Opinion May 17, Forty Years Ago: Tripura floods death toll at 27, about 1.25 lakh homeless

Tripura Floods

The death toll has mounted to 27 in rain-battered Tripura where the Army has been alerted about further worsening of the situation in the wake of incessant cloudbursts and fresh landslides. About 1.25 lakh people were rendered homeless in the last four days. Chief Minister Nripen Chakravorty who reviewed the situation with officials, urged the Centre for Rs 1 crore grant as assistance for providing relief to the flood victims.

Punjab Cops Attacked

Terrorists ambushed a police party, shot at and injured a head constable in Amritsar district, looted a bank in Ferozepur district and set the employment exchange building on fire at Batala in Gurdaspur district in the last 24 hours in Punjab. The accused snatched a revolver from a sub-inspector and two rifles from constables in Amritsar district.

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No Everest Climb

A second summit attempt by India’s Everest expedition was called off after an avalanche hit the expedition’s third high-altitude camp (7,320 mt), injuring one member and three Sherpa guides. The attempt was to have been made by Rekha Sharma and three other members. N D Sherpa of the 5/3 Gorkha Rifles and three Nepalese Sherpas who were in the camp were seriously injured in the accident.

CBSE Class 12 Results

O N Babunarayan of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), has obtained the highest aggregate marks (378 out of 400) in the All-India Senior Secondary Certificate (Class 12) examination. M Sriram of Delhi School R K Puram New Delhi is second with 375 marks. Amongst girls, Madhu Anand of Manav Sthali Public School, New Delhi, has obtained the highest aggregate marks, 368 out of 400.