-PTI Hours after cyclone Phailin hit coasts of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh, the IMD on Sunday said the worst in terms of wind velocity is over, but warned that heavy rains are expected in Bihar and north Chhattisgarh in the next 48 hours and a flood warning has been issued to the state. Director General, Meteorology, L.S. Rathore said here that there has been "zero loss of life" after the cyclone made...
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Bihar floods claim 11 more, toll reaches 38 -Bhuvaneshwar Prasad
-The Times of India PURNIA: With 11 more people drowning, nine in Katihar's extremely flood-prone Barsoi sub-division and two in Baisi sub-division in Purnia, the death toll in the current floods has gone up to 38 in Purnia and Kosi divisions of north-east Bihar. In Katihar division, four people drowned at Shivanandnagar, Bansgaon, Abadpur and Bitwapur under Barsoi block, two more casualties took place at Kumaripur, one at Chunwa under Kadwa block...
More »Vegetable prices rise 50 per cent owing to bad weather -Madhvi Sally
-The Economic Times NEW DELHI: Vegetable prices have risen up to 50% in Delhi, Mumbai and other parts of the country as farms near the Yamuna river in northern India are flooded, while dry weather in many parts of western India have hit output. The deluge in parts of northern India has also wiped out muskmelon and watermelon apart from hurting the mango crop. Traders said it would take two to four...
More »Recovering Budhni Mejhan from the silted landscape of modern India-Chitra Padmanabhan
Of late, a childhood friend's 80-year-old mother has taken to writing. Emboldened by her single-mindedness, memories dulled by a lifetime of contingencies now respond readily to the daily rustle of pen on paper. One memory stands out in Surjit Kaur's mind. In 1957, as a fresh eyed schoolteacher from Delhi she went on an educational tour to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal. It was 10 years after Independence...
More »Rights panel to link up with newspapers
-The Hindu In an effort to reach out to the people who have no voice, the Rajasthan State Human Rights Commission proposes to make linkages to the print media for regular feedback on instances of violation of human rights. The Commission has asked the newspapers with multi editions in the State to e-mail it the instances of violations reported in their local editions so that action could be taken on them. “Most...
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