In a cabinet meeting held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, the Council of Ministers decided to increase the compensation for the families of individuals who lost their lives in the disaster from ₹4 lakh to ₹5 lakh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the BJP workers for a landslide victory in the local elections in the Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, saying that the people have a "strong connection" with the party's development agenda.
The United Arab Emirates has expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with the Republic of Kenya over the heavy rainfall that caused landslides in the west of the country, resulting in a number of deaths.
At least 21 people were killed and over 1,000 homes destroyed after heavy rains triggered landslides in Kenya's Rift Valley. Officials said 25 were injured and 30 missing as rescue efforts continued, with the military and Red Cross aiding relief operations, according to Al Jazeera.
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has observed that reports of large-scale landslides and environmental degradation in Darjeeling due to unsustainable development and climate change raise serious issues of environmental compliance and governance, warranting judicial intervention.
Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, is barrelling toward Jamaica with sustained winds reaching 175 miles per hour. Meteorologists have warned that this could be the strongest hurricane in the island's recorded history
Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and the Bahamas were opening shelters and making other emergency preparations as experts warned that Hurricane Melissa could become the strongest storm to make landfall in Jamaica's recorded history, according to the Caribbean Disaster Emergency M
"For the past 20 years, the people of Bihar have consistently blessed the NDA. This time too, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Bihar's popular Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the NDA will once again achieve a landslide victory..." he said.
The temporary blockade caused by landslides and bad weather had raised serious concerns among orchardists, as apples, being perishable, require timely transportation to retain their freshness and market value. However, with the availability of modern cold storage units in Pulwama, Shopian