Kalpetta, July 25 (IANS) Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday visited the Kalladi landslide site for the first time, 18 days after the tragedy that claimed eight lives, even as questions had been raised locally over the delay in the constituency MP reaching the disaster-hit area. During the visit, Priyanka inspected the landslide-hit tunnel construction site, interacted with affected families, officials and the construction agency, and later visited the injured undergoing treatment at Me…
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Azamgarh, July 25 (IANS) After the resignation of Dharmendra Pradhan as Union Education Minister, Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav questioned the Centre, saying that the resignation should have come much earlier.Pradhan’s resignation came in the face of massive students’ agitation over exam irregularities, triggered by the May 3 NEET-UG paper leak.Addressing reporters in Uttar Pradesh’s Azamgarh, Akhilesh Yadav said: “An important piece of news has come in. This is especially encour…
Wayanad, July 25 (IANS) Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday remarked that the youth of the country “cannot be silenced” by anybody.Her reaction came soon after Dharmendra Pradhan resigned as the Union Education Minister, amid nationwide protests seeking accountability over exam irregularities.Speaking to reporters in Kerala’s Wayanad, Priyanka Gandhi said that she got a “little emotional” upon hearing the news.”It is because, many times over the last 10 or 12 years, I have asked myself…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 16 (IANS) An audacious impersonation and financial fraud attempt targeting Congress legislators in Kerala has triggered cyber investigations after fraudsters, posing as officials from Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi’s office, allegedly promised ministerial berths and other high-ranking positions in exchange for crores of rupees. The incident prompted D.S. Rajkumar, Private Secretary to Priyanka Gandhi, to lodge a formal complaint with the Kerala Police.The scam first came to…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP and senior spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Monday sharply criticised Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, questioning his mysterious disappearance and absence from his former constituency, Wayanad in Kerala, which has been devastated by severe rainfall and deadly landslides. Addressing a press conference, Trivedi asked why LoP Rahul Gandhi, who had represented Wayanad in the Lok Sabha, has gone missing a…
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) The Wayanad landslide, which resulted in the deaths of eight individuals and displaced many, has emerged as a new point of contention between the BJP and Congress, with the former accusing the latter of ‘apathetic and indifferent’ treatment by its public representatives. The BJP has criticised the Gandhis, especially Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the current MP representing the Wayanad Lok Sabha seat, for failing to visit the constituency even a week following the tragic d…
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday launched a scathing attack at Rahul Gandhi, Leader of Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi, accusing them of showing lack of empathy over not visiting the landslide-hit Wayanad. Priyanka Gandhi, who is also a Lok Sabha MP from Wayanad is yet to visit the affected regions in the constituency and express solidarity with the victims, days after the landslide wreaked havoc.BJP IT Cell chief Amit Malviya tak…
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) The Kerala government has appointed a three-member expert committee to examine and submit a report on the safe removal of soil accumulated at the construction site of the Wayanad Kalladi Tunnel project, Chief Minister V.D Satheesan said.The decision was taken during a high-level meeting attended by the Chief Minister, Home Minister and Public Works Minister following concerns over the accumulated soil and debris at the project site.Sharing the update, Kerala Chief Minis…
Kochi/Kalpetta, July 10 (IANS) With the death toll in the Wayanad tunnel road landslide climbing to seven after one more body was recovered on Friday, the Kerala High Court directed the state government to immediately disburse ex gratia compensation to the victims’ families, provide free treatment to the injured and ensure that the bodies of those killed are handed over to their relatives without delay.One person remains missing, with rescue teams continuing an intensive search at the accident s…
Kalpetta, July 10 (IANS) The death toll in the Wayanad tunnel road mudslide rose to seven on Friday after rescue teams recovered one more body from the debris, while the search continued for the lone remaining missing person amid difficult weather and treacherous terrain.The victim’s body was recovered during an intensive search operation involving personnel of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), Fire and Rescue Services, police, Forest Department and local volunteers.Excavators and oth…