Read more about People expected affection from Mamata but got cruelty: Modi in Bengal on Business Standard. PM Modi slammed the Mamata Banerjee government for not implementing several central schemes in West Bengal, saying people expected her to show mamta (affection) but got nirmamta (cruelty).
Read more about Glacier burst: IMD says no adverse weather over affected areas on Feb 7, 8 on Business Standard. The MeT department Sunday said no adverse weather events are expected over Chamoli, Tapovan and Joshimath in Uttarakhand on February 7 and 8, in a relief for the area hit by a major glacier burst.
As avalanche and flood at a Chamoli village destroyed many houses on Sunday, Uttarakhand Police issued a flood advisory saying that water level may rise at Srinagar, Haridwar, and Rishikesh. Water level at Srinagar may rise to 536.00 m at 16:00 hrs. at Rishikesh, the water level may rise to 340.50 m at 20:00 hrs and Haridwar the water level may reach 294.00 m at 21:00 hrs. The Danger level will cross at Srinagar, Rishikesh, and Haridwar, said Uttarakhand Police in its advisory. The police also asked the people to have patience as the relief and rescue work is being carried out. Five teams of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) have been sent to the scene.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Sunday called his Uttarakhand counterpart Trivendra Singh Rawat over phone and enquired about the flood situation in the northern state, an official release here said. He offered support to Rawat in this hour of crisis, the release said. A glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas. Earlier, Kumar prayed for the safety of people trapped in the northern state as well as those engaged in carrying out relief and rescue operations.
Read more about Worried about Uttarakhand floods, praying for people s safety: Prez Kovind on Business Standard. President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday said he was deeply worried about the massive glacier burst at Joshimath in Uttarakhand s Chamoli district and prayed for the wellbeing and safety of people.In a tweet, Kovind also said he was confident that