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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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
