Six people were feared killed in landslides in Daur village in Tehri district of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday evening. Three houses collapsed following landslides, triggered by heavy rains, burying six under the debris in Narendranagar area, the police said. The hope of survival of the trapped people was very bleak, sources said.
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Bhakra dam water level on the rise
New Delhi: Rainfall activity eased over most parts of north India on Sunday, including the national capital, even as the water level in Punjab’s Bhakra Dam came agonisingly close to its maximum capacity but authorities allayed any threat of floods.
In Delhi, the day’s high settled at 34.6ºC, a notch above normal while the minimum was recorded at 26.6ºC, up by two degrees, the Met office said.
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Farooq demands I-T inquiry against Geelani
Jammu, Sept. 11: Union minister Farooq Abdullah on Sunday demanded a probe into what he said collections made by Hurriyat hawk Syed Ali Shah Geelani and other separatists in the name of youths killed in last year’s summer unrest in the Valley and rebuilding the gutted Chrar-e-Sharief shrine.
“Investigation should be conducted by the income tax department into the huge money collected by Mr Geelani and other separatists in the name of boys killed in 2010 unrest and rebuilding the Chrar-e-Sharief shrine,” he told reporters on the sidelines of a function here.
“When the shrine was burnt, Geelani blew the bugle not to accept government money for its construction. But where is the `3 crore collected by him? He has not given the account about it,” the National Conference chief said.
Targeting Mr Geelani, the minister for new and renewable energy said “what is he telling people? When boys were killed last year, money was collected. Where is the money? This must be investigated.”
—PTI
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Actress in darshan row may get boot
Age CORRESPONDENT
Bengaluru, Sept. 11
In a curious twist to the Darshan saga, the Karnataka Film Producers’ Association on Sunday “unanimously” decided to suspend actress Nikitha, allegedly linked to the star, for a period of three years. The producers decided to suspend the actress blaming her for the entire episode involving Challenging Star Darshan, who ended up in jail for allegedly assaulting his wife. Interestingly, the actor, who is undergoing treatment, has been spared. The president of the association, Mr Muniratna, said a decision to this effect was taken at a meeting based on the complaint by Vijayalaksmi, wife of Darshan, who has named the actress as one of the reasons for the issue.