The Irrigation Minister is on a two-day tour of three districts of North Bengal, Jalpaiguri, Alipurduar and Coochbehar, to review the flood situation in the region.
"Tomorrow three central teams are reaching Chandigarh, they will be visiting Mandi, Kullu and Rohru areas of Shimla district," Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi said.
"There has been a big loss due to the floods and rain is very big and restoration will take a long time and all together will have to come forward. The possible help would be provided to the affected families through the Red Cross. In addition, Red Cross Societies at the district level were
The flood-like situation in Biswanth Sub-Division continued to be grim as over 8000 more people have been affected due to the flooded water of Brahmputra river. Some more areas has been inundated and he number of flood affected people has crossed more than 40,000 in the Biswanth Sub-Divis
The MCD declared the list of schools that would remain closed on July 18 owing to the relief camps there or as a preventative measure due to waterlogging.
Heavy rainfall in the northern Indian states has blocked the movement of more than 75,000 trucks carrying goods worth crores from Tamil Nadu. The trucks are stranded in various cities and towns in Tamil Nadu and cannot reach their destinations in Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Ka
Union Minister is on a four-day visit to Himachal Pradesh and has been engaged in the inspection of relief and rescue work and rehabilitation for the last three days by meeting the people suffering from the devastating rains in Himachal Pradesh and the disaster arising out of it.
Finance Minister Ishaq Dar told the stakeholders to finalise formalities to outsource the operations of Islamabad International Airport (IIA) by August 12, the final day of the incumbent government’s term, Dawn reported quoting sources.
Six Kanwariyas died due to electrocution on Saturday after the vehicle they were travelling in came in contact with an electric wire in the Rali Chauhan village under the Bhavanpur police station limits in Meerut, according to the police.
"A valley bridge on the border road leading to the Indo-China border, 9 km ahead of Malari, has come under threat due to the rapid flow of the river," BRO Commander Colonel Ankur Mahajan said.
Key arterial roads and nearby areas in the national capital remained affected on Sunday due to waterlogging from fresh showers while the Yamuna continued to be in spate.
Vinesh Phogat, a two-time world championships medallist and the reigning Asian Games champion, was expected to compete in the 55kg weight class on Saturday.