Day: February 7, 2021

Dhauli Ganga river’s water level at Joshimath breached all records after glacial burst: CEC official

9:13 pm February 7, 2021

New Delhi: The water level of the Dhauli Ganga river at Joshimath flowed at a perilously high level, breaching all records, Central Water Commission officials said after a part of Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district leading to massive floods. The glacial burst triggered an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations and trapped more than 100 labourers […]

Police: 13-year-old girl dragged by stolen vehicle dies

9:03 pm February 7, 2021

Wichita: A 13-year-old girl in Kansas died after being dragged for several miles by her family’s SUV that had been stolen outside of a restaurant, police said. The girl was sitting in the back seat of the running vehicle while her family went inside to get food on Saturday when Kevin Palmer, 34, got into the […]

Big challenge: Biden is pressed to end federal death penalty

8:59 pm February 7, 2021

Chicago: Joe Biden, the first sitting US president to openly oppose the death penalty, has discussed the possibility of instructing the Department of Justice to stop scheduling new executions, officials have told The Associated Press. If he does, that would end an extraordinary run of executions by the federal government, all during a pandemic that raged inside prison […]

Uttarakhand flood: Army deploys four columns, medical teams

8:54 pm February 7, 2021

New Delhi: The Army on Sunday deployed four columns and two medical teams in the rescue of people affected by a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river after a part of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off at Joshimath in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, officials said. They said one engineering task force of the Army was also deployed in Ringi village in Joshimath. Over 150 labourers working at a […]

PM dedicates slew of infra projects to nation in West Bengal’s Haldia

8:51 pm February 7, 2021

Haldia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated to the nation several infrastructure projects in the oil and gas sector in this port town on Sunday, including the ambitious 348-km Dobhi-Durgapur natural gas pipeline built by government-owned GAIL. The prime minister said that apart from laying gas pipelines across the country under the Pradhan Mantri Urja Ganga Project, focus is on […]