J-K CM Omar Abdullah said he would urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi to announce an adequate relief package during his visit, citing widespread losses to lives, roads, bridges, crops, and government infrastructure from recent floods and yatras.
Taking lessons from the widespread destruction caused by heavy rains and landslides in the past three years, the Himachal Pradesh government is set to extend strict building construction norms to rural areas as well.
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz announced flood relief committees across districts and tehsils after floods hit 3,775 villages, damaging over 370,000 houses. PDMA said 123 people died in Punjab. Relief camps, evacuations and medical aid continue, while PPP leaders pressed for assistance through the B
Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday visited the flood-affected border village of Badyal Brahmana in R S Pura sector, where he assured that the Centre will extend all possible support to the people of Jammu and Kashmir.
According to a release, the Home Minister reviewed the situation in the affected areas and assured the state government of all possible support and necessary assistance. He emphasised that in this hour of crisis, the central government stands firmly with Uttarakhand and that every possibl
He affirmed that the state government stands firmly with the affected people and that relief and reconstruction works are being carried out with top priority. He directed officials to ensure immediate relief to the public and complete all reconstruction works within fixed timelines.
The Supreme Court on Friday scheduled a hearing for September 26 on a plea filed by Vodafone Idea, seeking relief from additional Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) demands raised by the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) for the financial period up to FY 2016-2017.
Malik, who is serving a life term in a terror-funding case, filed an affidavit claiming the meeting with Saeed and other leaders took place at the request of India's Intelligence Bureau (IB) during his Pakistan visit for earthquake relief work.
Terming the flooding of the State as a "Mann-made" tragedy, Badal said "the Chief Minister and his government failed Punjabis at every step, be it cleaning drains and strengthening bundhs before the monsoon rains or providing timely relief to flood-struck farmers. "Now even the compensati
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an on-site inspection of relief and rescue operations in the disaster-affected areas of Raipur and Mussoorie assembly constituencies following a cloudburst that triggered widespread damage in Chamoli district, affecting over 200 peo