“As floods ebb, Kerala faces massive repair & rehab task” is top headline in the TOI. “Kerala begins long trek back”, headlines The Statesman, with the flood toll at around 370, over 7 lakh in camps, waters beginning to recede, and the focus shifting to rescue and rebuilding. The DNA writes, ” 10,000 being rescued, as Kerala rain ebbs”. ‘No mortuary to store bodies …priority is to save the living’is a news item on the front page of Hindustan Times
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan’s maiden address to the nation is given prominence in the Press. The Hindustan Times, quoting him, writes – ” I have spoken to all of Pakistan’s neighbours… there is a need for peace and without it, we cannot improve our situation”. It’s time to change Pakistan’s destiny, he said.
The Statesman, however, reports that Pakistan’s new Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi, is considered a hawk and an old India-baiter.
The Asian Age reports that Punjab Chief Minister, Capt. Amarinder Singh ticked off his cabinet colleague Navjot Singh Sidhu for hugging Pakistan Army Chief, Gen. Qamar Bajwa – at a time when Indian soldiers are being martyred on the border. ” Capt disapproves of hug to Pak army chief, Sidhu defends his act” is a headline in the HT
The Tribune reports that in 2011, renowned ecologist Madhav D Gadgil had submitted a detailed report on ways to conserve Kerala’s Western Ghats, which met with total stonewalling from administrators – and the experts worst fears coming true this year.
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