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Himachal monsoon toll climbs to 448; 261 rain-related, 187 road accident d
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The devastating monsoon in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 448 lives since June 20, with 261 fatalities attributed to rain-related disasters such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, drowning, lightning, and electrocution, while 187 people died in road accidents, according to the State
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Indian Minorities Federation and New India Development Foundation come to
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
This was the first major health camp organised in the Nangal area after flood water receded, which is the first major town in Punjab along the banks of the Sutlej River from where the river water enters after flowing from the neighbouring state of Himachal Pradesh.
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Pakistan: Punjab curbs wheat movement, launches geotagging to avert crisis
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Punjab has imposed wheat movement restrictions and launched geotagging of stocks to prevent shortages after floods destroyed crops, Dawn reported. Authorities cracked down on hoarding, boosting flour mill reserves and lowering wheat prices from PKR 3,800 to PKR 3,000 per 40kg, as protests er
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Sukhbir Badal flags off 100 trucks of maize silage for distribution in Gur
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Saturday flagged off 100 trucks of maize silage for distribution to Gurdaspur and Jalandhar to serve as fodder for livestock, even as he announced the party would distribute wheat to 50,000 poor flood-affected families across the sta
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"330 bridges washed away, over 1,500 km roads destroyed": J-K CM Omar Abdu
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Himachal Monsoon toll reaches 430; 245 rain-related, 185 road accident dea
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Himachal Pradesh continues to reel under the aftermath of one of its deadliest monsoon seasons, with the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) on Saturday confirming a cumulative death toll of 430 since June 20.
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Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar inspects flood-affected areas in Punjab's
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar on Saturday visited the flood-affected areas in Punjab's Ajnala. During his visit, he interacted with the locals and reviewed the crop losses due to the floods.
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Himachal Monsoon death toll rises to 427; 243 rain-related deaths, 184 in
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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).
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Pakistan: Punjab govt forms flood relief committees as 123 killed, 3775 vi
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz announced flood relief committees across districts and tehsils after floods hit 3,775 villages, damaging over 370,000 houses. PDMA said 123 people died in Punjab. Relief camps, evacuations and medical aid continue, while PPP leaders pressed for assistance through the B
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Shivraj Singh Chouhan assesses flood damage in Jammu; announces relief mea
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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J-K: Indian Army organises five-day free medical camp in Doda's Bhalesa un
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
In a humanitarian gesture following flash floods and landslides across Jammu and Kashmir, the Indian Army's 26 Rashtriya Rifles unit has organised a five-day free medical camp under Operation Sadbhavana in the Bhalesa area of Doda district.
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"Withdraw cap limiting compensation for crop damage": Sukhbir Singh Badal
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Terming the flooding of the State as a "Mann-made" tragedy, Badal said "the Chief Minister and his government failed Punjabis at every step, be it cleaning drains and strengthening bundhs before the monsoon rains or providing timely relief to flood-struck farmers. "Now even the compensati
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