Gurgaon Flood Situation Eases, New Hope For Families Of IAF AN 32 Passengers And Other Must Read Stories From Saturday

Gurugram Police commissioner Navdeep Virk is likely to face the heat of the huge traffic flux in the city which was triggered by heavy monsoon downpours. According to some reports Virk has been transferred to Rohtak. The action came a day after the millennium city was literally brought to a standstill on Friday due to waterlogging and traffic blockade.

Meanwhile normalcy started to return in parts of Gurgaon as the city experienced lesser rains on Saturday. Areas like MG Road, Subhash Chowk, Sohna Road, Palam Vihar, old Delhi-Gurgaon Road were decongested by the afternoon. Click to read more

1. A Ray Of Hope Emerges As Family Of Missing IAF AN-32 Crew Member Say His Phone Is Active

Even as the hope of finding survivors from the Indian Air Force AN 32 which mysteriously disappeared last week dwindles, the families of those waiting for the return of their loved ones have got a ray of optimism.

This, after the family of one of the airmen noticed that the mobile phone of their son was still active. Raghuvir Verma's family said they dialed his number which was still active, even though no one picked the call. Click to read more

2. 'My Parents Had Just Rs 5 To Buy Food', Says Daughter Of Dalit Couple Hacked To Death Over Rs 15 Debt

UP Police have arrested Ashok Mishra, the owner of a grocery shop in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district, for the brutal murder of a Dalit couple over a meager debt of Rs 15.

The couple, Bharat Singh and Mamta, were hacked to death by Mishra on Thursday after they failed his demand to repay Rs 15 they owed him from a few days ago.

Mishra reportedly confronted them on Thursday after he saw them buying a packet of biscuit and demanded his money, which the couple said they didn't have and pleaded for more time. Click to read more

3. Tiger Spotted At An Altitude Of 12,000 Feet In Uttarakhand For The First Time Ever

Forest officials in Uttarakhand's Askot have, for the first time, got evidence of tiger presence in the area. A tigress was caught on a camera trap at an altitude of 12,000 feet, in Pithoragarh district. 

Bilal Habib, a scientist at the Wildlife Institute of India, who captured the images as part of an ongoing project on biodiversity conservation, said this was the highest location in India where a tiger's presence had been confirmed. Click to read more

4. Infiltration Bid Foiled At LoC, Two Terrorists Killed And Two Army Personnel Martyred

The Army on Saturday foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control in Naugam sector of Kashmir's Kupwara district, killing two militants in the operation that also left two soldiers dead. 

Troops noticed suspicious movement along the LoC in Naugam sector during the intervening night and challenged the intruders, who opened fire, an army official said. The soldiers returned fire leading to the gunbattle in which two militants were killed, the official said. Click to read more

5. Bengaluru's Roads Were So Flooded From An Overflowing Lake That Locals Began Fishing

People of Bengaluru had a tough time after the city was flooded on Friday due to heavy rains. While it was pretty bad, some decided to make the most out of the situation. With the Madiwala lake overflowing the roads were full of fish - all good natural freshwater fish.

So people went on a fishing expedition, armed with mosquito nets and buckets or anything they thought could collect some fish. Click to read more