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    A new book brings a Rampur family’s culinary history and cherished recipes created by the matriarch

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    I saw firsthand how callous prison officials and their negligence led to Stan Swamy’s death

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    ‘Exoticised, alienised, villainised’: A book looks at how Muslims have been portrayed in Hindi films

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    Why a letter by Chhattisgarh’s forest department ignited protests

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    ‘The Hunt: The Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case’ review: A balancing act between fact and drama

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    For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance

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    Arunachal Pradesh: Threatened by dam, Siang Valley is home to staggeringly diverse number of species

  • ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family
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    ‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family

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    A new book suggests ways for professionals to develop AI literacy to thrive in an AI-first world

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    How Jayaprakash Narayan, hero for the Sangh, pushed for ‘socialist’ to be added to the Constitution

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Watch: Streets and buildings inundated after cloudburst in Uttarakhand triggers flash flood

Scenes from the Raipur-Kumalda area in Uttarakhand's Dehradun district in the early hours of Saturday.

Scroll Staff
Aug 20, 2022 · 02:49 pm
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मालदेवता के आपदा प्रभावित क्षेत्रों में पहुंचे साथियों ने बताया कि वहां काफी तबाही मची है। बाढ़ जैसे हालात हैं। कई गांवों का संपर्क टूट गया है। नदी किनारे बने रिसॉर्ट्स में पानी भर गया और गाड़ियां बह गईं। कई लोगों के हताहत होने की आशंका है। अनियोजित निर्माण का यही परिणाम होता है। pic.twitter.com/n5KZpU7wJI

— उत्तराखंड डायलॉग (@UK_dialogue) August 20, 2022

The bridge on River Song in the Maldevta Raipur area of Dehradun washed away after incessant rains through the night.
Flooding in few areas of Raipur.
All because we have allowed blatant encroachment of the rivers in the #ecosensitive Doon Valley@gauravtalwarTOI @Anoopnautiyal1 pic.twitter.com/PvpFcYder9

— Dr Gaurav Luthra (@drgauravluthra) August 20, 2022

#WATCH | Uttarakhand: Flash-flood-like situation due to incessant torrential rainfall at Tapkeshwar Mahadev temple in Dehradun pic.twitter.com/Q43inmiVht

— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2022

#WATCH Water enters a hotel located on Maldevta road in Dehradun following incessant rains in the area#Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/msIlXPJcES

— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2022
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