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Maharashtra: NDRF resumes operations to recover bodies from the accident site near Mahabaleshwar

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A team of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) resumed the operation on Sunday to recover bodies from the gorge where a bus fell into on its way to Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra’s Raigad district.

According to reports, twenty-five bodies have been recovered so far.

Rescue efforts were severely hampered by heavy rains lashing the area.

On Saturday, a bus carrying 34 staff members of an agriculture university fell into a 500-feet deep gorge at Ambenali Ghat near Poladpur town in Raigad district of Maharashtra, killing 33 passengers.

The bus was on its way to Mahabaleshwar, a hill station in Satara district, for a picnic, when the driver lost control over the vehicle while negotiating a turn and fell into the gorge.

All passengers on the bus were all staff of Konkan Krishi Vidyapeeth in Dapoli town.

PDP leader Mehbooba Mufti urges Centre for better ties with Imran Khan

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Mehbooba Mufti, former chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir on July 28, urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to seize the opportunity by extending a hand of friendship with Pakistan’s Prime Minister-designate Imran Khan so that issues between India and Pakistan could be resolved.

“I want to make an appeal to the Prime Minister. Pakistan will soon have a new Prime Minister and in his victory speech, he (Imran Khan) extended a hand of friendship. The Prime Minister should also reciprocate in the same manner. The elections come and go”, she said while addressing the 19th foundation day of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

“We should sit across and resolve the issues instead of we blaming India for problems in Balochistan and they blaming us for problems in Kashmir,” Imran Khan said during his victory speech after general elections.

While urging the Centre to hold dialogue with Hurriyat leaders, she said Centre should have a positive mindset in resolving the existing problems in the Kashmir Valley. “The state of Jammu and Kashmir has always been a challenge for all the Prime Ministers in India. The leader who will find a peaceful solution for the Kashmir problem, who will improve the Indo-Pak relationship, his name will be immortalized in gold, “Mufti added.

While specifying PDP’s role in Kashmir Mufti further added, “My father always made efforts to bring peace in the Valley and that is why he pitched that dialogue with Pakistan is a must. But both of us did not have the authority to take the decision on the matter. But we still took ample steps such as to control the task force, revoke POTA to ease the lives of people.”

UN chief urges members to pay dues as international body faces financial crisis

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The United Nations (UN) is reeling under alarming financial crisis and is also urging its member states to pay up to the international body, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said.

“Our cash flow has never been this low so early in the calendar year, and the broader trend is also concerning; we are running out of cash sooner and staying in the red longer,” Guterres said.

In a letter to UN staff, Guterres cited late payments by member states as the major reason behind looming financial crunch and said that UN will take some steps to reduce cost and will also propose several ways to states in order to improve financial stability at the UN.

This new cash shortfall is unlike those we have experienced previously, as of 30 June, core funding had a deficit of $139m, Guterres wrote in the letter.

“An organization such as ours should not have to suffer repeated brushes with bankruptcy. But surely, the greater pain is felt by those we serve when we cannot, for want of modest funds, answer their call for help,” Guterres wrote in the letter.

As of July 26, as many as 112 members, including India, have paid their regular budget dues in full. India made a payment of $17.91 million on January 29, 2018.

A total of 81 countries are yet to pay their regular budget dues. These nations include Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Seychelles, Brazil, Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Israel, Maldives, the United States and Zimbabwe.

Guterres said he has appealed to all members to pay their assessments on time and in full, and highlighted the risk of the troubling financial situation facing the UN.

Jammu and Kashmir: Terrorists abduct Special Police Officer from Pulwama District

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Terrorists on Friday night abducted a special police officer (SPO) from his home in Tral village located in Pulwama district in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to reports abducted SPO was working as a cook in the police department.

The police department has launched an investigation into this matter and a manhunt is on to locate the SPO.

Several cases of abduction have been reported in the last couple of months in Jammu and Kashmir.

Earlier this month, police constable Javed Ahmad Dar was kidnapped and killed by terrorists in Shopian village.

Last month, army jawan Aurangzeb who was going home for Eid was kidnapped and killed by millitants in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir.

Similarly, Constable Saleem Shah who was undergoing training in Kathua in Jammu was abducted and killed by terrorists in Kulgam district.

World witnesses the longest “blood moon” eclipse of 21st century

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India along with various other countries of the world witnessed the longest “blood moon” eclipse of the 21st century on Friday night.

During this rare phenomena, the Moon turned bright red.

According to Nasa, the total lunar eclipse lasted for one hour and 43 minutes. In India the eclipse started at around 11:44 PM on July 27, whereas the total lunar eclipse started at around 1:00 AM and lasted at around 2:43 AM on July 28.

A total lunar eclipse happens when Earth takes the position in a straight line between the moon and sun, blocking the direct sunlight.

When earth, moon, and sun are perfectly lined up, the Earth’s atmosphere scatters blue light from the sun, while bending red light onto the moon. This phenomenon gave the moon the name “blood moon” as it appears red in color.

Apart from India, the lunar eclipse was visible in parts of South-America, parts of Europe, Africa, Whole Asia, Australia and Eastern Africa.

Alert sounded in Delhi as Haryana releases water in Yamuna

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Heavy rains have wreaked havoc in different parts of north India, including Delhi NCR.

According to latest reports, Yamuna has crossed the ‘warning’ level and was flowing at 204.83m in the morning, following the water discharge from Haryana and heavy rainfall in Delhi and adjoining areas of NCR.

Due to an increase in water level, people who are residing in low lying areas have been told to stay alert.

The Irrigation and Flood Control Department of the Delhi government has also made necessary arrangements to evacuate people residing in close proximity to the Yamuna.

According to Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), heavy rainfall is expected in different areas of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and northwest Madhya Pradesh during the next two days.

Heavy Rains kill 27 people in Uttar Pradesh

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At least 27 people died, due to monsoon rains across Uttar Pradesh.

Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand experienced heavy rains in last 48 hours, triggering a flood-like situation at many places.

Uttar Pradesh faced the maximum impact of consistent rainfall as it claimed 27 lives.

Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath directed officials to launch relief and rescue work, “injured should be given proper treatment and any negligence in the rescue operations will not be accepted,” he said.

The MET department said that the state will experience moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers at most places in next few days.

Hisar teen girl Shivangi Pathak scales Mount Kilimanjaro

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Shivangi Pathak, a 17-year-old girl from a small town Hisar (Haryana), has achieved another milestone successfully by climbing ‘Mount Kilimanjaro’, Africa’s highest point and tallest free-standing mountain in the world that stands at an imposing 5,895m. She has completed her mountain journey from the Marangu route in just three days from  July 21 and finished July 24, 2018.

Indian women are making country proud all over the world.  At the ‘Roof of Africa’, Hisar teen Shivangi has a special message ‘Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao’, which she wants to share with every Indian to make them aware that nothing is impossible and women can overcome every battle easily with her willpower.

Speaking on her Journey,  Shivangi Pathak (The Eagle of Mountain) said “Women can achieve anything if they desire. There is nothing that Indian Women can’t do. They are not the liability but they are the future of the country. Don’t stop on what you achieved but fight for more”.

Shivangi Pathak has already held the title ‘The Eagle of Mountain’ after climbing the Mount Everest in the month of May 2018 and become the youngest Indian to scale Mount Everest from Nepal side. Her inspiration towards mountaineering is ‘Arunima Sinha’, the first Indian amputee to climb ‘Mt Everest’.

The partner who extended their support to this initiative and powered her footsteps is ‘Kasturi Memorial Trust’. They sponsored her little footsteps towards her passion for Mountaineering.  ‘Kasturi Memorial Trust’ is a Non-Profit Organisation which works on various Social Development issues. The main goal of KMT is Empowerment of Women & Skill Development of Youth.

Shivangi is a resident of Hisar, Haryana. She is teen climber from Haryana’s Hisar and has already submitted her name in the record of the youngest Indian woman to climb Mount Everest at the age of 16. After completing her successful expedition, she is also titled as Eagle of Mountain.

Karunanidhi’s health updates: DMK chief recovering steadily, says son Stalin

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MK Stalin, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president, on July 27 informed that party president Kalaignar M Karunanidhi’s health has improved and he is recovering from a fever steadily and is being treated at home in Chennai.

While addressing the Media Karunanidhi’s son Stalin said, “he (Karunanidhi) is recovering steadily as his fever is coming down.”

“Karunanidhi has overturned countless obstacles, failures, and betrayals into accomplishments. Let’s follow his footsteps. Karunanidhi has spent 80 years in public life, 70 years in cinema and arts, 50 years as DMK chief,” Mr. Stalin tweeted.

PM Modi after enquiring about his health tweeted, “Spoke to Thiru @mkstalin and Kanimozhi Ji. Enquired about the health of Kalaignar Karunanidhi Ji and offered any assistance required. I pray for his quick recovery and good health.”

“On behalf of the DMK, I thank @rashtrapatibhvn & @PMOIndia for their inquiries about @kalaignar89’s health. I am extremely grateful for their offers of help. Thalaivar is getting the best medical care and treatment. We hope he will recover soon and thank everyone in his own words,” Stalin tweeted.

Updates:

Karunanidhi is currently undergoing treatment for fever due to severe Urinary Tract Infection.

He is being monitored and treated round the clock by a team of medical and nursing professionals, at his home in Chennai.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wished the DMK patriarch a quick recovery and tweeted, “Concerned about the health of M Karunanidhi. Hope and pray that Karunanidhi Ji recovers soon.”

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu enquired about Karunanidhi’s health and wished him a speedy recovery.

Deputy chief minister O Panneerselvam called on him on July 26 evening after doctors reported a “slight decline” in his health.

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan also called on to inquire about his health.

D Jayakumar also visited the DMK veteran. While returning back he told reporters that Mr. Karunanidhi was “doing well.” “Mr. Karunanidhi will return in good health soon.”

PM Modi hold bilateral talks with Presidents of Argentina, Angola

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday held bilateral meetings with presidents of Argentina and Angola on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said Bilateral meetings continue for PM Narendra Modi in Johannesburg With the President of Angola Joao Lourenco.

“Discussed intensifying relations in trade and investment, agriculture & food processing, pharma, oil and natural gas,” Raveesh Kumar tweeted.

The Prime Minister’s Office said Modi held a separate bilateral meeting with Argentine President Mauricio Macri.

“Accelerating ties with Argentina. During their meeting, President @mauriciomacri and PM @narendramodi talked about strengthening relations especially in the areas of agriculture, pharmaceuticals, and investment (sic),” the PMO tweeted.

Argentina will soon host the annual G20 Summit in 2018.

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