Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 20 (ANI): The Himachal Pradesh government has released Rs 15 crore to different departments for undertaking restoration works after torrential rains wreaked havoc during the last two days in the state.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Adversity has revealed the inherent kindness of people in Maharashtra, which has been grappling with severe floods. A case in point is sculptor Sachin Sethe who is volunteering to send Ganpati idols to the flood-affected people to help them celebra
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Karnataka government on Monday released Rs. 195 crore for relief measure and to provide immediate compensation of Rs. 10,000 to the flood victims in the state.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Former Minister and SAD leader Daljit Singh Cheema on Monday demanded an appropriate compensation package reflecting the enormity of the calamity which had befallen farmers of Punjab due to rampant flooding in several districts of the state.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said that houses damaged due to floods triggered by torrential rains in the state will be re-built under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana.
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Punjab Water Resources Minister Sukhbinder Singh Sarkaria on Monday visited Ropar headworks and Phillaur to assess the flood-like situation due to incessant rain in the state.
Rupnagar (Punjab) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Monday announced Rs 100 crore for emergency relief and rehabilitation measures in the flood-hit regions of the state.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Former chief minister Ashok Chavan on Monday wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, requesting to extend the deadline by a period of three months for filing Income Tax and GST Returns in the wake of floods in the state.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): JDS chief HD Deve Gowda on Monday hit out at BS Yediyurappa-led Karnataka government for focussing on the phone-tapping case at a time when the people in the state were facing the wrath of the deluge.
New Delhi [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Outlining the severity of increasing water-levels in Yamuna, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday urged the people living on the Yamuna floodplains and low-lying areas to move to safer places.
Hamirpur (Himachal Pradesh) [India], Aug 19 (ANI): Three people in the Hamirpur district of Himachal Pradesh got washed away after a flash flood occurred in a local rivulet on Monday.
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India] Aug 19 (ANI): As the floods left behind a trail of devastation in Kerala, a few local singers of the state have rallied together to offer a helping hand to those in need.