Speaking to ANI, Singh described the disaster as unprecedented. "This was an unprecedented disaster and I feel that we have never seen or heard of it in our lifetime. We have never experienced anything like this in this area and recently, such cloudbursts have been happening in Himachal Prad
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday urged the Union government to provide at least one bigha of land to families whose homes and farmlands have been washed away in the ongoing monsoon disaster, and to relax provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, to ma
Jammu and Kashmir Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Sat Sharma on Friday expressed grief over the cloudburst in Kishtwar, stating that more than 46 people have lost their lives and several others are injured.
The Indian Air Force is set to take part in relief and rescue operations for victims of the recent cloudburst in Kishtwar, sources said.
At present, two Mi-17 helicopters and one Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) are on standby at Jammu and Udhampur. Operations will commence as soon as the we
On the occasion of India's 79th Independence Day, emotional tributes were paid to those killed in the Dharali disaster, with a two-minute silence observed for the peace of their souls.
The death toll from the massive cloudburst that triggered a flash flood in the Chesoti area of Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, has risen to 45, with more than 100 people injured, officials said on Friday.
The High Commission of India in London observed Partition Horrors Remembrance Day with a commemorative event to honour the lives lost and the strength of those who survived during the partition of India in 1947.
The cloudburst struck Chishoti village in the Padder sub-division between 12 noon and 1 pm, triggering flash floods that damaged infrastructure, cut off road connectivity, and left several remote villages isolated.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Thursday said that it has strongly taken up the cases of acts of violence against Indian nationals in Ireland. Noting that the Embassy is in touch with the victims, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that they are in touch with the community membe