According to the Sub-Divisional Police Officer, Sujit Kumar Pradhan, "The accident took place when the truck of a jatra (dance drama troupe) was on its way from Rairangpur to the Jaleswar area of Balasore district. The driver lost control of the vehicle at Duarsuni Ghat on National Highway 4
A 9-year-old girl allegedly died while his brother was left injured after a wall of a house fell on them in Tamil Nadu's Thiruvarur district, police said, adding that the house collapse was triggered by heavy rains.
Amid rains and cold wave conditions, the district administration in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj on Wednesday announced that the secondary schools of all the boards will remain closed till January 6.
In the aftermath of the devastating Cyclone Michaung, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has assured support to Tamil Nadu and deputed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to assess the flood situation.
Accusing the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government of not taking immediate action, Tamil Nadu BJP Chief K Annamalai said on Sunday that people have been severely affected by the rains and floods in Chennai and South Tamil Nadu.
After Udhaynidhi's statement that the Centre was not giving funds to Tamil Nadu though it was nobody's father's money, Union Minister L Murugan said that Udhaynidhi was a brat and should become mature.
A pregnant woman named Anushiya Mayil who was airlifted by the Indian Air Force rescue team, delivered a baby at the Government Rajaji Hospital on Wednesday morning.
Passengers stranded at Srivakuntam Railway station for almost three days due to heavy rains on December 18 emotionally broke down when they reached Egmore railway station in Chennai on Wednesday.
The Office of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday assured that the Central Government was providing all possible assistance to Tamil Nadu in the wake of incessant rains that have wreaked havoc in Southern districts of Tamil Nadu.