between 20 June and 13 July, there have been 57 rain-related deaths with 41 dead in road accidents across the state, revealed the State Disaster Management Authority.
Mandi is the worst-hit district with 15 rain-related deaths, 27 missing, and 5 injured, says govt. The 16 MW Patikari hydro project in the district also suffered major damage.
The SDMA's Cumulative Loss Report (as of July 10) reveals that the largest number of rain-related deaths occurred in Mandi district (17 deaths), Kangra (12 deaths) & Kullu (3 deaths).
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
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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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