Nine tourists from Punjab drowned on Friday, July 8, morning as a car fell into the Dhela river in Uttarakhand’s Ramnagar and was washed away by its strong current, news agency PTI quoted the police as saying. While four bodies have been recovered, five are still trapped in the car, they added. The incident occurred after a heavy flow of water was induced by rains early on Friday, Anand Bharan, DIG of Kumaon Range, was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.
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Nepal Airlines seeks restoration of four flights per week to Delhi amid tiff with aviation authority
Kathmandu (TIP): Nepal Airlines Corporation, the Himalayan nation’s flag carrier, has urged the civil aviation authority to drop its unilateral decision to cut the number of flights on the lucrative Kathmandu-Delhi sector from 14 to […]
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Indian American lawyer becomes first South Asian woman to be elected to New York State Assembly
NEW YORK (TIP) : A 38-year-old Indian-American lawyer has become the first South Asian woman to be elected to the New York State Assembly. Jenifer Rajkumar, a Democrat, defeated her Republican rival Giovanni Perna. “Congratulations to @JeniferRajkumar […]
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