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Schedule of Narendra Modi in USA New York: Day 1 To attend the Global Citizen Festival Day 1: Ground Zero @ NYC Tour of the site of 9/11 attacks and its memorial Day 1: UN General Assembly Meet Address at the UN General Assembly Bilateral meets with Ban Ki Moon, Rajapaksa, and other global leaders Day 2 Meet representatives of Sikh community in US and Canada Meet 10 distinguished Persons of Indian Origin Day 2 Address gathering of Indian-Americans at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan Day 2 To attend dinner reception at the luxurious heritage ....Read More →

About 30 people are feared dead as a bus plunged in the Gobind Sagar reservoir near Bilaspur in Himachal Pradesh. As per media reports, the 40-seater bus was overloaded and few people were also traveling on the roof. Reportedly, the bus belongs to a private transportation company and the definite number of people traveling in the bus is not yet clear. Ajay Sharma, Deputy Commissioner of Bilaspur said the search operation is on full swing to rescue people ....Read More →

Death toll reaches 55 due to floods in Assam, Meghalaya 24 September 2014 Around 55 people have died so far due to the floods and landslides in the northeast states of Assam and Meghalaya. As per media reports, large number of people have been displaced due to the landslides and flash floods in the region. Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said the floods are the worst in the recent times and the bad weather conditions are obstructing the rescue operations. According to ....Read More →

A bus carrying around 50 passengers belonging to a marriage party fell in an overflowing stream in the Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir. As per reports, the incident took place around 2.00 p.m. today and about 32 people have been killed. It is also reported that at least six people have survived in this calamity. The teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) have been despatched for the rescue operations. A flood alert has been declared in J & K by the state government ....Read More →

Fire at Chatterjee International High Rise; Four Rescued A fire broke out at the Chatterjee International building in Kolkata at 8.30 A.M. Chatterjee International is one of the tallest building in the state and reportedly the fire broke out at the 15th floor of the high-rise. According to some reports, it started on the 12th floor and spread to the other floors. However, clarity on this is expected to emerge in some time soon. As per reports, the fire department has ....Read More →

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Stampede in MP’s Kamtanath Temple, 10 Killed In a stampede that occurred today around 6 am in the Kamtanath temple located in Chitrakoot area in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district, nearly 10 people lost their lives, while more than 60 devotees were wounded in the incident. Devotees had gathered in the temple to celebrate the festival of Somvati Amavasya. As part of the rituals involved in the celebration of this festival, devotees roll on the path to display their devotion. As per ....Read More →

  Flood Affected Areas in India Incessant rains have caused floods and landslides in many parts of India, namely six Indian states across the Indian Himalayan Region – Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. Hundreds of villages have been inundated, causing displacement of several lakhs of people, while more than 60 people have died, according to media reports. To carry out rescue operations, various team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) along with the State ....Read More →

  Heavy downpour in Uttarakhand has raised the water levels above the danger mark in rivers like Nandakini, Pindar and Ganga. As per media reports, over 50 people have been killed due to flood-related incidents in the region. Also, the Char Dham Yatra got disrupted as the roads leading to the holy shrines of Yamunotri, Badrinath and Gangotri were blocked due to landslide. WBMA190814 Related Information: Over 100 Bihar Villages Flooded Areas Affected by Flood in Bihar Areas Affected by Flood in Uttar Pradesh Flood Affected Areas ....Read More →