The Airport Authority of India (AAI) at Chennai Airport has issued a statement to clarify reports about a supposed major fire involving a cargo aircraft during landing. According to the official tweet from the Chennai Airport, there was no major fire in the engine as claimed by some media ou
"The Supreme Court has a department called NALSA for helping victims of such disasters. On the directions of the Nainital High Court, our District Legal Services Authority has been instructed to deploy our dedicated team, which includes doctors, NDRF, SDRF personnel, advocates, and physician
Amid the forecasted red and orange alerts issued by the Meteorological Department, the Uttarakhand State Disaster Management Authority (USDMA) has released guidelines to all District Magistrates from the State Emergency Operations Centre. The USDMA has issued a notice covering red, orange, a
According to the daily dam status report issued at 9:00 a.m., the Pong Dam in the Beas basin recorded the highest inflow at 4,933 cubic metres per second (cumecs), with a spillway outflow of 1,078 cumecs and a machine discharge of 505 cumecs. Other high inflows were observed at Kol Dam (1,46
From June 20 to August 11, the state recorded Rs 2,00,741.57 lakh (over Rs 2,007 crore) in cumulative losses to human life, public and private property, agriculture, horticulture, livestock, and infrastructure. The toll on animals includes 1,611 cattle deaths and 25,755 poultry birds lost.
Punjab's Rawalpindi Education Authority has warned private schools not to reopen before September 1, citing extended summer holidays due to extreme weather. However, private school leaders criticize the decision, saying it harms students' education and urge reopening by mid-August to prevent
Himachal Pradesh has recorded 224 deaths so far this monsoon season, including 116 in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, and drowning, and 108 in road accidents, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
The event, which flagged off at the Jawaharlal Nehru (JLN) Stadium, is part of a nationwide cycling movement that began in December 2024 and has grown into a weekly fitness phenomenon. This week, over 2.5 lakh Gram Panchayats across India were invited to join the movement
All major dams and barrages in Himachal Pradesh are currently operating within "permissible operational limits", the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said on Sunday, citing the 9:00 a.m. daily monitoring report.
The cumulative report for the period from June 20 to August 9 shows that the rains have caused extensive damage to public and private property, livestock, crops, and essential infrastructure across the state. Over 1,98,881 lakh rupees in total losses have been recorded.