Plane crash in Nepal
The passenger plane carrying 71 people from Bangladesh crashed and burst into flames as it landed Monday in Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, killing dozens of people, officials said.
'Grand coalition'
From left, Olaf Scholz, acting chairman of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), German Chancellor and chairwomen of the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Angela Merkel, and the chairman of the German Christian Social Union (CSU), Horst Seehofer, pose with the coalition agreement during a signing ceremony in Berlin, Germany, on Monday. | Photo Credit: AP
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's new Left-Right “grand coalition” says in its joint policy paper that it welcomes and generally supports reform proposals made by Macron and the European Commission, but stays vague on some of the details. The coalition blueprint starts with the topic of Europe and includes pledges to strengthen common EU foreign and defence policy as well as to reform the eurozone.
U.P.'s biggest solar power plant
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron at the inauguration of the Solar Power Plant, at Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh on Monday. | Photo Credit: PTI
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron inaugurated Uttar Pradesh’s biggest solar power plant in Mirzapur district’s Chhanvey block. The Prime Minister and the French President pressed a button to energise the solar panels and dedicated the 75 MW facility to the people. Built at a cost of around ₹500 crore by French firm ENGIE, the 75 MW solar plant has come up at Dadar Kalan village on the hilly terrain of the Vindhyas range. Some 1,18,600 solar panels have been set up in over 380 acres.
Protests in Parliament
Protests from all parties except the ruling BJP and their ally, the Akali Dal, washed out proceedings in both houses of Parliament for the last week. On Friday, the Lok Sabha was adjourned for the day soon after it met in the morning. In the Rajya Sabha, too, proceedings were disrupted with opposition members storming the Well following which Chairman M, Venkaiah Naidu announced the adjournment.
Chitoor MP Shivaprasad protests outside Parliament against denial of Special Category Status for Andhra Pradhesh. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena
Delhi Metro's Pink Line
The first look at Delhi's newest metro line, the Pink Line
| Photo Credit: Shinjini Ghosh
he media on Monday was given a sneak peek at Delhi Metro's newest Pink Line, a part of which will be thrown open to the public on March 14. The 59-km Majlis Park-Shiv Vihar corridor (Line 7) of the Metro network, also known as the Pink Line, is part of Phase-III project. Starting last year, trial runs on its other stretches have also been conducted. The entire corridor will open by June. On March 14, the over 20-km Majlis Park-Durgabai Deshmukh South Campus section will be inaugurated.
Wildfire in Theni
Tamil Nadu Health Health Secretary J. Radhakrishnan visits the ward where victims with severe burn injuries are being treated at the Madurai Government Rajaji Hospital. | Photo Credit: G. Moorthy
Nine people, who were part of a trekking expedition, have been killed in a forest fire in the Western Ghats, of Theni district on Sunday evening. According to preliminary reports, the students were climbing down the hills from Munnar in Kerala to Theni on their own.
Kisan rally to reach Vidhan Bhavan in Mumbai
Farmers take a break at Somaiyya Ground, Chunabhatti during historic 'Farmers Long March' under the banner of All India Kisan Sabha
| Photo Credit: Rajneesh Londhe
Kisan rally continues past midnight
Azad Maidan in south Mumbai turned into a sea of red this morning as thousands of farmers, carrying red flags, converged here after walking around 180 kms under blazing sun over the last six days. The farmers plan to surround the Assembly complex to press for their demands of an unconditional loan waiver, and transfer of forest land to tribal farmers who have been tilling it for years.
Tusker stuck in Hassan rescued
A young tusker stuck in a pond near Madihalli in Alur taluk
| Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
A young tusker stuck in a pond near Madihalli in Alur taluk on Sunday night was rescued with the help of Forest Department officials. The animal was stuck in the mud whole night and ran into the Doddabetta Forest after Forest Department officials made a path for animal to climb up with the help of local people on Monday morning. The villagers noticed the tusker in the morning and informed the Forest Department. The animal was seen making efforts to climb up the pond.