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J&K
flood fury
Over 1,42,000 rescued; relief operations in full swing
JAMMU: Over
1,42,000 people have been rescued from the flood-ravaged parts
of Jammu and Kashmir so far, as the relief operations launched
by Armed forces entered the 12th day today.
Stone-pelters
target choppers, planes, boats
Security
forces hit hard by floods
SRINAGAR: When calamity strikes, it does not
discriminate. This was on ample display when floods ravaged
Kashmir.
14
children found dead in Srinagar hospital
SRINAGAR: Fourteen
children who died at a hospital here are among the 43 persons
found dead in the Kashmir Valley, authorities said today.
Jammu-Srinagar
National Highway remains closed
Vardhan
to oversee medical relief efforts
Chhattisgarh
to send 10,000 solar lamps
Helpline
numbers
Control rooms at Srinagar,
Jammu and New Delhi to monitor and coordinate rescue and relief
operations can be reached at J&K House (011)-24611210 and
24611108; Srinagar 0194-2452138; Jammu 0191-2560401;
and Home Ministry's control room in New Delhi at: (011)
23093054, 23092763, 23093564, 23092923, 23092885, 23093566,
23093563
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Independence
of judiciary is non-negotiable: CJI
NEW DELHI: Chief Justice of India R M Lodha today
asserted that independence of judiciary is
"non-negotiable" and it has the inherent strength to
foil any attempt to interfere with that.
Bypolls:
Brisk voting in 3 Lok Sabha, 33 Assembly seats
NEW DELHI: Voting today began on a brisk note in
byelections to three Lok Sabha and 33 Assembly constituencies
spread across ten states, seen as a test of Narendra Modi
government's popularity, especially as BJP braces for polls in
two states next month.
ABVP
sweeps DUSU polls after 18 years
NEW DELHI: After a gap of 18 years, BJP's student wing
Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad today swept Delhi University
Students' Union elections, trouncing Congress' NSUI to bag all
four positions.
British
hostage's family appeal to IS
LONDON: The family of a British man being held hostage
by Islamic State (IS) militants have appealed to his captors to
make contact with them, media reported Saturday.
Obama
points to 'silver lining' in IS mayhem in the region
US
court renews phone surveillance programme |
The Assembly elections in Haryana and Maharashtra will be held in a single phase on October 15, said Chief Election Commissioner VS Sampath on Friday.
Amid fears of an epidemic outbreak in flood-ravaged Jammu and Kashmir, rescue teams today expedited efforts to reach out to tens of thousands of people stranded in the Valley and other areas of the state.
Jammu and Kashmir faces a massive natural and human calamity. Many lives have been lost and there has been widespread destruction of property following the floods in the state. The people of
state need help for relief and rehabilitation.
Panchkula, September 12