First batch of 278 stranded Indians evacuated from Sudan in naval ship

First batch of 278 stranded Indians evacuated from Sudan in naval ship

[ad_1] New Delhi: India on Tuesday evacuated the first batch of 278 Indians from Sudan onboard naval ship INS Sumedha and rushed in essential relief supplies for its remaining stranded citizens as ceasefire appeared to be holding in the strife-torn African country. The Indian Navy’s second ship, INS Teg, arrived in Port Sudan to bring … Read more

88 trains cancelled, hundreds of vehicles stranded amid protest for ST status

88 trains cancelled, hundreds of vehicles stranded amid protest for ST status

[ad_1] Jhargram: Eighty-eight trains were cancelled, and hundreds of vehicles remained stranded as different organisations of the Kurmi community continued their rail and road blockade in West Bengal’s Paschim Medinipur district on Thursday, demanding ST status, officials said. The protest started at 6 am on Tuesday with the blockade of the old National Highway 6, … Read more

Army rescues 400 tourists stranded in Sikkim after heavy snowfall

Army rescues 400 tourists stranded in Sikkim after heavy snowfall

[ad_1] Gangtok: Army personnel rescued around 400 tourists stranded in Sikkim following heavy snowfall and later provided emergency assistance, including medical care and food, to them, defence officials said on Sunday. Defence spokesman Lt. Col Mahendra Rawat said that around 400 tourists, including 142 women and 50 children travelling approximately in 100 vehicles got stranded … Read more

IAF airlifts 388 stranded passengers from Jammu to Ladakh

IAF airlifts 388 stranded passengers from Jammu to Ladakh

[ad_1] File photo Jammu: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Sunday airlifted 388 stranded passengers from Jammu to the Union Territory of Ladakh, a defence spokesman said. The IAF provided the facility of IL-76 aircraft which airlifted 388 citizens of Ladakh from Jammu to Leh, the spokesman said. He said two IL-76 aircrafts landed at … Read more

Highway remains closed, around 1000 vehicles stranded: Officials

[ad_1] Says No Fresh Traffic To Be Allowed On Thoroughfare Tomorrow Srinagar, Feb 10 (GNS): Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed on Friday, leaving over 1000 light and heavy motor vehicles stranded on the thoroughfare, officials said. They said that the highway, the only surface link connecting Kashmir Valley with the outside world, remained closed since last … Read more

Farmers block railway tracks in Punjab, trains stranded

Farmers block railway tracks in Punjab, trains stranded

[ad_1] Amritsar: Members of the Kisan Mazdoor Sangharsh Committee on Sunday squatted on railway tracks in Punjab to demand a legal guarantee on MSP and withdrawal of cases registered against farmers during the farm laws stir, among other things. The blockade from 1 pm to 4 pm disrupted the movement of trains on several routes … Read more

Stranded seal pup rescued after being spotted outside kebab shop in Norfolk

Stranded seal pup rescued after being spotted outside kebab shop in Norfolk

[ad_1] A seal pup has been rescued after it was spotted wandering past an arcade and kebab shop in Norfolk. Marine and Wildlife Rescue was called to the scene at 11pm on Friday after the organisation was sent pictures of the grey seal pup outside Istanbul Delight kebab shop in Hemsby, hundreds of metres inland. … Read more