In line with the directives of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the State Disaster Management Department has intensified efforts to secure a special package from the Government of India to compensate for the damages caused during the 2025 monsoon season, an official release said.
J-K CM Omar Abdullah said he would urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce an adequate relief package during his visit, citing widespread losses to lives, roads, bridges, crops, and government infrastructure from recent floods and yatras.
In terms of infrastructure, losses have been severe. The Public Works Department (PWD) alone reported damages worth Rs 2,90,383.8 lakh, while the Jal Shakti Vibhag (JSV) recorded losses of Rs 1,46,385.9 lakh. The power sector suffered damages of over Rs 13,946.69 lakh, alongside major hits t
In a post on X on Friday, the Indian Navy shared how the 1TS engagement in Maputo included a joint training in firefighting, Damage Control, VBSS & combined briefing on EEZ surveillance, strengthening maritime ties through shared knowledge, preparedness and capacity building.
The monsoon havoc in Himachal Pradesh continues unabated, with the death toll climbing to 427 between June 20 and September 20, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA).
According to Vadodara Police, the unrest began after a social media post sparked tensions, prompting a crowd to gather at the city police station to lodge a complaint. While dispersing, members of the crowd attacked a Navratri pandal, damaged vehicles parked nearby, and resorted to stone-pel
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday visited the flood-affected border village of Badyal Brahmana in R S Pura sector, where he assured that the Centre will extend all possible support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
As per the release, through Himachal Pradesh Horticulture Produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Ltd. (HPMC), procurement has crossed 55,000 metric tonnes, which is more than double compared to last year. To facilitate this, HPMC has set up 274 collection centres, where apple procureme
He affirmed that the state government stands firmly with the affected people and that relief and reconstruction works are being carried out with top priority. He directed officials to ensure immediate relief to the public and complete all reconstruction works within fixed timelines.
Nepal has started clearing charred vehicles from the streets and parking, with the government building getting a fresh paint following the violent protest of last week.
At the 60th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva, a Kashmiri activist, Javed Beigh, in his oral intervention, strongly condemned Pakistan for orchestrating the recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir. Javed asserted that Pakistan-backed militants were dir
IAF Chief Air Chief Marshal AP Singh on Friday said that India struck Pakistan "nice and hard" after Islamabad decided to escalate the conflict during Operation Sindoor and that many of Pakistan's airbases were damaged and radars, control and coordination centres suffered a lot of damage.