"4 crore houses constructed under PM Awas Yojana": JP Nadda at roadshow in Kerala's Wayanad

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by Swati Sucharita

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The roadshow saw a sea of people and party workers walking along with JNadda's open-roofed vehicle. Nadda was seen greeting people standing on both sides of the road.

Wayanad, Apr 19 BJP National President JP Nadda held a roadshow in Wayanad on Friday and highlighted the various development works done by the Modi government across the country.

The roadshow saw a sea of people and party workers walking along with JNadda's open-roofed vehicle. Nadda was seen greeting people standing on both sides of the road.

"In the last 5 years, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, 4 crore houses have been constructed under Awas Yojana. Two lakh houses have been built in Kerala. Similarly, under the Ayushman Bharat scheme, 50 crore people who were in the marginalised section have received Rs 5 lakh per year as health cover," the BJP leader said.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is pitted against CPI's Annie Raja and BJP's state president, K Surendran in Wayanad.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, Rahul Gandhi won from Wayanad with a huge margin of over 4.31 lakh votes; the highest margin in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in Kerala. He secured 64.94 per cent vote share, defeating LDF candidate PP Suneer. The NDA had fielded BDJ (S) leader Tushar Vellapally, who secured just around 78,000 votes, which accounted for a mere 7.25 per cent.

All 20 constituencies in Kerala go to the polls on April 26 in the second phase of the Lok Sabha election.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha polls in Kerala, the Congress party won 15 seats, its allies, the Indian Union Muslim League, won two seats and one seat each was won by the Revolutionary Socialist Party and the Kerala Congress (M). While the Communist Party of India (Marxist) won just one seat.

(ANI)

IPL 2024: SRH vs RR overall head-to-head; When and where to watch

by Utkalika Mohanty

Hyderabad, May 2: Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) will host Rajasthan Royals (RR), who look to get a step closer to qualifying for the playoffs, in match 50 of the IPL 2024 on Thursday.

Rajasthan have lost just one match from nine outings this season and continue on top of the points table with 16 points. Meanwhile, Hyderabad have also played nine games this season, winning five and losing four and are currently fifth in the standings with 10 points.

In the SRH vs RR head-to-head, the two teams have played each other 18 times in the IPL and both have been victorious on nine occasions.

SRH vs RR head-to-head 18

Sunrisers Hyderabad- 9

Rajasthan Royals- 9

SRH vs RR match time: The match starts at 7:30 PM IST (2:00 PM GMT) with the toss taking place half an hour before the match i.e., 7:00 PM (1:30 PM GMT)

SRH vs RR match venue: Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad

Live broadcast of SRH vs RR match on television in India: The SRH vs RR match will be broadcast live via Star Sports Network.

Live stream in India: The live streaming of SRH vs RR available on Jio Cinema.

Squads:

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aiden Markram, Heinrich Klaasen(w), Nitish Reddy, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Pat Cummins(c), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat, T Natarajan, Anmolpreet Singh, Washington Sundar, Glenn Phillips, Umran Malik, Mayank Markande, Rahul Tripathi, Mayank Agarwal, Upendra Yadav, Jhatavedh Subramanyan, Sanvir Singh, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Marco Jansen, Akash Maharaj Singh

Rajasthan Royals: Yashasvi Jaiswal, Jos Buttler, Sanju Samson(w/c), Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel, Rovman Powell, Shimron Hetmyer, Ravichandran Ashwin, Trent Boult, Avesh Khan, Yuzvendra Chahal, Sandeep Sharma, Tom Kohler-Cadmore, Shubham Dubey, Tanush Kotian, Navdeep Saini, Keshav Maharaj, Nandre Burger, Kuldeep Sen, Donovan Ferreira, Abid Mushtaq, Kunal Singh Rathore.

(IANS)

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China: Death toll in highway collapse in Guangdong rises to 36

by Manisha Das

Beijing, May 2: The death toll in highway collapse in China's Guangdong province has risen to 36, as the emergency team continues to make efforts to recover cars from the spot, Al Jazeera reported.

As of 5:30 am (local time) on May 2, 36 people have died and 30 people have been injured after part of a highway collapsed on Wednesday, Al Jazeera reported, citing state news agency Xinhua. As per the report, the injured people were not in life-threatening condition.

The road collapsed in the early hours of Wednesday morning as the May holidays started in China. It is traditionally one of the busiest times of the year on the roads.

Aerial pictures showed one side of the S12 highway between Meizhou City and Dabu County had collapsed, causing mud to cascade down the steep and forested hillside. A 17.9-metre (58.7-foot) stretch of the road collapsed, with 23 vehicles found in the muddy pit.

The incident was a "natural geological disaster" that occurred under the impact of continuous heavy rain. Several people who witnessed the incident said that they heard "sounds of cars falling" after "a heavy explosion."
One person said, "We stopped and got out of the car to check and had no idea the road had collapsed," Al Jazeera reported, citing Guizhou Evening News. Following the incident, the highway was closed in both directions and some 500 emergency personnel including firefighters and mine rescue experts were deployed to the spot to help with the rescue operation.

Photos from the spot showed a giant crane pulling the damaged cars from the mud, with excavators on standby. Rescuers were also searching with dogs and life-detecting devices.

The search efforts were affected by rain as well as gravel and soil movement at the site of the incident, posing some risk to the workers, according to a fire department official, Al Jazeera reported, citing state media.

The highway collapse incident is the latest in a series of disasters related to extreme weather events in Guangdong in recent weeks. Heavy rains in April have resulted in floods in various parts of Guangdong that claimed the lives of four people and forced the evacuation of more than 100,000 residents.

Last week, five people were killed after a tornado tore through Guangzhou. The rainfall has been more than it would have been normally expected this time of the year and has been linked to climate change.

(ANI)

Balasore: Bus Hits Unknown Vehicle, 3 Injured, Over 60 Passengers Narrowly Escape

by Manisha Das

Balasore, May 2: As many as three persons were injured, while over 60 passengers narrowly escaped a major mishap after the bus they were on board hit an unknown vehicle on NH 60 at Barunagadia Chakk under Basta police station in Balasore district.

The incident occurred on National Highway number 60 at Barunagadia Chakk under Basta police limits of the district.

According to the information, the Kalianana bus was en route toward Digha when the accident occurred.
The bus reportedly lost control and hit an unknown vehicle. Three passengers were injured, while over 60 passengers narrowly escaped a major mishap.