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Thousands feared dead in flood-hit Uttarakhand
Amid fears of thousands left dead in rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, relief and rescue operations were intensified today with eight additional IAF choppers pressed into service to evacuate stranded people in Kedarnath which has suffered massive damage in flash floods and cloudbursts.
Sixteen CCTV cameras, including two rotating cameras, were installed at key locations at Mambalam railway station premises.
BBMP Commissioner Lakshminarayana pointed out that the city’s footpaths have been largely encroached upon by traders to display their wares.
University officials are in the dock once again, with a woman complaining to Governor ESL Narasimhan that she was denied Assistant Professor post in preference for a less deserving candidate.
Once the new permits are issued, autos without city permits will be banned from operating, permits of autos that cannot be identified will be cancelled.
The much-awaited Thakaraparambu flyover development project will take many more months to be completed.
Chief Minister is set to inaugurate 31 fair price shops on Thursday to sell vegetables at reduced rates.
Chief Minister said that the LDF tactic to stall the Assembly proceedings by raising what he claimed were unnecessary allegations in the scam was against democratic norms.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will announce many proposals related to the Cooperative Department that would benefit the farming community, said Cooperation Minister H S Mahadeva Prasad.
Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy said that the idea behind splitting the SC/ST commission into two independent commissions was to reach benefits to all the sub-castes of SCs and STS effectively.
Normalcy returned on the power front with Upper Kolab hydro power station resuming generation of electricity and the fourth unit of the Talcher Thermal Power Station back to the state grid.
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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said Wednesday that Sri Lanka were a dangerous side and it was not possible to focus only on their two frontline batsmen " Mahela Jayawardene or a Kumar Sangakkara" during the semi-final of the ICC Champions Trophy slated for Thursday.
The Indian women's hockey team put up yet another disappointing show to crash out of the semifinal race with a 1-8 drubbing at the hands of top-ranked Netherlands in the FIH World League Round 3.
As the Yamuna water level crossed the danger level on Tuesday, the state government has evacuated as many as 5,000 people and rescued 400, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said.
US President Barack Obama, currently on an official visit to Berlin, Wednesday proposed plans for America and Russia to further cut their strategic nuclear warheads.
