To ensure a safer and more convenient Char Dham Yatra, the Government of Uttarakhand, has implemented comprehensive measures including traffic and transport enhancements, sanitation and health measures and management of frequent landslides in the region.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday expressed grief on the loss of lives in Papua New Guinea following the recent landslide in which around 2000 people are feared buried as of now.
Around 2000 people are feared to have been buried by the massive landslide that hit Papua New Guinea, reported CNN, citing the country's National Disaster Centre.
Lithuania's President, Gitanas Nauseda, has been re-elected in the final round of the Baltic nation's presidential elections, as partial results showed him far ahead in the two-way race against his opponent, Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte, reported Al Jazeera.
Following a massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, the International Organization for Migration has raised its estimate of the death toll to more than 670 now, according to Al Jazeera.
Heavy rainfall in the hill district of Dima Hasao has caused flooding and landslides, resulting in communication disruptions. Several areas of the district, including Haflong Town, are flooded due to heavy rainfall.
Heavy rainfall in Assam's Dima Hasao district led to a flood-like situation and landslides occurred in several parts of the hill district, disrupting communication.
As the Kashmir valley has been grappling with heavy rain for the last couple of days, several houses were damaged due to a landslide in Bedar village in the Mandi area of Poonch on Tuesday.