3 days after Kerala landslide, 4-member family found safe in house; toll hits 344 | Kochi News – Times of India

Army personnel look for survivors in Wayanad on Friday WAYANAD: Hope sprung from the debris of despair in Kerala’s Wayanad Friday after rescuers found a stranded four-member family safe three days after the landslide in Mundakkai, but there was little respite elsewhere as the death toll climbed to 344.A search for survivors using an advanced…

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IAF helicopters join operation to rescue 1,500 stuck on Kedarnath route | India News – Times of India

The 16-km trek route, commencing from Gaurikund, suffered extensive damage, with certain parts completely obliterated at Ghoda Padav, Lincholi, Badi Lincholi and Bhimbali. DEHRADUN: Indian Air Force’s (IAF) Chinook and MI-17 helicopters joined ongoing rescue efforts in Rudraprayag district on Friday to evacuate around 1,500 people, mainly pilgrims, who have been stranded for nearly 48…

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Government ends tenure of BSF DG, his deputy amid J&K attacks | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In a surprise move, government on Friday abruptly terminated the tenure of Border Security Force (BSF) director general (DG) Nitin Agrawal and his second-in-command, special DG (Western Command) Y B Khurania, repatriating them to their respective state cadres.Orders issued by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet said Agrawal, an officer from the 1989-batch…

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Mismatch in pics, papers, 12 impersonators stopped from joining government body | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: In the wake of Supreme Court recommending stricter procedures for verifying candidate identities for examinations, a recent case has come to light where an alert technical organisation under central govt averted a dozen possible impersonators from joining after they had been selected by a government recruitment agency.In some cases, major discrepancies were detected…

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