At least six people were killed and around 21 injured after a bus rolled down a 250- feet deep gorge in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur District on Thursday.
On poll eve, both the BJP and the Congress claimed they were headed towards a majority and would form the government.
An injured soldier told reporters from the hospital that when the building collapsed, there were 35 army personnel inside it, of whom 30 were Junior Commissioned Officers and five were soldiers.
While India launched the COVID-19 vaccination drive on January 16, and has administered over 32.36 crore doses till date, the US which started its inoculation drive on December 14, 2020 has given over 32.33 crore doses.
In his latest monthly radio address, Mann Ki Baat, Modi said that India is capable of providing solutions to the varied challenges being faced globally.
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A whopping Rs 62,476 crore has been "illegally" transferred by smartphone maker Vivo to China in order to avoid payment of taxes in India, the Enforcement Directorate said Thursday, as it claimed to have busted a major money laundering racket involving Chinese nationals and multiple Indian companies. This money is almost half of Vivo's turnover of Rs 1,25,185 crore, it said without stating the time period of the transaction. The crackdown on the leading Chinese company came after the federal probe agency found that three Chinese nationals, all of whom "left" India during 2018-21, and one other person from that country incorporated as many as 23 companies in India in which they were also helped by a Chartered Accountant, Nitin Garg.
The highest polling of 72.35 per cent was recorded in Sirmour district followed by 68.48 per cent in Solan and 67.67 per cent in Una and 67.5 per cent in Lahaul and Spiti. The high-altitude district of Lahaul and Spiti had recorded 21.95 per cent, the lowest, till 1 pm, but polling was brisk as the sun came out.
Though the Congress, AAP and other Opposition parties may have high hopes and some positive takeaways to seize on from the results, it is the BJP which has a big headstart and is firmly in the lead.
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No loss of life was reported in the incident.
Vijay Singh had fired at assistant town planner Shail Bala Sharma, who was leading a SC mandated demolition drive against illegal structures, and fled.
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Eleven people died on the spot, one on the way to hospital while two persons succumbed to their injuries in the hospital.
Heavy rains continued to lash various parts of Himachal Pradesh, disrupting normal life in lower and mid hills while most of the rivers are in spate due to sudden rise in water level due to rains in catchments areas.
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All educational institutions in Shimla and Kullu districts will remain closed on Monday as heavy to extremely heavy rains continue to lash the state, district officials said.
Rahul accompanied by Priyanka Vadra arrived in Shimla on Tuesday by road to see the latter's under-construction house at Chharabra, a local Congress leader said.
The veteran leader breathed his last at Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) in Shimla at 3.40 am, senior medical superintendent Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Dr. Janak Raj said.
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The bus carrying about 40 persons was on its way from Reckong Peo in Kinnaur to Nauni in Solan.
The Himachal Pradesh Assembly election results declared on Thursday saw 22 candidates, including five independents, making their maiden entry into the House.
The Himachal Pradesh government is understood to have cancelled the land lease of yoga teacher Ramdev's Patanjali Yogpeeth sanctioned by the previous Bhararatiya Janata Party regime.
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Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar met Buddhist leader the Dalai Lama at his residence in Dharamshala during his six-day visit to Himachal Pradesh. The leaders discussed various issues over an hour-long meeting.
Avalanche threat loomed large over high altitude tribal areas and people have been advised to stay indoors as biting cold wave conditions prevailed in Himachal Pradesh in spite of marginal rise in temperature.
The cold wave intensified in most parts of the valley and Ladakh division with Kargil town the coldest recorded place in the state. Kashmir has been going through extremely dry and cold weather conditions this winter, leading to health related problems among the children and elderly. Here's a glimpse of the snowfall.
Singh had vacated the Shimla (rural) seat for his son Vikramaditya Singh and shifted to Arki.
Swami Nithyananda who was arrested at Solan in Himachal Pradesh for his alleged role in a sex scandal was brought down to Bengaluru on Thursday. Sporting a safrron robe, a rudraksh in his hand and a smile on the face the godman who has remained elusive all these days landed at around 1900 hrs with a police team at the Bengaluru airport.
A team of the Bangalore police made the arrest following the issuance of a non-bailable warrant against him.
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State capital Lucknow shuddered at 0.7 degrees Celsius, while Bahraich recorded a low of 0.2 degrees Celsius.
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The move apparently points that rebellion is brewing in the Congress with office bearers of all wings of the party in Arki block resigning in support of Thakur.
'Chances of getting the disease are not reduced, either after one dose or both doses of the vaccine.' 'And the probability of getting the infection -- you need to differentiate infection from disease -- by getting vaccinated is almost unaltered, be it single dose or two doses.' 'But your chances of developing moderate to severe disease, after getting infected, gets reduced with every dose you receive.'
Police has launched investigations to ascertain reason for the alleged suicide.
There were about 50 people traveling in the bus which was on its way to Solan from Gatadhar in Sirmour
A rescue and relief team was rushed to the accident site to shift the injured to hospitals and extricate the bodies of the victims, they said.
