Heavy rains cause floods in Dehradun’s Sahastradhara; two missing

Heavy rains cause floods in Dehradun’s Sahastradhara; two missing

People being rescued by SDRF workers during floods in Dehradun district, Uttarakhand, on September 16, 2025 | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Heavy rains on Monday night (September 15, 2025) caused floods in Dehradun’s Sahastradhara area, damaging roads and requiring the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) to carry out rescue operations to help those left stranded. … Read more

Woman tourist from Maharashtra still missing in landslide-hit Uttarakhand: Minister

Woman tourist from Maharashtra still missing in landslide-hit Uttarakhand: Minister

Army personnel during a search and rescue operation after a flash flood in the Kheer Ganga river, in Uttarkashi. File | Photo Credit: ANI A woman tourist from Maharashtra has remained untraceable since the landslide and flash floods hit the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, State Disaster Management Minister Girish Mahajan said on Saturday (August 9, … Read more

Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea

Six crew rescued, 15 missing after Houthis sink latest Greek ship in Red Sea

ATHENS: Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers. The Houthis claimed responsibility for the assault that maritime officials say killed four of … Read more

Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid, study says

Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid, study says

Branwen Jeffreys Education editor Getty Images The poorest children are missing more school and falling further behind classmates, research shared with the BBC suggests. According to new analysis by the Education Policy Institute (EPI) – which looked at pupil performance after the Covid-19 pandemic – children from the lowest income families are now up to … Read more

Death of missing girl in Kasaragod: Kerala HC flays police

Death of missing girl in Kasaragod: Kerala HC flays police

A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court on Monday slammed the police for the delay in tracing a 15-year-old girl who was reported missing and later found dead along with her 42-year-old neighbour in Kasaragod on March 9, nearly a month after she and the man went missing. The Bench comprising Justice Devan Ramachandran … Read more

Engineer, who went missing, found dead in Hemavathi backwaters in Hassan

Engineer, who went missing, found dead in Hemavathi backwaters in Hassan

A person, who went missing on December 29, was found dead in the Hemavathi backwaters near Shettihalli in Hassan taluk on Wednesday. The police gave the name of the deceased as G.J. Pramod, 35, who was working as an engineer for an automobile company. Pramod, resident of Indira Nagar in Hassan, was married to Nandini … Read more

Manipur High Court forms probe committee after man goes missing from Army camp

Manipur High Court forms probe committee after man goes missing from Army camp

The Manipur High Court on Wednesday constituted a committee to conduct a probe in connection with a man who went missing from an Army camp in the state. A two-judge bench of the Manipur High Court, comprising Justices D Krishnakumar and Golmei Gaiphulshillu, heard the petition filed by the younger brother of the man, identified … Read more

Wayanad landslides: forum demands intensified search for missing persons

Wayanad landslides: forum demands intensified search for missing persons

A meeting convened by the affected individuals in the aftermath of the Mundakkai and Chooralmala landslides has called for urgent and intensified search efforts in the Chaliyar area, particularly from the Sentinal rock water falls, to locate those still missing. The gathering, held at the M.S.A. Auditorium, Meppadi, on September 4 (Wednesday), witnessed the participation … Read more

Hugh Pym: Is sugar the missing ingredient in election manifestos?

Hugh Pym: Is sugar the missing ingredient in election manifestos?

Getty Images There was a lot to chew on in the party manifestos on health and the NHS, with promises to cut waiting lists, modernise hospitals and create more GP and dentist appointments. But plans around prevention were in short supply on these political menus – as were proposals about how to help us stay … Read more