-PTI/ The Telegraph Officials say 15,000 stranded pilgrims are shifted to the lower base camp of Panjtarni and 25 injured people are rushed to hospitals Srinagar: The death toll in the flash flood triggered by heavy rain near the Amarnath cave shrine rose to 16 on Saturday as the search continued without a break amid fears that many were still trapped under the debris. Officials said 15,000 stranded pilgrims were shifted to the...
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Hemant Soren claims credit for no starvation death -Animesh Bisoee
-The Telegraph CM says Jharkhand government is focused on reaching out to last mile with welfare schemes Jamshedpur: Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren reminded people of the starvation deaths during the erstwhile BJP-led government and patted his own government as nobody died of hunger even during the Covid lockdown. Addressing a gathering at Godda on Wednesday evening, Soren said the development works done during the “double engine” government (a term used by his...
More »Men feel contraception is women's business: Survey
-The Tribune Also think women using contraception become promiscuous Over three-quarters, accounting for 77 per cent of men aged 15 to 49 years in Punjab feel that contraception is a women’s business and a man should not have to worry about it, a national survey has revealed. The National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5), conducted by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, through the International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai, has...
More »UP: Farmers In Sitapur, Lakhimpur Threaten Massive Movement on July 15 if Outstanding Cane Dues not Paid -Abdul Alim Jafri
-Newsclick.in Farmers said the cane-crushing season had ended earlier this month, but payments of over Rs 15 crore are still pending. Lucknow: Irked over the delay in sugarcane payments, farmers on Friday held a demonstration against Mahmudabad co-operative sugar mill in the Sitapur district. Farmers said the cane-crushing season had ended earlier this month, but payments of over Rs 15 crore were pending. Per the norms, the payment should be cleared within 14 days...
More »75-95 million more on verge of extreme poverty due to climate change, COVID: Report
-The New Indian Express The report finds that about 1 in 10 people worldwide are suffering from hunger and nearly 1 in 3 people lack regular access to adequate food. NEW DELHI: The climate crisis, the Covid-19 pandemic and an increased number of conflicts around the world could lead to an additional 75 million to 95 million people living in extreme poverty in 2022, compared with pre-pandemic projections, according to The Sustainable...
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