Plastic bags and bottles strewn everywhere, animals scavenging on dumped solid waste – the disturbing scene is not from a dumpsite but from a forest in Himachal Pradesh’s Kasol.

All seven NCP MLAs in Nagaland joined the ruling NDPP on Saturday, giving the CM Neiphiu Rio-led party an absolute majority in the 60-member assembly.

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s office on Saturday said that 71 people lost their lives due to excessive pre-monsoon showers in the state since April.