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Samay Raina joins Assam flood relief efforts, donates ₹10 lakh to CM Relief Fund

Samay Raina joins Assam flood relief efforts, donates ₹10 lakh to CM Relief Fund

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After Bhumi Pednekar and Randeep Hooda headed to Assam to participate in relief efforts in the flood-hit state, comedian Samay Raina has extended help in his own way. The comedian has donated ₹10 lakh to the Assam Chief Minister’s Relief Fund to help flood-affected communities in the state. Samay Raina has done his bit to help those affected by Assam floods. Samay Raina donates ₹10 lakh Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma acknowledged Samay’s donation on social media and shared that such contributions strengthen relief and rehabilitation efforts following the destructive floods that the state is battling. The Assam Chief Minister’s Office on X, along with RTGS (Real Time Gross Settlement), posted a screenshot of the bank transaction made by Samay. The official handle wrote, “HCM Dr @himantabiswa acknowledges the contribution of 10 lakh to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund by Shri Samay Raina.” Assam continues to grapple with the impact of the floods. As per PTI, more than 1.55 lakh people remained affected by the Assam floods, with the toll in this year’s deluge …

After Randeep Hooda, Bhumi Pednekar joins Assam flood relief efforts, walks through knee-deep water to provide aid

After Randeep Hooda, Bhumi Pednekar joins Assam flood relief efforts, walks through knee-deep water to provide aid

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Bhumi Pednekar recently grabbed headlines after facing backlash for criticising protesters at the CJP-led protest in Delhi over their use of foul language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Unfazed by the criticism, the actor has continued to go about her life and was recently spotted participating in relief work for flood-affected communities in Assam. Bhumi Pednekar joins relief effort in Assam. Bhumi joins relief efforts in Assam The actor shared videos of herself participating in relief work in Assam. Bhumi travelled to the flood-hit state with the Bharat Disaster Relief Foundation (BDRF). She reposted a clip that shows her walking through knee-deep water as she reached a hut to provide aid to those affected by the floods. The caption of the clip read, “When compassion meets action, hope reaches farther. Thank you Bhumi for standing with the people of Assam.” Bhumi also shared a photo of herself with flood-affected villagers and wrote, “Every flooded village reminds us that recovery doesn’t begin when the rain stops, but when the help arrives.” In another video, Bhumi is …

JP Nadda to visit flood-hit Arunachal Pradesh, review relief and rehabilitation efforts

JP Nadda to visit flood-hit Arunachal Pradesh, review relief and rehabilitation efforts

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Union Health Minister JP Nadda will visit flood-hit Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday to assess damage, inspect relief camps and review rehabilitation and healthcare measures. The visit is the final leg of his three-day tour of Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh following floods and landslides Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Randeep Hooda reaches Assam to take part in flood relief efforts, serves food to displaced at langar: ‘It is our duty’

Randeep Hooda reaches Assam to take part in flood relief efforts, serves food to displaced at langar: ‘It is our duty’

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Actor Randeep Hooda is in Assam, taking part in a flood relief distribution programme organised by an NGO in Sivasagar. On Saturday, the actor distributed rations and other essential supplies to the flood-affected population of Sivasagar in association with Global Sikhs. The floods in Assam have so far claimed 82 lives and displaced millions. Randeep Hooda during flood relief drive in Assam’s Sivasagar. Randeep Hooda participates in flood relief drive in Assam On Saturday, Randeep distributed essential items to displaced people at the railway station in Sivasagar. Later, the actor also visited the Gurudwara Sahib in Sivasagar and offered his prayers for the well-being of people in flood-affected Assam. While serving food through langar, Randeep Hooda told media present there, “This is the Sivasagar railway station, and many affected families have come here from the surrounding areas. Sowe make the food, bring it to them, and have been doing this every day for the last seven days. Humanity is above everything else. I have been working with the same team, Global Sikhs, for many years, …

Chaos of protests: Despite govt efforts, law-abiding citizens pay, bureaucracy carries on

Chaos of protests: Despite govt efforts, law-abiding citizens pay, bureaucracy carries on

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What about the failure of thousands of senior bureaucrats, law enforcement personnel , agencies at central and state levels, which are not only failing the government but also the people, for which the cost is being paid by the political parties and leaders. The CJP protests sparked large scale traffic, business disruption in heart of the Capital with common man bearing the brunt. In the decade preceding 2014, India was wracked by internal militancy and state-sponsored terror violence claiming lives of a thousand innocents. India had had active insurgencies in Jammu and Kashmir and in the North-East and the Maoists were on the rise in the heart of the Republic. Today, 12 years later, the Modi government, out if it’s sheer political will, has been successful in defeating the armed Maoists on ground, albeit its ideology still runs in the veins of Left academia, media and the underground networks. Pakistan has been made to pay heavily for targeting India with terror with Operation Sindoor still live and North-East states, particularly Assam, are contributing positively to …

Alia Bhatt voices concern over Assam floods, urges fans to support relief efforts: ‘It happens every year’

Alia Bhatt voices concern over Assam floods, urges fans to support relief efforts: ‘It happens every year’

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Actor Alia Bhatt has lent her voice to the growing concern over the devastating floods in Assam. Deeply disturbed by the situation, the actor took to social media to express solidarity with those affected and urged her followers to support ongoing relief efforts. The actor lamented that despite the floods occurring every year, the nature of the crisis “still catches us off guard”. Alia Bhatt was last seen in the spy thriller Alpha, co-starring Sharvari, Bobby Deol and Anil Kapoor. Alia Bhatt makes an appeal On Tuesday, Alia took to Instagram Stories to voice concern over the devastating floods in Assam, calling for immediate relief efforts. She also appealed to her followers to step forward and extend support to those affected during the crisis. “Right now, floods are affecting so many parts of our country with Assam being among the hardest hit, facing an incredibly challenging time,” Alia wrote in the note posted on her Stories. Alia continued, “More than 60 lives have been lost. Lakhs of people have been displaced. Entire families have lost …

Death toll climbs to 11 as rescue efforts continue

Death toll climbs to 11 as rescue efforts continue

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JUNE 24 Day the incident occurred in south Kolkata’s Tarantala area The toll in the Taratala warehouse collapse in south Kolkata rose to 11 on Thursday as rescue teams, aided by the Army’s advanced ground-penetrating radar (GPR) system, continued intensive search operations through the rubble for over 24 hours after the incident, officials said. Five more people were rescued from the debris in the morning, taking the total number of victims pulled out from under the rubble to 30, according to sources involved in the operation. Disclaimer: We do not own any of the content, ideas, images, or text presented here. All rights belong to their respective owners. For more information and to view the original source, please visit the following link: Source link

Three dead after under-construction warehouse collapses at Taratala in Kolkata; rescue efforts on

Three dead after under-construction warehouse collapses at Taratala in Kolkata; rescue efforts on

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An under-construction warehouse in Kolkata’s Taratala area collapsed on June 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: Senjuti Sengupta Three people died after an under-construction warehouse in Kolkata’s Taratala area collapsed on Wednesday (June 24, 2026) afternoon. Eighteen workers are trapped under the structure. Kolkata under-construction warehouse collapse updates West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari reached the accident site along with a few Ministers from his Cabinet. “All the agencies are working together. We have rescued 21 persons of which three have died,” Mr. Adhikari told media persons at the accident site. About 18 persons are still trapped inside, contact has been established between them and rescue personnel, he said. Rescue teams, doctors and personnel of the Kolkata Police reached the spot, and attempts are being made to bring out workers trapped under the debris. According to locals present at the accident site, 50 to 60 workers were working at the site when the accident happened. Rescue teams began to cut an iron beam that had fallen and started bringing the workers out. JUST IN | An …

Traditional healers pose a challenge to Africa’s efforts to control Ebola outbreak

Traditional healers pose a challenge to Africa’s efforts to control Ebola outbreak

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Whenever Ebola comes, some of the afflicted choose the road to the nearest hospital. Others take the path to the shrine of a traditional healer, often with devastating consequences. Ebola outbreaks often challenge health systems in remote communities, where misinformation and traditional beliefs delaying access to medical care. (Representative/AFP) Many view the onset of hemorrhagic fever as a spiritual affliction and seek out herbs and prayers instead of going to the hospital. This is the case now in Congo, which is suffering its seventeenth outbreak of Ebola since 1976, when the virus was first identified in the rich Congo Basin ecosystem. Five decades later, the virus continues to mystify many of the sick in Africa while turning religious leaders into first responders in a deadly emergency. The current outbreak’s victims include health workers without protective gear as well as pastors and worshippers who gathered while Ebola was spreading, according to humanitarian workers and others who spoke to The Associated Press. Ebola spreads through close contact with sick or deceased patients’ bodily fluids. The current outbreak …