Shubham Bajpai

By-elections for three assembly seats of Himachal Pradesh and two seats of Uttarakhand are to be held on July 11. Out of Three Himachal Pradesh seats, the Congress has declared the candidates for two seats of Nalagarh and Hamirpur in the latest list.

At least six people have been killed in Sikkim due to landslides triggered by heavy rain over the past few days. Meanwhile, more than 1,200 tourists, including 15 foreigners have also been stranded.

The group of 15 Army personnel was travelling by two autorickshaws when a bus collided with one of the rickshaws and battered it leaving two of them dead. Six other army jawans and the autorickshaw driver were injured in the accident.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said that the statues of great leaders were removed from their locations without consultation, violating democratic principles emphasising that those statues were placed in prominent locations after due deliberation.

The weather department has issued a forecast for the next five days predicting persisting heatwaves to severe heatwaves. The heatwave conditions are expected in almost all places of the state during the next 24 hours with some regions to witness severe heatwave conditions.

Earlier, CM Yogi Adityanath held a meeting on June 14 and issued directives to the officials to take special measures as multiple festivals are to be celebrated within a few days including Bakrid, Ganga Dussehra, the holy Tuesday of Jyeshtha month, and International Yoga Day.

Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal while addressing the conference on India’s Progressive Path in the Administration of Criminal Justice System said that all the states, along with CJI and Chief Justice of 16 high courts. However, only 18 states and UTs responded.

The first accident happened in the Khirsu Chaubatta while the other occurred near Dudhrakhal in the Satpuli area. It comes a day after a tragic incident in Uttarakhand's Rudraprayag district where a tempo fell into the Alakhnanda River causing the death of as many as 14 people.

Home Minister Amit Shah also expressed concern over the attack on Shiv Kohri pilgrims and called for coordinated efforts to ensure the safety of pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi, Shiv Kohri, and other shrines. He directed the security officials to keep a strict vigil on highways and sensitive points.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin argued that the NEET examination is against the poor and social justice. He said that the ongoing controversies around NEET highlight its fundamentally inequitable nature.

Backing the decision of the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) to make changes in the textbooks, Director Dinesh Saklani argued that they want to create positive citizens not violent and depressed individuals.

Pema Khandu has become the chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh for the third term as the BJP conceived victory in the state in recently concluded assembly elections. In a house of 60 seats, the saffron party won an overwhelming majority with 45 seats.

The project was approved by the State Cabinet in 2022. Spread across 108 acres, the solar power project is expected to cost Rs. 115 crores. It is projected to produce 50 million units of electricity annually, with construction expected to be completed by July 2025.

A tempo traveller fell into a deep gorge near Badrinath Highway in Rudraprayag. Rescue work is being carried out by SDRF and Police team. As many as eight people have lost their lives in the accident.

Kumar's judicial custody was ending today as he was sent to judicial custody on June 1 for 14 days. Bibhav Kumar has also moved to the High Court seeking regular bail after his two bail applications were dismissed by the Tis Hazari Court.

The persons with drugs and explosives were arrested after the security forces got information about their suspected movement. The forces laid down a trap and arrested them while they were searching for purchasers of the drug.

The massive collision took the lives of two individuals while six others were reported injured. The deceased have been identified as Harbhan and Pratap Singh.

After the girl was pulled out of the borewell, she was provided oxygen by the 108 ambulance service team to keep her alive even though her body was showing no movement during the early hours of the rescue operation.

Bhuj's Smritivan Earthquake Museum has been placed at the third spot following the A4 Art Museum in China's Chengdu and the Grand Egyptian Museum in Egypt's Giza.

In one of the most destructive fire incidents in Delhi's bustling Chandni Chowk area, nearly 110 shops have been destroyed completely or partially. The fire that started on Friday evening took over 24 hours to get doused completely.