The Delhi government issued a flood warning amid heavy rains in North India and the Haryana government released more than one lakh cusecs of water into the Yamuna River from the HathniKund Barrage in Yamunanagar.
"Apart from this, one day holiday has been declared in all other schools/colleges, Anganwadi centres from class 01 to class 12 of the district," an officials statement said.
In the wake of the continuous spell of heavy rain in north India and adjoining areas, schools in Chandigarh have been closed for the next two days, officials said on Sunday.
Amid the continuous heavy rainfall in the region, Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann has issued orders for all officers to remain vigilant. The Punjab Police have taken extensive measures to tackle any potential flood-related emergencies, according to the Director General of Police (DGP)
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said, "In view of the heavy rains in the state, all government and private educational institutions recognized by the state government will remain closed on July 10 and 11."
Anticipating violence during the upcoming Bastille Day weekend, France has banned the sale, possession, and transportation of fireworks, reported CNN on Sunday (local time).
Due to continuous heavy rainfall and inclement weather conditions in several districts of Himachal Pradesh, train services on the Shimla-Kalka route have been suspended, an official said on Sunday.
After schools and universities closed, many female students in war-torn Afghanistan turned to training in tailoring, and have called on the Taliban to reopen schools, TOLOnews reported.
Two roof collapses in Lahore's Azhar Town and Shahdara Town neighbourhoods during the ongoing spell of rain across Pakistan's Punjab injured at least nine people, reported Dawn on Saturday.
Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli is remaining neutral in the ongoing feud between Kim and Kourtney Kardashian, PageSix reported. The Italian tenor has spoken out after his name was mentioned in Thursday's episode of "The Kardashians," as Kim and Kourtney continue to accuse each other of imitati