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.
Following several distress calls, a chopper was hired to rescue the people from Chaten in North Sikkim, where roads were damaged after the heavy rainfall.
Indian judiciary has a corrosive imbalance between the bar and the bench. Those who supervise the district judiciary do so without the lived experience that is essential for meaningful reform.
November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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