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Pakistan: KP faces flood devastation, disease outbreaks as govt moves on c
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Floods in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have destroyed homes, roads, and livestock, killing over 400 people. Authorities and NGOs are setting up medical camps to tackle waterborne diseases, while the government speeds up compensation and rehabilitation, addressing both physical damage and rising mental
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303 dead, 625 roads blocked; State has announced "best relief package duri
Updated : 7 months ago IST
Heavy rainfall and floods have caused widespread devastation across Himachal Pradesh, severely impacting roads, electricity, and water supply in several districts. Revenue, Horticulture and Tribal Development Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Monday said the monsoon remained "very active" over
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Pakistan: Heavy rains cause floods in Indus resulting in displacement, cro
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Due to heavy rains, thousands of villagers living in the low-lying areas of Pakistan's Punjab were forced to leave their homes as levels of water rose in the Indus river, washing away all of the protective guide bunds and dykes constructed to support the Layyah-Taunsa Bridge, Dawn reported.
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PTM UK Chapter highlights agony of grieving mother, alleges state role in
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) UK Chapter has raised serious concerns over what it describes as systematic oppression of Pashtuns and a "man-made catastrophe" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, highlighting both human rights abuses and devastation caused by recent floods in the region.
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Spain declares Galicia wildfire zones disaster as record heatwave fuels de
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Spain will declare wildfire-hit areas in northern Galicia as disaster zones. Fires have burned nearly 4,000 sq km, killed four, and forced massive firefighting efforts. PM Sanchez warned of climate change impacts. Human activity is linked to many fires, with 23 arrests and 89 under investiga
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"Children must know Partition horrors," says BJP's Shahnawaz Hussain
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Saturday defended the National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)'s decision to introduce a special module on Partition Horrors Day for students from classes 6 to 12, saying younger generations have the right to
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Uttarakhand CM Dhami stays in Uttarkashi for three days, monitors relief w
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the devastation caused by heavy rains and landslides in Dharali area of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has remained on ground zero for the past three days, closely monitoring the ongoing relief and rescue efforts.
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Uttarakhand IAS body holds meeting amid flash flood devastation in Uttarka
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In this meeting, the seriousness of the recent natural disaster faced by the state was considered, in which a comprehensive discussion was held on the terrible disaster that occurred in the Dharali area of Uttrakashi on August 05, 2025.
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"No one is there in Dharali": BJP MP Trivendra Singh Rawat on Uttarkashi f
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The disaster, reportedly triggered by two cloudbursts, one in Dharali and another in the nearby Sukhi Top area, occurred on Tuesday afternoon and has left at least three civilians dead and over 50 people missing, according to state officials. Dharali bore the brunt of the destruction, with f
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Over 130 rescued as cloudburst triggers devastation in Uttarkashi; CM Dham
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Two cloudbursts, one in Dharali and another in the Sukhi Top area, caused widespread destruction, with Dharali bearing the brunt. Reportedly, the region also suffered from mudslides and flash floods.
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Uttarakhand: Schools declare holiday in 3 districts amid monsoon devastati
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The state's Department of Information and Public Relations, posted on X, "In view of the weather department's rain warning in Uttarakhand, a holiday has been declared for all schools from class 1 to 12 and Anganwadi centers in the state's Champawat, Pauri, and Udham Singh Nagar districts.
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Uttarakhand cloudburst: ITBP rescues 37 villagers, including 11 women, 4 c
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), in coordination with other agencies, rescued 37 people, including 11 women and 4 children, amid the devastation by the Dharali cloudburst, causing flash floods in the region.
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