-IANS Medha Patkar ended her 17-day fast to protest against the government’s “apathy” towards resettlement of those affected by the increase in the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam. Bhopal/ Dhar: Social activist Medha Patkar on Saturday ended her 17-day fast to protest against the government’s “apathy” towards resettlement of those affected by the increase in the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam. Patkar, however, would remain in detention. She was detained on...

-The Hindu Most of the victims were travelling on two Himachal Pradesh roadways buses Shimla: At least 46 people have been killed and many more injured in a massive landslip at Kotrupi on the Mandi-Pathankot National Highway near Jogindernagar in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday morning. Two Himachal Pradesh roadways buses and some light vehicles were buried, when the disaster struck around 1 a.m. The vehicles were halting for a break at a place...

-The Hindu Police personnel were deployed inside the wards to regulate relatives of patients and visitors. Gorakhpur (U.P.): In 24 hours the Baba Raghav Das Medical College hospital at Gorakhpur underwent a makeover, ahead of the visit of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, along with Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda. Police personnel deployed inside the sprawling campus of the hospital on Saturday were stationed even inside the wards on Sunday to regulate relatives of...

-The Hindu This, despite early release of water to Godavari, Krishna deltas Vijayawada (Andhra Pradesh): Deficit rainfall in July in August has impacted sowing in the State. The State government’s pro-active step to release water early to Godavari and Krishna deltas to hasten sowing too has not worked to the expected level. While the normal area sown till date (August 9 from June 1) is 24 lakh hectares, sowing has been completed only...

-NDTV A bench, headed by Justice M B Lokur, directed the Centre to set up state food commissions, as mandated under the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, even in the states not hit by drought. New Delhi: Judges cannot run a government and ask it to do "miracles", Attorney General K K Venugopal today told the Supreme Court while opposing fresh pleas being made by NGO 'Swaraj Abhiyan' in a...