Kolkata: Consulate general of Nepal in Kolkata has been coordinating with the state govt to track and share data of hundreds of missing foreign nationals, including pilgrims and tourists from Bengal, following the devastating flash floods along the Tibet-Nepal border, Consul General J P Acharya said on Thursday.The catastrophic flash floods have disrupted communication networks,…
Noida: A group of men travelling in a black Thar allegedly harassed and chased two sisters who were on a scooter near Sector 52 metro station on Wednesday. The men allegedly made lewd comments, honked and flashed their headlights before attempting to intercept the women. When the sisters tried to speed away, the accused allegedly…
Panaji: The Command Area Development (CAD) Board of the Goa Tillari Irrigation Project has deferred a proposal to denotify 3.3 lakh sqm of command area land at Dhargalim for Delta Corp after the firm failed to submit all the required documents.Water resources minister Subhash Shirodkar said the incomplete documentation prevented a decision. He also said…
Gorakhpur: An 18-year-old blind student was found hanging in a hostel bathroom of a govt blind school in Gorakhpur on Wednesday.The deceased, a Class VIII student and a resident of Deoria district, had been staying in the school hostel since 2019.According to officials, the student went to the bathroom at around 10 pm on Tuesday…
Nuwakot: Massive flash floods hit Nepal slug: Nepal floodsAhmedabad: Twelve-year-old Adhya Patel was meant to be walking beside his parents on their Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage. But he changed his mind at the last moment and stayed back in Gujarat with the couple’s family. That decision has left him safe, but separated from the parents he…
Baby seriously injured after stray dog mauls head & neck Ludhiana: A stray dog mauled a one-year-old boy as he lay outside his family’s hut at Khanna grain market early Thursday, leaving him with more than 10 deep wounds on his head, neck and other parts of his body. Following initial treatment at Khanna Civil…
Chandigarh: Parking space shortages, pending drainage works and traffic management issues dominated a review meeting between the Chandigarh Transport Association and municipal corporation officials Thursday, with transporters seeking time-bound solutions to longstanding problems in the Transport Area, Sector 26.Representatives of the association raised concerns over sewerage and storm water drainage projects, parking arrangements, access control…
Anxious families of Maharashtra tourists missing in Nepal Pune: Sixty-one of the 114 people from Maharashtra identified in the flood-hit Nepal-Tibet border region remain unreachable due to a near-total communication blackout, a senior state disaster management official told TOI on Thursday.The official said authorities also managed to establish contact with 199 people, including a group…
The rakhi sent to Ayodhya Surat: The Surat Jari Manufacturers Association (SJMA) has prepared a special Rakhi using silver and copper Jari, embellished with traditional Jardoshi embroidery, to be offered at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Raksha Bandhan.The association has sent the Rakhi to the Shree Ram Janmabhoomi temple authorities with a request that…
Guwahati: Assam govt issued an advisory on Thursday for residents stranded in Nepal amid severe floods and landslides.Those needing assistance were asked to contact Assam Bhawan in New Delhi at 9101089151, 9861705007, 011-23010299/198 or 2687711.The advisory came amid worsening conditions in Nepal following heavy rain, floods and landslides, which have disrupted movement and left several…
