"6 7' & 1 1 1 SIDISrtVUU@IB!&!!"&#S@B9IV69P99I !%! %! ' %!#)%"*+,- 1 ; 8 9 7: 1 7 30#!6'/! '4)')*,;*&*?64! 8)9!*')#*'* *!+05!404## #)'0?!0@N#66*B !4!2'#'4' 2 $':;%%( ;<= ># ! . /0/1*+2 *,/ ! "$% !& #/012/*&34/ meeting to review arrange- ments in the wake of incessant eavy rain and flash floods rain. Capt Amarinder also Hin the north India have ordered a special girdawari killed at least 11 people, includ- (survey) to assess possible crop ing eight in Himachal Pradesh, damage. Chairing an emer- even as the a “high alert” has gency meeting to assess the sit- been sounded in Punjab, which uation arising out of continu- is bracing for inundation as ous rain, he announced a spe- flood gates of Pong Dam in cial girdawari for assessing HP's Kangra district may be crop damage due to heavy opened on Monday night as the rain. water level is running above the He asked the Financial danger mark. Commissioner Revenue (FCR) The situation in Haryana to issue detailed guidelines to too is grim with rivers over- the Deputy Commissioners for flowing and Government issu- initiating the process of gir- ing advisory to the people not dawari immediately after the to venture near water bodies, water level recedes. rivers or canals. In Chandigarh, the iconic Schools in Himachal Sukhna Lake's water level Pradesh and Punjab have been crossed the danger mark of closed for Tuesday fearing 1,163 feet and Chandigarh more rain in the States. While Administration opened two three people were washed away floodgates of the man-made in Beas near Manali after their + , % ' water body. Before this, it was M N " # vehicle fell into the river, two in the year 2008 when flood M # N$# # $ other people were washed away Apart from it, 33 persons apprised that 12 tourists from Uttarakhand. gates of the lake were opened % # & # in Parbati river in Manikaran stranded at Phojal in Kullu Sikkim State have been evacu- “Due to high pattern after the water level had crossed ' valley on Sunday midnight. A were also rescued. Out of these, ated from Keylong in Lahaul- inflow in the Pong reservoir 1,163 feet. bus and a truck were washed 21 persons were rescued by Air Spiti to a Hotel at Keylong. and considering forecast of away in the swelling Beas river Force and 14 persons were Meanwhile, against the heavy rain in the Beas catch- in Kullu district. Several hous- rescued by other means. backdrop of incessant rain in ment area, excess water from #% es were also swept away in flash As many as 45 vehicles the catchment areas of the the Pong dam can be released. floods as the Beas is flowing at were retrieved from Koksar in Beas river, the Bhakra Beas All necessary steps be taken by a dangerous level. Later in the Lahaul-Spiti. Management Board (BBMB) all concerned to avoid any day, the Himachal Cabinet Similarly, 600 students and issued an advisory to Punjab damage or loss of life and reviewed the losses, rehabilita- teachers were shifted from ahead of releasing “excess” property in the downstream *!+&!0/ tion and rescue operations. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyala water from the Pong dam. The areas,” said the BBMB adviso- In the Cabinet meeting, Chamba and 100 students from BBMB authorities said they ry. ncessant rain coupled with held in Shimla under the chair- Kasturba Gandhi Balika have been constantly monitor- BBMB Chairman DK Iintermittent heavy down- %.$!) has hit back at Rahul and said Nirmala Sitharaman spoke manship of Chief Minister Jai Vidyalaya Mehla in Chamba ing the water-level situation. Sharma apprised Punjab Chief pour crippled traffic many he has been lying on the price about an “international dimen- Ram Thakur, it was informed district. In addition to this, Heavy rain led to landslides Minister Capt Amarinder parts of the national Capital. 01 ,!! of the fighter jet and there was sion” to Rahul’s attack on the that 120 stranded persons were three families of Rakh in which blocked the roads to Singh about water-level situa- Heavy rain caused waterlog- $2$34 a nexus between him and for- PM over the deal and said rescued from Koksar in Chamba district were also Badrinath, Kedarnath and tion in Bhakra and Pong dams ging and traffic snarls on major mer French President Francois Hollande’s comments were not Lahaul-Spiti, 23 from Marhi shifted to PWD Rest House. Yamunotri, affecting the on Monday. The chief minister intersections in the city. $&!4 Hollande. a coincidence, Union Minister and 31 from Rohtang (Kullu). The Cabinet was also Chardham Yatra in Monday called an emergency Detailed report on P2 The BJP alleged Rahul is Gajendra Shekhawat alleging $4$)51 involved in a “conspiracy, inter- that the UPA Government had nationally” and the former called off the multi-billion dol- *!+&!0/ French President is part of the lar deal after a private compa- & %% “nexus” to sabotage the Rafale ny linked to Robert Vadra was ven as Congress president deal. not chosen as a broker. !"# ERahul Gandhi renewed his While Defence Minister attack on Prime Minister )5 36,265.93. Narendra Modi in the Rafael % '! The index dropped a total deal, a delegation of senior enchmark BSE Sensex on 1,785.62 points or more than 5 Congress leaders met the +&&$%% BMonday suffered its worst per cent in five sessions, wip- Central Vigilance single-day loss in seven ing out 8.48 lakh crore of mar- Commissioner (CVC) on &,, months, extending its fall for a ket wealth. Monday and sought registra- fifth day due to a meltdown in Factors like crude oil prices tion of a case in the alleged cor- ! banking and auto stocks on liq- hitting a four-year high, liq- ruption in the fighter jet deal. .$ $%/ uidity concerns and a rout in uidity concerns after defaults by The meeting comes days global markets. IL&FS, the rupee retreating a after a Congress delegation & $& The 30-share index tanked low of 72.73 against the US dol- met the CAG and urged the 536.58 points or 1.46 per cent lar beset investors. apex auditor to prepare a report *!+&!0/ to settle at a two-month low of The broad-based Nifty of on the alleged irregularities in 36,305.02, logging its biggest the National Stock Exchange the deal and present it in * 0 " $ #+ $2 0 $ ndian Navy officer single-day loss since February crashed below the 11,000 mark, Parliament. + $+ *3* ICommander Abhilash Tomy, 6 when it declined by 561.22 declining by 168.20 points or The BJP on the other hand * 3 * 4 + who was stranded in the Indian points. 1.51 per cent to end at Ocean near Australia since This is the weakest closing 10,974.90. Friday after his boat was dam- since July 11 when it settled at Detailed report on P10 $%& % aged in a fierce storm, was res- + cued by a French fishing ves- ( ) $ * +# ' sel Osiris on Monday. ' ' Tomy had suffered griev- ous spinal injury in the mishap. Department and the Indian - . He is conscious and will be Navy. )*& shifted to an Australian frigate Tomy was in the third *!+&!0/ June 2015, AMRUT aims at expected to reach the French position in the race and sailed ensuring robust sewage net- !! boat soon. over 10,500 nautical miles in ndhra Pradesh has topped works, water supply and other Participating in the the last 84 days, since July 1 Athe chart among States in infrastructure to improve the 260656 Golden Globe Race (GGR)- when the competition began. terms of the “Ease of Living quality of life of people in solo sailboat race around the On Sunday, he managed to get Index” rankings under the Atal urban areas. he strongman president of world, the 39-year-old officer’s in touch with the organisers of Mission for Rejuvenation and Speaking at the National Tthe Maldives on Monday boat Thuriya was damaged in the race in France through Urban Transformation Dissemination Workshop on conceded defeat in elections, a storm as the main mast of messages and requested for (AMRUT). Andhra Pradesh is Ease of Living Index, 2018, easing fears of a fresh political the vessel was ripped off by help as he could not move on followed by Odisha and Union Housing and Urban crisis in the archipelago at the nearly 15-metre high waves, his own. Madhya Pradesh. Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh centre of a battle for influence Navy spokesperson DK “We are expecting an Andhra Pradesh has also Puri said the index will encour- between India and China. Sharma said here on Monday. * +# ' Australian frigate to reach outperformed 28 other States age all cities to move towards “The Maldivian people The mishap took place the Osiris soon and Tomy will and seven Union Territories an “outcome-based” approach have decided what they want. about 1,900 nautical miles Canberra coordinated the res- be shifted to it. We will decide (UTs) to be the best in India for to urban planning and man- I have accepted the results,” from Perth, Australia. cue mission in cooperation if we have to take him to Perth conducting business. agement, and promote healthy President Abdulla Yameen said Australian Rescue with many agencies, including or Chennai,” Sharma said. Launched by Prime competition among cities. in a televised address to the Coordination Centre at the Australian Defence Minister Narendra Modi in Indian Ocean nation a day after the joint Opposition can- didate, Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, unexpectedly triumphed. “Earlier today, I met with ! "#$ Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who the Maldivian electorate has chosen to be their next presi- & all claims of “Digital-India” Point of Sales (PoS) machines for the POS facility.