Several feared dead as heavy rain triggers landslips in Darjeeling

Several feared dead as heavy rain triggers landslips in Darjeeling

Photo taken from ANI video shows movement of vehicles restricted on the Siliguri-Darjeeling SH-12 road after a portion of Dudhia iron bridge collapsed due to heavy rain in North Bengal.  Several people are feared dead following landslips in parts of Mirik in Darjeeling district due to incessant heavy rain, a senior police officer said on … Read more

Bomb threat triggers searches at Kerala CM’s official residence, court complex

Bomb threat triggers searches at Kerala CM’s official residence, court complex

Cliff House, the official residence of the Kerala Chief Minister (file image) | Photo Credit: S. GOPAKUMAR A bomb threat targeting the Cliff House, the official residence of the Kerala Chief Minister; and the Thiruvananthapuram District Court, has prompted a high-alert response in the Kerala capital on Monday (September 8, 2025). The Thiruvananthapuram City police … Read more

CPI(M)‘s clarification note to State units on draft political resolution triggers a row

CPI(M)‘s clarification note to State units on  draft political resolution triggers a row

The Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)] ‘s latest clarification note to its cadres on its month-old draft political resolution ahead of the party’s 24th national conference in Madurai in April has triggered a political row in Kerala. The note discusses the perils of the Central government’s “Hindutva corporate authoritarianism” evolving into neo-fascism if the … Read more

Sexual assault of nine-year-old girl at Manapparai private school triggers tension

Sexual assault of nine-year-old girl at Manapparai private school triggers tension

Illustration for The Hindu | Photo Credit: Satheesh Vellinezhi An alleged sexual assault on a nine-year-old girl studying in a private CBSE school near Manapparai in Tiruchi district sparked protests in the late hours on Thursday (February 6, 2025) with a group of people vandalising a nearby matriculation school belonging to the same management and … Read more

Continuous rainfall triggers waterlogging in many areas of Thoothukudi

Continuous rainfall triggers waterlogging in many areas of Thoothukudi

Pumps have been deployed on many roads to pump out the the rainwater in Thoothukudi on Thursday. | Photo Credit: N. RAJESH Continuous rainfall in Thoothukudi has caused severe hardship for residents as rainwater has inundated several areas. Efforts to drain stagnant water in the city have been intensified. The northeast monsoon has been very … Read more

Houses in Kukrail ‘green belt’ marked in red triggers panic

Houses in Kukrail ‘green belt’ marked in red triggers panic

Excavators being used to demolish illegal constructions along the Kukrail river, at Akbarnagar in Lucknow, Saturday, June 15, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI After officials of the Irrigation Department put ‘red marks’ on many houses located in Pantnagar, Rahim Nagar and Abrar Nagar localities in Lucknow, all within 50 meters of the ‘green belt’ on … Read more

Heavy rain triggers landslides in parts of Sikkim, 1 killed, 3 missing

Heavy rain triggers landslides in parts of Sikkim, 1 killed, 3 missing

At least one person was killed and five others went missing after incessant rainfall caused massive landslides in Sikkim’s Mangan district, officials said on Thursday. The landslides blocked roads, inundated or damaged houses, and washed away electricity poles. A body was discovered in the Pakshep area of Mangan district, while three people went missing from … Read more

Road rage, parking issues, and FASTag deactivation are top three anxiety triggers for Bengaluru car owners

Road rage, parking issues, and FASTag deactivation are top three anxiety triggers for Bengaluru car owners

A survey of car owners conducted by Park+, a private app that facilitates parking solutions, has found road rage, car parking and FASTag deactivation as the main triggers of anxiety among car owners in Bengaluru. The survey included responses by 22,000 Bengaluru car owners and was undertaken to understand anxiety triggers for car owners driving … Read more

The mutilated body of woman found in Malda triggers panic, and a political row

The mutilated body of woman found in Malda triggers panic, and a political row

  The body of an unidentified woman with multiple injuries in West Bengal’s Malda district not only triggered panic among the people but also sparked a political war of words between the Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The body, found in Harishchandrapur in Malda, had been disfigured with acid. It was … Read more

Teaching job candidates in Bihar not competent, says Education Minister, triggers row

Teaching job candidates in Bihar not competent, says Education Minister, triggers row

Bihar Education Minister Chandra Shekhar on Wednesday triggered a row by saying that teaching job candidates in the State were not competent to teach subjects such as English, physics, chemistry and mathematics due to which many seats remained vacant. He said that teachers from other States would provide quality education. The Minister defended the decision … Read more