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.
Rescue operations are underway near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari. Landslide struck at a point about halfway along the winding 12-km trek from Katra to the hilltop shrine.
In a post shared on X, the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board stated, 'a landslide incident has occurred near Inderprastha Bhojnalaya at Adhkwari, some injuries are feared.'
Protima Bedi was a model, Odissi dancer and sanyasin before a landslide claimed her in August 1998. In one of her last letters, she wrote she was ‘finally at peace’.
The incident took place at Varsha Nagar in Vikhroli Parksite. Soil & stones from a nearby hillock collapsed on a hut, injuring four persons, an official from BMC said.
Beijing has warned residents to brace for a new round of intense rainfall, deadliest yet since 2012. Its topography has been described by some as a rain 'trap'.
Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami said the initiative is aimed towards finding a long-term solution to landslides in disaster-sensitive areas of the state.
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.
Kedarnath Yatra from Sonprayag suspended until further notice. A yellow alert has been issued for the region, predicting continuous rainfall throughout the week.
Donald Trump seems to have rejected the old assumptions. He does not care that India is the world’s largest democracy. As for the Indian market, he wants access on his own terms.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Indian Army has inducted loitering munitions, kamikaze and surveillance drones for over Rs 5,000 crore post Operation Sindoor from various domestic firms.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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