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Ladakh's first model border village is being established at Chumur, a remote settlement at 16,700 feet along the India-China border. This initiative under the Vibrant Village Program will provide climate-resilient housing, enhance livelihoods through goat rearing and greenhouse cultivation, and integrate essential services to foster secure, permanent settlements and strengthen civil-defence cooperation.

Ex-village head murder in Agra: Two held after encounter, ‘political rivalry’ led to

A devastating restaurant fire in Malviya Nagar, claiming over 20 lives, highlights Delhi's persistent fire safety issues. Narrow lanes, unauthorized constructions, and mixed land use in urban villages and commercial clusters create conditions ripe for disaster, hindering rescue efforts and increasing risks.

Ujjain. Bodies of two youths, who had been missing since Tuesday night, were found on Wednesday afternoon. According to Khachrod SDOP, Akanksha Bichhote, two friends residing in village Chirola under Bhatpachlana police station area — Ajay, 16, and Kamal, 20,— had left on a bike on Tuesday morning but did not return home by late evening. The families began searching at night but found no trace of them. On Wednesday morning, both families and villagers resumed the search. Around 11 am , it was discovered that the bike of both friends was parked near village pond. Family members and villagers reached the spot, where mobile phones and slippers were found, and a search was launched on suspicion that both had drowned. Police officials reached the spot and local divers were called to search the 15-feet-deep pond. After nearly two hours of searching, the bodies were retrieved in the afternoon.