Jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi was admitted to a government hospital in Punjab’s Faridkot town on Tuesday after he was found to have high fever. He was later diagnosed with dengue fever.
On Friday, the Gujarat HC had dismissed the Congress leader's plea to stay his conviction and two-year jail term in a criminal defamation case that costed him his Lok Sabha membership. The Congress has planned day-long 'Muan Satyagraha' at all the state headquarters on July 12 against the court decision.
The Chief Minister said the situation was alarming but the government was making efforts to minimise the loss of lives. Mann said teams of the NDRF have been roped in for rescue work but the Indian Army has not been yet pressed in officially for this work.
Incessant rains have triggered flashfloods and landslides across Himachal Pradesh, while Delhi has recorded the highest rains in the last 40 years. Even most of the areas of Punjab have been witnessing flood-like situation in most of districts.
In a statement here, Majithia said Punjabis were shocked that the Chief Minister was engaged in celebrations and election tours of the neighbouring state of Haryana during the last few days instead of taking review meetings and making advance preparations to meet all eventualities.
India's federal crime agency has arrested three railway officials in connection with one of the country's deadliest train accidents that killed more than 290 people last month. The three men have been charged with culpable homicide without murder and destruction of evidence.
