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NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh has experienced 434 extreme weather events in the last seven years,, resulting in the loss of 123 lives, the state govt told Supreme Court. More worryingly, it said that the higher Himalayan region were facing glacial retreat and scanty rainfall, which were adversely impacting the alpine ecosystem, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. There…
NEW DELHI: With the percentage of the economically active population in the 15-59 age group at over 66% in the country, the Sample Registration System Statistical Report for 2023 shows Delhi has the highest proportion in this category at 70.8%, with the percentage for females marginally higher at 70.9% than males (70.7%), reports Ambika Pandit….
NEW DELHI: The monsoon devastation in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 427 lives between June 20 and September 20, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Of these, 243 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning and lightning, while 184 fatalities occurred in road accidents during the same period. Public…
TIRUPATI: In a bizarre and disturbing incident, a man bitten by a venomous snake retaliated by biting off the snake’s head in a drunken rage near Chiyyavaram village in Thottambedu mandal of Tirupati district. With the poison spreading in his body, the man, identified as Venkatesh, is now battling for life in a government hospital.According…
Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh has invited BlackBuck co-founder and CEO Rajesh Yabaji to shift his company to Visakhapatnam NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh has invited BlackBuck co-founder and CEO Rajesh Yabaji to shift his company to Visakhapatnam, after the entrepreneur announced plans to move out of Bengaluru’s Outer Ring Road…
NEW DELHi: Heavy overnight rainfall in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district caused severe destruction in Dharampur town, with the local bus stand flooded and multiple vehicles swept away on Tuesday. Additionally, three people died and two were rescued after a landslide in the Nihri area of Mandi district, where debris from an adjoining cliff caused a…
NEW DELHI: At least four pilgrims were killed and nine others seriously injured when a bus collided with a truck on Monday morning, police said.The accident occurred around 5am when the bus, carrying devotees from Ayodhya to Varanasi, was travelling on the Lucknow-Varanasi National Highway near Sihipur village.Superintendent of police, Jaunpur, Dr Kaustubh, said there…
BHOPAL: Two minor siblings, aged 16 and 17 years, were abducted, dragged to the jungle, and gang-raped by three men in Singrauli district. Both the minor survivors were found unconscious in the jungle by police and locals.The harrowing incident unfolded between 10.30 pm on September 12 and 12.30 am on September 13 under Bargawan police…
