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Rain to intensify again in Himachal; IMD issues orange alert for Aug 11-12
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a fresh warning of continued rainfall activity in Himachal Pradesh, with heavy rain expected in many parts of the state over the next few days. The IMD has issued an Orange Alert for August 11 and 12 in three districts and a Yellow Alert f
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UP: Varanasi boatmen struggle as Ganga water levels rise; livelihoods hit
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Boatmen on the Ganga River in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi are facing troubles as the administration has halted all boat operations for the past 20 days due to rising water levels.
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Lucknow: Schools up to Class 8 to remain shut on Friday due to heavy rain
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Due to heavy rain and waterlogging, Government and non-government schools up to class eight will remain closed on Friday, as per the notice from the Lucknow District Magistrate's office. Lucknow has been experiencing heavy rainfall for the past few hours, resulting in waterlogging in sever
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Temporary connectivity restored on Jayantimajri-Gura-Kasoli link road afte
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Deputy Commissioner Komal Mittal, taking swift and serious note of the situation, directed the Public Works Department (PWD) to ensure that the road remains operational and is regularly monitored, especially during the monsoon season.
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Climate change threatens Himalayan stability, scientist warns after tree c
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
As intense monsoon rains hit Himachal Pradesh for the third consecutive year, scientists and environmentalists have raised serious concerns over the increasing frequency of high-intensity rainfall, triggered by a dangerous combination of global warming, delayed western disturbances, and mon
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Dharali-Harsil road connectivity to be restored within 3 days after cloudb
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Following a devastating cloudburst and heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) has launched swift efforts to restore road and bridge connectivity to the affected areas of Dharali and Harsil. BRO Director General Lt Gen Raghu Srinivasan said that four major landslid
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UP: River Ganga floods Varanasi residential areas amid heavy rainfall
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
While speaking to ANI, a resident, Prakash Ram said, "It's flooded... there's a lot of difficulties... You all have come here, bringing food and water for now. No one else has come yet. It's been 5-6 days, we are stuck..can't go outside... we wait for the boat to come to go out."
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Delhi: Yamuna crosses warning mark after heavy monsoon rainfall
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Amid the ongoing monsoon season and continuous rainfall, the water level of the Yamuna River in Delhi rose to 204.79 metres at 7 am on Thursday, crossing the warning mark of 204.50 metres and reaching the highest level of the season so far, officials said.
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Monsoon holiday announced in Himachal Pradesh, over 300 educational instit
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Himachal Pradesh Education Minister Rohit Thakur said the district administrations have been given the authority to declare local-level monsoon holidays wherever needed.
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Uttarakhand CM interacts with rescue team before Uttarkashi deployment; Ba
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday interacted with the rescue team in Uttarkashi before it departed to carry out operations in areas severely affected by the recent cloudburst and heavy rainfall.
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Monsoon rain to continue in Himachal till August 12
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Sandeep Kumar Sharma, Senior Scientist at the IMD Centre in Shimla, said that rainfall activity has been widespread across the state over the last 24 hours.
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Over 300 schools hit by monsoon fury, education sector suffer loss of near
Updated : 7 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Education Minister of Himachal Pradesh, Rohit Thakur, said that over 300 schools have been hit by monsoon fury and the education sector has suffered a loss of nearly Rs 30 crore.
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