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Himachal Pradesh monsoon fury: 194 deaths reported, losses exceed Rs 1,852
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Himachal Pradesh has reported a total of 194 deaths and a cumulative loss of over Rs 1,85,251.98 lakh during the monsoon season from June 20 to August 5 this year, according to a report by the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). The report, "Cumulative Statement Showing Damage During
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Uttarakhand: Schools declare holiday in 3 districts amid monsoon devastati
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The state's Department of Information and Public Relations, posted on X, "In view of the weather department's rain warning in Uttarakhand, a holiday has been declared for all schools from class 1 to 12 and Anganwadi centers in the state's Champawat, Pauri, and Udham Singh Nagar districts.
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NGT steps in over toxic waste crisis at Chandigarh's Dadumajra Dump
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has initiated suo motu proceedings following media reports of a growing environmental and public health crisis at the Dadumajra dumping ground in Chandigarh.
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Monsoon fury claims 192 lives in Himachal; 106 in rain-linked disasters, 8
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As the monsoon continues to wreak havoc across Himachal Pradesh, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has reported a cumulative death toll of 192 people since June 20, 2025. Of these, 106 deaths were caused by rain-related calamities such as landslides, flash floods, cloudbursts, a
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Government "systematically blocking" working of Parliament: Congress MP Ma
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"We want a discussion in Parliament on the deletion of the voter list, or the electoral reforms, or the electoral process, or the voter inclusion part. We know that the government is afraid of the word SIR being discussed in Parliament, but we are ready to discuss any kind of thing relate
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Rain continues in Himachal Pradesh; dense fog, landslides cripple normal l
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Relentless monsoon rains continued to lash Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, affecting daily life across several districts for the fifth consecutive day. Dense fog, intermittent landslides, and waterlogging have crippled mobility, with traffic coming to a near halt in many areas.
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Monsoon havoc in Himachal: 192 dead, roads and power supply hit
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The SDMA confirmed that the total death toll has reached 192 since the onset of the monsoon season. This includes 106 rain-related fatalities and 86 deaths in road accidents, underscoring the dual threat of natural hazards and infrastructural vulnerability during the current weather conditio
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Rajya Sabha: Kharge slams security deployment in Upper House, says Oppn wi
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"I'm writing to you on behalf of the opposition parties in the Rajya Sabha. We are astonished and shocked at the manner in which CISF personnel were made to run into the well of the House while members were exercising their democratic right to protest. We saw this yesterday, and we saw it
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302 dead, 727 injured as Pakistan battered by Monsoon rains
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The relentless monsoon rains in Pakistan have claimed at least 302 lives and injured 727 people across the country, according to the latest figures released by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA).
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Monsoon rains: Varanasi Namo Ghat flooded as water level of Ganga River ri
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Visuals from the Namo Ghat show the water level reaching dangerous heights, raising concerns for the authorities.
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Lok Sabha: Manickam Tagore moves adjournment motion notice to discuss "irr
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"That this House do adjourn to take up discussion on the large-scale deletion of names from electoral rolls under the ongoing Statewide Intensive Revision (SIR), particularly in Bihar, where over 12 per cent of voters have been removed and unjustified inclusions have also been reported," the
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Randeep Surjwala moves Rule 267 notice to discuss Bihar SIR drive in Rajya
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Such actions raise serious concerns about the exclusion of already precarious communities from the electoral rolls in the absence of adequate safeguards, transparency, and due process in their implementation," the notice read.
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