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The tragic incident occurred at a Durga Puja pandal on Saturday evening, where a massive rush of devotees led to a fatal stampede that claimed 19 lives and left several others injured. West Bengal Leader of Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee urged against politicising the tragedy.
According to IMD, Santacruz in Mumbai logged a temperature of 37.6°C, which was 4.5°C above normal, leading weather experts to expect the hot weather to continue through Oct 14 or possibly till the middle of next week.
Speaking to reporters in Lucknow, Pathak said, “l express deep gratitude to our central leadership. They have fielded excellent candidates after careful deliberation. All regions and sections of society have received equal representation; I am truly grateful to our leadership.”
The eight injured persons were rescued and shifted to Rajiv Gandhi Super Speciality Hospital, Tahirpur, for further medical treatment. They have been identified as Momin Mirja (56), a three-year-old boy, Abdul Rehman (28), Devruddin (28), Salma (50), Chote (34), Sakina (35) and Samad (30).
The Chief Minister further stated that a waste processing plant with a daily capacity of 1,400 metric tonnes has been established in these areas. She added that authorities have managed to reclaim 100 acres of land from these landfill sites.
Ravindra Wakode alleged that there have been previous incidents of suicides involving students and questioned why such cases were not investigated properly.
The trust's annual Ramlila once more drew large crowds through the nine nights of the festival in Faridabad.
The Dandiya Raas evening in Vaishali drew enthusiastic participation from across Ghaziabad.
The Okhla legislator was among those appointed as the board was reconstituted.
Traffic slowed to a crawl across the region as water collected at the usual junctions.
The findings put the capital's air quality back at the top of the public health agenda.
The court sought a clear framework ahead of the festival season.
A tax revision left pump prices in the capital below those across the border.