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Chennai: Chennai received intense overnight rain, and there was a cloud burst over Manali, a northern neighbourhood of the city, Regional Meteorological Centre said on Sunday. Some flights scheduled to arrive at the Chennai airport were diverted to Bengaluru, according to airport authorities. As per the Regional Meteorological Centre bulletin, Chennai received an intense rain between 10 pm to 12 midnight on Saturday, with North Chennai receiving the extremely heavy rainfall. “Three extremely heavy, 8 very heavy and 28 heavy rainfall events were recorded during the 24-hour ending 8.30 am of August 31 with Manali, New Manali Town and Wimco…
Hyderabad: The BRS on Sunday staged a walkout from the Assembly alleging that they were not given enough time to voice their version on the report of Justice (Retd) P C Ghose Commission of Inquiry on the Kaleshwaram project in the House. The Commission’s report was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on Sunday. The Commission, which submitted its report on irregularities in the construction of the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Project in Telangana, suggested that it is for the state government to take action against former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao as per law. Also ReadGC report on Kaleshwaram project neither…
New Delhi: The government has constituted Inter-Ministerial Central Teams (IMCTs) for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir to assess the damage caused by heavy rainfall, floods, flash floods, cloudbursts and landslides, officials said. The IMCTs would make on-the-spot assessment of the situation and relief works being carried out by the state governments. The Ministry of Home Affairs constituted the IMCTs on the direction of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, an official statement said. Also ReadIndia to see rains in September; IMD warns of flash floods, landslides Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Central government stands shoulder to shoulder…
Mumbai: A 45-year-old Maratha quota protester suffered a heart attack and fell unconscious at Azad Maidan in Mumbai on Sunday, officials said. Thanks to quick CPR (Cardiopulmonary resuscitation) given by a radiation oncologist, the life of the protester was saved, and he was admitted to JJ Hospital. The incident occurred when the demonstrator, who is from Pune, was staging a protest in Azad Maidan, the venue of a hunger strike by Maratha quota leader Manoj Jarange. Also ReadThackeray should’ve asked why Maratha quota was overturned: Shinde After being informed about the medical emergency, Dr Dilip Nikam, a radiation oncologist at…
Kolkata: TMC leaders Yusuf Pathan and Lalitesh Tripathi on Sunday reached Patna to represent the party in the concluding leg of the Congress’ ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar on September 1. The ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ will culminate with a procession in Bihar’s capital on Monday. “Tomorrow, we will represent TMC at the ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’. This is the country’s biggest issue at the moment. We will take the message of our leader Mamata Banerjee to the common people. ‘Vote chori’ (stealing of votes) is one of the biggest issues at the moment, and we are going to take it to…
Silchar: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday that eviction drives to clear encroachment on forest land will be undertaken in the Barak valley districts in the same way the exercise is being carried out in the Brahmaputra valley. Speaking at a programme after unveiling a 24-feet-tall statue of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose at Rangirkhari here, he affirmed the state government’s commitment to ensure security as well as the overall development of the Bengali-speaking Hindu people of the area. On eviction drives being carried out by the government in the Brahmaputra valley, Sarma said similar drives will be…
New Delhi: Oil marketing companies (OMCs) on Sunday said that the price of commercial LPG gas cylinders will be reduced by by Rs 51.50, effective September 1. Following the revision, a 19-kg commercial LPG cylinder in Delhi will now be available at Rs 1,580. Earlier, OMCs had reduced the price of a 19 kg commercial LPG gas cylinder by Rs 33.50. Prior to that, OMCs had reduced prices by Rs 58.50 on July 1. Also ReadVideo: 7 injured in blast due to suspected LPG leak in Hyderabad However, there has been no change in the price of 14.2-kg domestic LPG…
Amaravati: INDIA bloc’s Vice-Presidential candidate and former Supreme Court judge B. Sudarshan Reddy on Sunday spoke to YSR Congress Party President and former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy over the phone, seeking his party’s support. However, Jagan Mohan Reddy told him that even before the INDIA bloc had announced its candidate, the NDA had approached him seeking support for their nominee. He said he had already assured the NDA of his backing. According to a statement from the YSRCP, the party chief told Sudershan Reddy that he holds him in great personal respect and said his services…
In a historic move, the Global Sumud Flotilla—the largest civilian flotilla ever assembled—departed from the Port of Barcelona on Sunday, August 31, with the aim of breaking the Israeli blockade imposed on Gaza. Carrying over 300 participants from 44 countries aboard 20 vessels, the mission seeks to deliver vital humanitarian aid to Palestinians facing acute shortages, mass displacement, and famine. Coordinated by international grassroots organisations including the Freedom Flotilla Coalition, Global Gaza Movement, Steadfastness Flotilla, and Malaysia’s Sumud Nusantara Organisation, the initiative marks a significant global mobilisation for humanitarian intervention. Also ReadIsrael to scale back Gaza aid as military offensive…
Satara: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Sunday said that MNS president Raj Thackeray should have sought all details concerning the Maratha quota before targeting him over the issue. Talking to reporters here, Shinde said Thackeray should have also asked why the reservation given to the Maratha community when Devendra Fadnavis was the CM from 2014-19 was struck down by the Supreme Court. The legislation had stood the legal test in the High Court. “He (Thackeray) should have gathered all the information,” said Shinde, who was in Dare village in Satara district on the occasion of the ongoing Ganesh…