3 killed in Nepal landslide
Kathmandu, July 12 : At least three people died while several others were affected by the monsoon-induced floods and landslides across the Kathmandu valley on Thursday.
According to police officials, three members of a family died when they were buried by a landslide behind their house in Changunarayarn municipality in Bhaktapur, the Kathmandu Post reported.
Bhaktapur district, located inside the valley, was mostly affected due to the flooding caused by the swollen local river following torrential rain since Wednesday night.
Most of the settlements of the district were inundated while a major road-section of Araniko Highway was water-logged. Water entered the ground floors of hundreds of houses and locals struggled to get out of their houses. Most of the shops and businesses remained closed.
Nepal Army personnel were mobilized to rescue residents and help them move towards safer locations. Roads and highways were obstructed in several parts of the country due to the flooding and landslides triggered by the incessant rainfall.
According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, the rain will continue for a few days in Kathmandu and in different parts of the country. It urged the general public to remain alert.
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Passenger deplaned from Air India flight amid 'Operation Sindoor' alert in Bengaluru
Bengaluru, May 7 (PTI): Amid heightened security across the country, a passenger was deboarded from an Air India flight at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here on Wednesday evening, airport sources said.
The passenger was travelling on flight AI-2820 from Bengaluru to New Delhi.
Before the flight could take off at 6.05 pm, the passenger, whose identity has been withheld, was offloaded due to security-related concerns.
Confirming the incident, an Air India official told PTI, "We are aware of the incident but will not share any details."
"There must have been a reason for deboarding the passenger. It’s not something done routinely. There were specific concerns which we are not in a position to disclose," the official added.
Security has been tightened at KIA, as at airports across the country, in the wake of 'Operation Sindoor'—India's air strikes inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir to "avenge" the killing of Indian tourists in Pahalgam last month.
