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| ‘Dead bodies in water entering Pakistan from India’: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif makes bizarre claim | | | | | ISLAMABAD AUGUST 31:-
Pakistan Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif made waves this week after claiming that floodwater entering the country from India had carried ‘dead bodies’. More than a million people were evacuated from their homes in Pakistan this week as the Punjab province faced its worst flooding in four decades. Torrential monsoon rain has left over 1,400 villages were inundated and also and submerged vital grains crops. India had also issued a flood warning for the neighbouring country last week — highlighting the possibility of downstream flooding as it opened the gates of major dams in the Kashmir region.
According to a Pakistani news portal, Asif told reporters that floodwaters entering from India had carried ‘dead bodies and livestock’. The update shared by Dialogue Pakistan came while the Defence Minister was visiting flood-affected areas in Sialkot to assess the damage. As.... | | | | | | Two injured, five houses damaged as landslides strike villages in Shimla | | | | | SHIMLA AUGUST 31:-
Two persons have been injured and five houses damaged as landslides struck two villages in Rampur area of Shimla district, officials said on Saturday.
Three houses belonging to Tulsi Das, Lekhraj and Harish Kumar were damaged in Sheel Prog village, while houses of two brothers, Gopi Chand and Pyare Lal, were damaged in Thala village on Friday night, they said.
Pyare Lal and his son Hemant sustained injuries in the incident, they added. Thousands of pilgrims who had embarked on the Manimahesh Yatra, are still stranded in Chamba district, with a majority of them being stuck in Bharmour area. Efforts are afoot to send them home safely, officials said.
Rains in the last few days have led to closure of 560 roads. This include national highways such as the Chandigarh-Manali road, Old Hindustan Tibet road, Mandi-Dharampur road and Aut-Sainj road.
The Chandigarh-Mana.... | | | | | | Kejriwal slams BJP after Kalkaji Temple sewadar murder | | | | | NEW DELHI AUGUST 31:-
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party government over the state of law and order in the national capital after the killing of a sewadar at Delhi’s Kalkaji Temple.
“Didn’t the hands of these miscreants tremble before they brutally murdered the sewadar inside the Kalkaji Temple? If this isn’t a failure of law and order, then what is it?” Kejriwal asked in a post on X.
“The four engines of the BJP have brought Delhi to such a state that now such incidents are happening even in temples. Is anyone safe in Delhi or not?” he added.
AAP Delhi President Saurabh Bhardwaj also criticised the Delhi Police, alleging that they were more engaged in political work than ensuring the safety of citizens.
“The situation in Delhi is getting worse by the day. The police are just busy with political tasks. .... | | | | | | Ganeshotsav Procession: Teen Dies, Six Injured After Firecracker Explodes Near Bengaluru | | | | | BANGLORE AUGUST 31;-
A mishappening during the Ganeshotsav procession near Bengaluru claimed a life, while six others have sustained injuries. The festive Ganesha immersion procession turned deadly after firecrackers exploded from a moving forklift, killing a 15-year-old and injuring six others near Bengaluru.
The firecracker had exploded from a moving vehicle while scores of people gathered around it to participate in the idol immersion of lord Ganesha. The devastating incident resulted in the tragic death of a class 10th student while six others, including a police constable, were injured.
- According to a report by te Times of India, the incident occurred around 6 pm on Friday when a 15-year-old S Tanush Rao from Muttur, Doddaballapur, was seated close to a box of firecrackers that had been placed behind the driver’s seat of a forklift transporting the idol.
-The forklift was in.... | | | | | | Himachal Assembly passes resolution on rain disaster | | | | | SHIMLA AUGUST 31:-
The Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Central Government to declare the destruction caused by heavy rains across the state as a national disaster.
Parliamentary Affairs Minister Harshwardhan Chauhan moved the resolution under Rule 102, saying that since the entire state has suffered massive devastation, the Assembly should urge the Centre to provide financial assistance and declare the calamity a national disaster.
The resolution was passed by voice vote with support from opposition members. However, BJP legislators started raising slogans while Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi was replying to the debate.
Replying to the debate, Negi condemned the BJP’s conduct, accusing them of using even a disaster as an opportunity to target the government. “The BJP is deliberately trying to create an impression that people are starv.... | | | | |
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