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GANGTOK: The death toll in the devastating flash flood in Sikkim has risen to 40, with the recovery of two more bodies, news agency PTI quoted officials as saying. The tragedy, which occurred about two weeks ago, has left 76 people still missing. The flash flood, triggered by a cloudburst in the Teesta river in the early hours of October 4, caused widespread destruction in the state, affecting around...

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Tuesday gave three weeks to the Central Public Works Department to deconcretise trees in 15 government colonies under it. Justice Jasmeet Singh stated that failure to do so would mean the presence of the director general of CPWD before the court during the next hearing with an explanation.The court also turned its attention to tall claims made by CPWD and MCD in its...

SILIGURI: Hope of finding survivors among the 142 people reported missing since Wednesday's monster flash flood in north Sikkim fast faded as nine more bodies washed ashore downstream of the Teesta on Sunday, taking the casualty count to 82.Officials said 49 of the confirmed victims of the flood that cut a swathe through the Teesta basin were found in Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar districts of Bengal and a...

BHUBANESWAR: The 28 unclaimed bodies of June 2 Bahanaga train tragedy will be cremated in Odisha's capital with Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) readying a crematorium for mass cremation.The civic authorities will take a call on Monday morning as to whether to start the cremation from Monday or Tuesday. It will depend on when the team of CBI officersis constituted to be present during the...

GHAZIABAD (UP): Two boys who went to take bath in Hindon river in UP's Ghaziabad slipped into deep water and drowned, officials said.Their bodies were recovered by NDRF team on Tuesday evening. Kaloo (7 ) and Shivam (13) drowned in the river near the forest of Nand Gram police station area on Monday, they said.A third boy, one Bharat, who was standing nearby noticed the drowning duo and had raised the...