-Hindustan Times The meeting came after Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed concern over the Joshimath land subsidence issue and reviewed the situation with Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has held a high-level review meeting on the land subsidence activities in Uttarakhand’s Joshimath and a team of central agencies and experts are assisting the state government to prepare short, medium and long-term remedial measures to deal with...
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Kerala stares at repeat of 2018 floods as rain fury continues
-The Hindu Reservoirs full and rivers overflowing; people shifted to relief camps Kerala once again stares at a flood-like situation with high intensity rain triggered by strong monsoon winds lashing central Kerala. In addition, a low pressure system is expected to form over the Bay of Bengal by Sunday, which is likely to aggravate the rains. The situation is precarious in the State, especially in central Kerala where swollen rivers have already...
More »Medical education in India needs an urgent cure: Student evacuation in Ukraine highlights inadequacies and shortages -Seema Sachdeva
-The Tribune “WHAT AFTER THIS?” That was the only thought on the mind of third-year MBBS student Tanishq Sharma from Delhi as he returned safely from Ukraine after the country was attacked by Russia. Tanishq had scored 95 per cent marks in Class 12, but his rank in the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) wasn’t good enough to get him admission in a government college in India. “The fee in most private...
More »PM Modi dials Russian President Putin, discusses safe evacuation of Indians from Kharkiv
-IndiaToday.in PM Modi spoke to President of Russia, Vladimir Putin, and discussed the safe evacuation of Indian nationals from the conflict areas. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spoke to the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. They discussed the safe evacuation of Indian nationals from the conflict areas. As per a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office read, "The two leaders reviewed the situation in Ukraine, especially in the city of Kharkiv...
More »Stranded in war-hit Ukraine, Bengal students take refuge in bunkers and basements
-PTI/ The Telegraph * The students have cried for help from the Union and the state governments, requesting immediate evacuation and return to their home country * West Bengal government has announced the opening of a control room which will function for 12 hours every day to help the stranded students and their families Many students from West Bengal, pursuing various professional and technical courses in Ukraine, are stranded in the war-hit country...
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