Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): A helicopter carrying relief material to flood-ravaged Mori-Arakot areas crash-landed near a river in Tikochi area here on Friday, said District Magistrate Ashish Chauhan.
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday visited the flood-affected areas in Varanasi and said that the relief and rescue operations are underway.
New Delhi [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will take stock of flood relief operations in his parliamentary constituency, Wayanad during a three-day visit starting from August 26.
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Vegetable prices have shot up this month in Nashik as the supply was disrupted due to floods in major cultivating regions on Friday.
Wellington [New Zealand], Aug 23 (ANI): Social media was flooded with love and praises for New Zealand Speaker Trevor Mallard after his photo of babysitting lawmaker Tamati Coffey's newborn son in Parliament amid a heated debate over rising fuel prices in the country went viral.
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): In a bid to help the flood victims in the Shivamogga district, a petrol pump owner Avinash and his mother installed a big shelf at their pump to collect and distribute food, clothes and other materials for the needy.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Thursday announced that his government would canalise all the rivers of the state, taking technical support from the World Bank (WB) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
New Delhi (India), Aug 22 (ANI): Bollywood celebrities are voicing concerns over the raging fire in the lush rainforests of Amazon, home to a variety of flora and fauna.
Uttarkashi (Uttarakhand) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): Relief and rescue operations continued in flood-ravaged Arakot village in the Mori block of Uttarkashi district on Thursday, following an incident of cloudburst and heavy rainfall in the area earlier this week.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 22 (ANI): In wake of the flood situation in the state, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking Rs 1000 crore special relief package to address the losses.
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 21 (ANI): Malayalam superstar Manju Warrier and her 35-member film crew did not seek the permission of the authorities to shoot a film in the flood-hit remote village of the state, Himachal Pradesh Minister RL Markanda said on Wednesday.
New Delhi [India], Aug 21 (ANI): In the backdrop of heavy rainfall and flooding, Northern Railways on Wednesday announced diversion of multiple trains.