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Monsoon-related death toll stands at 241 across Himachal Pradesh
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Public infrastructure across Himachal Pradesh remains badly crippled as 323 roads, 70 electricity distribution transformers (DTRs), and 130 water supply schemes were disrupted in the past 24 hours due to heavy rains and related incidents, the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) said o
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Himachal: Flash floods ravage Ganvi, Banti and Kurpan streams in Shimla an
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The District Disaster Management Authority confirmed that people are safe in houses situated at the upper reaches. One HRTC (Himachal Roadways Transport Corporation) bus and an ambulance are stuck on the other side of the Ganvi rivulet. A motorable bridge in Ganvi has been totally damaged
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"Opposition's job is to blame govt ": Uttarakhand CM administers oath on d
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Dhami addressed challenges faced during recent rains, pointing out that opposition parties tend to blame the government for natural disasters, but emphasised that the public recognises who stands with them in times of crisis.
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Uttarakhand Police stop pilgrims at Sonprayag due to heavy rainfall warnin
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Kedarnath Yatra on Wednesday has been halted for three days due to heavy rainfall warnings in Uttarakhand. Pilgrims are being stopped at Sonprayag and Jawadi police posts, with barricades set up to prevent them from proceeding further.
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UN urges Pakistan to boost disaster preparedness amid monsoon risks
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
UNOCHA has urged Pakistan to strengthen disaster risk strategies as heavy monsoon rains threaten floods, landslides, and glacial lake outburst floods in vulnerable regions, including Pakistan-occupied Gilgit-Baltistan. The report highlights climate change, droughts, and past flood losses, st
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Suresh Raina likely to appear before ED in connection with betting app cas
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina is likely to come for a statement on Wednesday in the 1xBet case at the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office in New Delhi following summons by the agency.
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Telangana government announces half-day holiday for schools in GHMC area a
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Telangana government has declared a half-day holiday for all government and private schools in the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) area on August 13 and 14, following a forecast of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.
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Telangana government cancels leave of irrigation officials amid heavy rain
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Telangana government on Wednesday cancelled the leave of all irrigation department officials for the next four days in view of a heavy to very heavy rainfall alert issued by the Meteorological Department.
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IMD warns of 'low to moderate risk' of flash floods for Himachal, Uttarakh
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to IMD's National Flash Flood Guidance Bulletin, atleast 180 mm of rain is likely in certain areas in the next 24 hours. Additionally, due to 62 mm rain in the last 24 hours in the Area of Concern (AoC), the department has also analysed over 85-99 per cent of soil saturation in the
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PMD warns heavy rains may trigger floods in Pakistan
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Pakistan Meteorological Department forecast heavy rains across the country from August 17, warning of flash floods, urban flooding and landslides. Since late June, floods have killed 312 people and injured 740, according to the NDMA.
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Himachal monsoon: Death toll climbs to 240; 330 roads, 198 power lines fac
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As per the SDMA report, the cumulative monsoon death toll has climbed to 240, which includes 125 fatalities in rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts, and 115 deaths in road accidents.
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Telangana CM puts state administration on alert; IMD forecasts heavy rains
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy has instructed the officials to take all necessary safety measures to avoid the loss of life during heavy rains and also ensure no vehicle movement on the flooding bridges, canals, streams and causeways brimming with heavy flows in the low lying areas,
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