Photos show rescuers and police and military personnel taking residents to shelters. Multiple disasters caused by torrential rains in eastern Indonesia have killed at least 55 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency said on Monday. More than 40 other people were missing.Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills onto dozens of homes in Lamenele village shortly after midnight on Adonara island in East Nusa Tenggara province. Rescuers recovered 38 bodies and at least five people were injured, said Lenny Ola, who heads the local disaster agency.Flash flooding killed at least 17 people elsewhere and at least 42 are…
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Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu is post-war Kosovo’s seventh President and its second female one. Lawmakers in Kosovo elected and swore in a new President on Sunday for a five-year term, the Balkan nation’s second female leader in the post-war period.The 120-seat parliament, which convened in an extraordinary session for two days, gave 71 votes for Vjosa Osmani-Sadriu, the former parliament speaker, in the third round of voting, while 11 votes were invalid.Two opposition parties and the ethnic Serb minority party boycotted the voting.In November, the 38-year-old Osmani-Sadriu temporarily replaced former President Hashim Thaci, a guerrilla leader during Kosovo’s war for independence from…
‘ECI may have primacy on conduct of elections yet it has to act reasonably and rationally’ The Madras High Court on Sunday disapproved of a prohibitory order passed by Puducherry Collector under Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.)The cour said there is no doubt that the Election Commission of India (ECI) has primacy on how to conduct elections and the control over law and order too passes on to the Commission during elections. However, just like any other authority, the Election Commission is also required to act reasonably, rationally and without the slightest hint of any bias…
The side’s formidable bowling attack, abundance of international options and capability to deliver collectively under pressure make it one of the top contenders this season Sunrisers Hyderabad stands apart from the rest of the teams thanks to a very strong leadership group and the ability to play as a unit under pressure.The highly experienced coaching staff, comprising head coach Trevor Bayliss, who guided England to the 2019 World Cup win, mentor V.V.S. Laxman and bowling coach Muttiah Muralitharan, is capable of providing the right solution to any crisis.These characteristics, combined with the quality to produce match-winners consistently, make the 2016…
World No.1 Pramod Bhagat won the men’s singles gold in the SL4 category at the Dubai Para Badminton tournament, defeating compatriot Nitesh Kumar 21-17, 21-18 in the final, on Sunday.SL4 players could have an impairment in one or both legs and a minimal impairment in walking/running balance. They must play standing.Bhagat then paired up with Manoj Sarkar to clinch the doubles gold in SL4-SL3 category by beating Sukant Kadam and Nitesh Kumar 21-18, 21-16. Bhagat along with Palak Kohli won a bronze in mixed doubles.Kadam runner-upWorld No. 5 Sukant Kadam lost in the SL3 men’s singles final against Lucas Mazur…
The formidable Indian Railways once again clinched the National One-Day title, cruising to a seven-wicket victory over Jharkhand in the final here on Sunday.In the 14 editions of the National One-Dayers, the Railway women have reached the final 12 times and won as many crowns, proving their consistency and superiority. Such was Railways’ control over the proceedings that it chased down the target of 168 in only 37 overs and without needing its best batter Mithali Raj to take guard.Patient knockIndia international Punam Raut’s patient 59 off 94 balls laid the platform for the chase before all-rounder Sneh Rana finished…
Veteran actor Shashikala, best known for her supporting roles in 1960s-70s films like Aarti, Gumrah and Chhote Sarkar, passed away on Sunday at the age of 88.Ashoke Pandit, filmmaker and president of the Indian Film & Television Directors’ Association, and B.N. Tiwari, president of the Federation of Western India Cine Employees, confirmed the news. “Shashikalaji has passed away. She was 88. We don’t know the exact details of her demise,” Mr. Tiwari said.Born in Solapur, Shashikala Jawalkar started acting on stage at the age of five. After her father went bankrupt, she moved to Bombay (now Mumbai) with her family…
Landslides and flash floods from torrential rains in eastern Indonesia killed at least 41 people and displaced thousands, the country’s disaster relief agency said on Sunday. More than two dozen others were still missing.Mud tumbled down from surrounding hills onto dozens of homes in Lamenele village shortly after midnight on Adonara island in East Nusa Tenggara province. Rescuers recovered 35 bodies and at least five injured, said Lenny Ola, who heads the local disaster agency.Flash flooding killed at least six people elsewhere, according to the National Disaster Mitigation Agency. Relief efforts were hampered by power cuts, blocked roads covered in…
Dhinakaran said he would take efforts to install the bronze statues of V.O. Chidambaram and Thirumalai Nayak at Kovilpatti The Tamil Nadu voters should back the candidates of Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam (AMMK) to revive the rule of Jayalalithaa in the State, party general secretary T.T.V. Dhinakaran said on Sunday evening.Concluding his electioneering in Kovilpatti Assembly seat, where is contesting, Mr. Dhinakaran said revival of Jayalalithaa’s rule, which was the prime objective of AMMK, could be realised only if the party candidates were elected to the Assembly. Much of his campaign was however focussed on the constituency.He assured that a…
MNM president said he wondered what impact outstation campaigners would have on voters when UP CM campaigned in Coimbatore. Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president and Coimbatore South Assembly constituency candidate Kamal Haasan continued to battle on the last day of campaigning on Sunday the “outsider” tag that candidates contesting against him had been levelling. Accompanied by Agila Indiya Samathuva Makkal Katchi principal deputy general secretary and actor Raadhika Sarathkumar, Mr. Haasan campaigned at Amman Kulam, Kamarajapuram and Kotaimedu before winding up his campaign at Kembatty Colony. He told the electorate that he chose to contest from Coimbatore South to demonstrate…