The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy rain in the hilly districts of Uttarakhand, effective today and tomorrow. In light of this warning, the Uttarakhand Police have issued a safety advisory for pilgrims undertaking the Chardham Yatra
IMD has predicted moderate rain and thundershower alerts in Mumbai and Palghar districts of Maharashtra, while alerts have been issued for lightning, thunderstorms and moderate rain in Thane and Raigad.
According to the IMD release, heavy to very heavy rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, is likely to occur in Northeast India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim over the next 5-6 days. The region is also expected to experience fairly widespread to widespread light to mode
During the operation, alert troops of the 4th Battalion detected suspicious movement along the border and promptly acted, leading to the apprehension of a Bangladeshi national, a resident of Pirojpur District, Bangladesh, PRO, BSF Meghalaya said in a release.
The Pakistan Meteorological Department (PMD) on Saturday warned that a persistent heatwave is likely to continue across Karachi and other parts of Sindh until Tuesday, May 20, due to sustained high atmospheric pressure, The News International reported.
"At 1215hrs on 14 May, ICG received a distress alert from MT Epic Susui, a transiting vessel, reporting the sighting of a small boat adrift with six survivors onboard, approximately 52 nautical miles off the coast of Surathkal, Karnataka," an official press release said.
India and Pakistan have decided to continue the confidence-building measures to reduce the alertness level on the border, said Indian Army sources on Thursday.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday predicted a high-pressure gradient over northwest India, which triggered strong dust-raising winds that affected Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and north Rajasthan.
The situation across several districts of Jammu and Kashmir has returned to normalcy after cross-border shelling and attempted drone attacks from Pakistan had kept the residents of the region on high alert for several days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for Telangana, forecasting thunderstorms and light to moderate rainfall across the state for the next five days.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Monday thanked all three services for giving a befitting reply to Pakistan and said that Mumbai is the financial capital and the state government needs to be "fully alert", as the city was earlier targeted by terrorists in 2008.