Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. To ensure free, fair, and peaceful polling during the second phase of the three-tier Panchayat elections, Inspector General (IG) of Kumaon Range, Ridhim Aggarwal, led an intensive, real-time monitoring drive across all polling districts on Monday. From the early hours of the day, the senior officer remained on high alert, personally…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau The influential sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un rebuffed overtures by South Korea’s new liberal government, saying Monday that its “blind trust” in the country’s alliance with the US and hostility toward North Korea make it no different from its conservative predecessor. Kim Yo Jong’s comments imply that North…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau Lok Sabha saw a fiery debate between defence minister Rajnath Singh and Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi over the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor during Parliament’s monsoon session on Monday. Launching a sharp attack on the Centre, Gaurav Gogoi sought to know how many Rafale jets were shot down during India’s…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau In a span of just 24 hours, three two-wheeler riders lost their lives and two others were grievously injured in three separate road accidents across Mohali. The injured have been admitted to PGIMER, Chandigarh, where their condition is said to be critical. The first accident occurred on Landran Road on Saturday…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. A moderate downpour of 32.8 mm rainfall lashed the city on Sunday, bringing the maximum temperature down to 33°C, a 3.9-degree drop within 24 hours. While the showers brought a brief respite from the sultry weather, they also unleashed traffic chaos across Chandigarh due to widespread waterlogging. The India Meteorological Department…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. Pune Police in Maharashtra seized drugs, liquor, and hookah setups during a raid at a suspected rave party in an apartment in the early hours of Sunday and detained seven people, including Pranjal Khewalkar, the son-in-law of NCP (SP) leader Eknath Khadse, news agency PTI reported. Reacting to the incident, Khadse…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. A landing gear malfunction during takeoff caused an American Airlines aircraft to abort its departure at Denver International Airport, resulting in at least one passenger injury and prompting an emergency evacuation on Saturday The incident occurred at 2.45 pm local time when American Airlines Flight 3023, bound for Miami, experienced technical…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. The Indian Embassy in Cambodia issued an advisory for Indian nationals travelling to the country amid ongoing clashes with Thailand, suggesting that they avoid going to border areas In view of the ongoing clashes at the Cambodia-Thailand border, Indian nationals are advised to avoid travelling to the border areas,” the advisory…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. To take precautionary measures and ease daily commute, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B) and India Meteorological Department (IMD) have collaborated to provide hyperlocal rain alerts, including details about possible waterlogging. The processed data will be accessible to citizens on mumbaiflood.in, which was launched on Friday. IIT-Bombay’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based…
Himalaya Harbinger, Uttarakhand Bureau. An Army jawan was killed and two others were injured in a landmine blast on Friday along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch. The Indian Army’s White Knight Corps took to X to condole the loss of the soldier and said, “#GOC #WhiteKnightCorps and all ranks pay…