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Rescue efforts at Harini Lake in Vadodara where boat tragedy killed 16Read Time: < 1minute
The government has announced the closure of all central government offices across India for half a day on January 22, till 1430, on account of Ram Temple’s inauguration in Ayodhya, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.
A boat carrying 27 people, including school students and teachers who were on a picnic, overturned in Harni Lake in Vadodara, killing at least 16 of them. NDRF and the fire brigade personnel were pressed into rescue operations. Overloading is said to be the cause of the mishap.
Chandigarh mayoral polls scheduled for today have been moved to Feb 6, as Presiding Officer Anil Masih was hospitalized after falling sick. Alliance partners Congress and AAP, fighting the polls together, have accused the BJP of intentionally postponing the elections, sensing defeat.
Arvind Kejriwal has skipped ED’s summons for the 4th time, terming the summons illegal and invalid. He accused the BJP of playing vendetta politics, adding that investigations on the Delhi liquor policy case in the last two years have yielded nothing.
Former IAF staffer Rajwar Umeshwar Singh, also a crucial prosecution eyewitness, identified separatist leader Yasin Malik as the key shooter in the terror strike in Rawalpora outside Srinagar in 1990 that killed 4 IAF men, including Officer Ravi Khan.
While several northern states in India are experiencing a biting cold down South, Tamil Nadu’s popular hill station Ooty witnessed a heavy frost day with temperature dropping to 2.3°C. The Sandynalla reservoir area in the Nilgiris district recorded 0°C this morning.
In Tamil Nadu, Bull taming sport Jallikattu during Pongal celebrations in the state has killed three spectators, including a 13-year-old boy. In Sivaganga, where two deaths were reported, at least 100 people were injured due to a chaotic stampede.
