Nitish Kumar takes oath as Rajya Sabha member
NEW DELHI, April 10: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday took oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha.The oath was administered by Rajya Sabha chairman CP Radhakrishnan in his chamber at a brief ceremony.Kumar took the oath in Hindi in the presence of Union Minister JP Nadda, who is also leader of the house, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal.JDU leader and party’s working president Sanjay Kumar Jha and Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, besides BJP MP and former union minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy were among those present during the oath-taking.As Kumar assumes the Rajya Sabha role, it marks the end of his rule in Bihar. The NDA is likely to elect a new chief minister of Bihar on April 14. (PTI)
10 dead, several missing after tourist boat capsizes in Yamuna
MATHURA, April 10: A boat carrying tourists, primarily from Punjab, capsized in the Yamuna in Vrindavan on Friday afternoon, leaving at least 10 people dead and several others missing, officials said.The accident occurred near Kesi Ghat when the boat carrying over two dozen tourists moved into deeper waters and hit a floating pontoon, they said.Authorities noted that a pontoon bridge had recently been dismantled in the area due to rising water levels, leaving some pontoon drums in the river, one of which the boat is believed to have collided with.A Senior official reported six fatalities earlier and later rescuers recovered four more bodies, taking the toll to 10.16 to 17 people have been rescued safely so far. Efforts are ongoing to locate the missing.All tourists onboard were from Punjab.The exact number of people on board the boat at the time of the accident is yet to be ascertained. Medical authorities from the hospital said the deceased include six men and four women. (PTI)
