Following the incessant rains and landslides in Sikkim, which claimed nine lives and left 1,200-1,400 tourists stranded in the Mangan district, State Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang announced an ex-gratia of Rs five lakh each to the families of deceased and promulgated that the government w
"Arunachal Pradesh is likely to get heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4 mm) on 17th & 18th June, 2024," the met office said in a post on 'X'.
Crops sown during June-July and dependent on monsoon rains are harvested in October-November are kharif. Paddy, moong, bajra, maize, groundnut, soybean, and cotton are some of the major Kharif crops.
"I, Sri Balasubramanian T, IAS, District Magistrate. Kalimpong in exercise of the power conferred upon me U/S 115, U/S 116 (1) (a), U/S 122 and U/S 126 of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 direct to restrict and divert the movement of all types of vehicles along NH 10 from this day the 13th day of Jun
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy rain in Mumbai, Thane, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Latur, and Nanded in Maharashtra for the next 24 hours.
As heavy rains lashed Mumbai on Saturday night, several parts of the city faced waterlogging causing traffic snarls. The IMD has issued a yellow alert for the city for today, adding that conditions are favourable for monsoon arrival in Mumbai within the next two days.
The monsoon rains marked its arrival in Maharashtra on June 6, by entering the southern Konkan region, said DDG of the Regional Meteorological Centre of Mumbai
Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier on Sunday reviewed the impact of Cyclone Remal which claimed three dozen lives and affected more than two lakh people across the northeastern states due to flash floods, heavy rains, and landslides.