Lost In Translation: The Empty Stands At BJP’s Bengal Rath Yatra

 Lost In Translation: The Empty Stands At BJP’s Bengal Rath Yatra

NEWSPAPERS HEADLINE:

The top news in all dailies is the ongoing rescue operation in Uttarakhand.

Hardening sludge impedes rescue bids writes The Pioneer.  The paper quotes scientists as opining that weakened rock mass collapse was the likely cause of flash floods.

Trapped workers up against hypothermia, dipping oxygen, headlines The Times of India.

Hindustan Times quotes survivors as saying that they took turns to sit on excavator and hung from rods to keep warm.

The Asian Age reports in a box item that safety audit has been ordered for all infra projects in hills.

Delhi records zero Covid-19 deaths, a first in 10 months, writes The Asian Age.

The Statesman reports that there has been no Covid deaths in 7 Union Territories and states in the last 3 weeks.

Under the headline, "Army raises a specialist unit to 'sniff out' Covid-19" The Hindu shows a photograph of dogs trained to detect the viral infection.

And finally, Many dailies have carried photographs of an emotional prime minister and the outgoing Leader of Opposition, Ghulam Nabi Azad, on their front page.  Modi wells up at emotional Rajya Sabha farewell to Ghulam Nabi Azad, writes Hindustan Times.