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New Delhi, Aug 3 (PTI) The government has notified a new framework for the edible oil industry, imposing stricter registration and reporting requirements on producers to enhance transparency and oversight, according to an official release. The 2025 Vegetable Oil Products, Production and Availability (VOPPA) Regulation Order, notified on August 1 by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, amends the Vegetable Oil Products Production and Availability (Regulation) Order, 20 ...Read More >

Shimla, Aug 3 (PTI) Moderate to heavy rains continued to lash parts of Himachal Pradesh, resulting in the closure of 297 roads, including one national highway on Sunday, officials said. The local meteorological office has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rains in isolated areas of Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur on Monday and Una, Bilaspur, Kangra and Sirmaur on Tuesday. A person died and two others sustained injuries when their vehicle fell into a gorge following a landslide near Dargi ...Read More >

Chennai, August 1: Actor, music director and producer G V Prakash Kumar, who has won the National Award for Best Music Direction (Songs) for the Tamil, Telugu bilingual film Vaathi, has called the honour "a blessing for the second time". Taking to his X timeline soon after the 71st National Awards were announced, G V Prakash expressed his gratitude to the jury and the selection committee of the National Awards and the entire team of Vaathi. G V Prakash wrote, "A blessing for the second time. I' ...Read More >

Shimla, Aug 1 (PTI) A total of 285 roads, including the Chandigarh-Manali and Manali-Leh national highways, were closed for vehicular traffic following landslides and floods in Himachal Pradesh on Friday. Of these, 175 roads were closed in the rain-ravaged Mandi district, followed by 67 in Kullu, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre (SEOC). It added that 314 power distribution transformers and 221 water supply schemes were affected across the state. A taxi driver -- identified as ...Read More >
Panaji: With the monsoon continuing steadily across Goa, the rain gauge stations at Sanguem and Dharbandora have taken the lead in breaching the 2,000mm mark in seasonal rainfall. As of July 18, Sanguem recorded a cumulative rainfall of 2,000.1mm since June 1, while Dharbandora surged ahead with a total of 2,210.3mm, making it the wettest region in the state so far this monsoon.Quepem is inching toward the milestone with a tally of 1,859mm. In contrast, the port town of Mormugao received the lea ...Read More >

Bengaluru: The resident of the city have been enjoying cool weather over the past few days. The city is set to experience moderate to heavy rainfall on July 14, 2025. Cloudy skies are also expected in the city which is expected to remain same throughout the day. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued yellow alert in some regions of Karnataka. The city woke up at 06: 01 AM. The minimum and maximum temperatures are expected to rage around 21 degrees Celsius and 27 degrees Celsius, r ...Read More >

Shimla, Jul 12 (PTI) A total of 249 roads are closed for vehicular traffic in the Himachal Pradesh due to rain havoc, 207 of them in the landslide-hit Mandi district, officials said on Saturday. The Mandi to Dharampur via Kotli stretch of National Highway 3 (Atari-Leh) is closed for heavy vehicles following a heavy rain. The Mandi-Kullu stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali national highway was closed for about 10 hours following a landslide at Kainchi Mor near Pandoh dam in Mandi late Friday night ...Read More >

Chennai: The capital city is known as the Gateway to South India, and usually experiences hot and humid weather conditions during the summer and early monsoon months. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted a mix of rain and scorching heat across Tamil Nadu over the next few days. The city's weather is expected to remain warm and humid, with occasional chances of light rainfall due to the ongoing Southwest Monsoon influence. On Friday, the capital city woke up at 05: 49 AM and t ...Read More >

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), [India], July 10 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall in two districts of Himachal Pradesh Sirmaur and Kangra on Thursday, while a yellow alert has been sounded for six other districts, including Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Mandi, Shimla, and Solan. Over the past 24 hours, light to moderate rainfall was recorded across several parts of the state. Notably, Bilaspur and Dhaulakuan in Sirmaur district e ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the BJP leadership and the central government of crossing all "limits of indifference" in the name of governance, alleging that recent tragedies like the Gujarat bridge collapse and the Ahmedabad plane crash were the result of a "leadership crisis," "rampant corruption," and "incompetence." His remarks came after a large portion of Gambhira bridge in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed on Wednesday. Th ...Read More >

NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has conducted searches at a location each in Delhi and Himachal Pradesh and arrested two accused for their key roles in human trafficking to the US via the infamous 'dunki' route, officials said on Saturday. According to officials, the arrested accused Sunny alias Sunny Donker of Dharamshala of Kangra district in HP, and Shubham Sandhal alias Deep Hundi of Ropar, Punjab, who was living in Outer Delhi's Peeragarhi, were arrested on Friday. The ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested two 'US donkey route' human traffickers after searches at two locations in Himachal Pradesh and Delhi, the agency said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Sunny alias Sunny Donker of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district and Shubham Sandhal alias Deep Hundi of Ropar in Punjab, and currently residing in Delhi's Peeragarhi, were associates of Gagandeep Singh alias Goldy, arrested earlier in March ...Read More >

CHANDIGARH: Amid the ongoing 90th birthday celebrations of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Thursday raided the premises of a local communication centre in McLeodganj and arrested its owner on charges of human trafficking. He was allegedly sending youth to the United States through the illegal 'Dunki' route. Sources said that a team of the National Investigation Agency raided the premises of Sunny, son of Ghindro Ram, who runs a communication c ...Read More >

Shimla, Jul 3 (PTI) With the recovery of two more bodies, the death toll in the cloudburst and flash flood-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi has mounted to 13 while search is underway for 29 others missing, officials said on Thursday. Ten cloudbursts, three flash floods and a landslide were witnessed in different parts of Mandi district on Tuesday. Officials said two bodies were recovered this morning. While seven bodies were recovered from Gohar, five were from Thunag and one in K ...Read More >

Muzaffarnagar (UP), Jul 2 (PTI) Police have summoned six people for conducting unauthorised verification of the identities of eatery owners along the Kanwar Yatra route, officials said on Wednesday after a video surfaced on social media showing some individuals allegedly misbehaving with the staff of a 'dhaba'. The six people are said to be associates of Swami Yashveer Maharaj, who runs the Yoga Sadhana Yashveer Ashram in Baghra which has conducted "ghar wapsi" (conversion to Hinduism) ceremoni ...Read More >

Shimla, Jun 30 (PTI) Heavy rains led to building collapses, landslides and road blockades in Himachal Pradesh on Monday. According to the state emergency operation centre, 259 roads including 129 in Mandi and 92 in Sirmaur district were closed in the state following cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains and 614 transformers and 130 water supply schemes have been disrupted. Since the onset of monsoon on June 20 to date, rain-related incidents have claimed 23 lives in ...Read More >

Shimla, Jun 30 (PTI) As monsoon remained active in Himachal Pradesh, news of rain-induced damages, building collapse, landslides and road blockades poured in on Monday. A five-storey building collapsed in Bhattakufer in the suburbs of Shimla on Monday morning, while several cows from a shed washed away in the cloudburst in Rampur. The building at Mathu Colony on the road to Chamiyana Super Speciality Hospital caved in, albeit without casualties as the district administration, sensing grave ris ...Read More >

Hapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], June 30 (ANI): The Monsoon arrived eight days earlier in India, making several cities experience heavy rainfall and waterlogging, disrupting the lives of people. The Hapur city of Uttar Pradesh is also facing severe waterlogging after incessant rainfall in the area. India welcomed the monsoon on Sunday, arriving eight days ahead of its expected onset date of July 8, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, ...Read More >

Himachal Pradesh is bracing for heavy rainfall as the IMD issues orange alerts for several districts, including Shimla, Sirmaur, Solan, Kullu, and Mandi, forecasting intense rainfall over the next 48 hours. While tourists enjoy the cooler climate, authorities are on high alert, activating rescue teams and advising against unnecessary travel due to potential landslides and flash floods.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange alerts for multiple districts in Himachal Pradesh, a ...Read More >

New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The Delhi government has requested Rs 1,000 crore in funding from the Central government to deploy new technology and implement measures aimed at reducing the Air Quality Index (AQI) of the national capital, Minister Parvesh Sahib Singh said on Sunday during an inspection of Nehru Park. Minister Singh visited Nehru Park along with Delhi Environment Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa, as part of the government's initiative to install air purifiers in the area. Also ...Read More >

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): Train services on the Kalka-Shimla heritage railway line were severely disrupted on Sunday due to multiple landslides caused by heavy rainfall in the region. According to railway officials, landslides occurred at two key locations--first at kilometre 16/18-19 near Tunnel No. 10 close to Koti railway station, and a second slip at kilometre 25/5-6 between Koti and Sanwara stations. The first affected train, Train No. 52457 from Kalka to Shimla, w ...Read More >

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): Train services on the Kalka-Shimla heritage railway line were severely disrupted on Sunday due to multiple landslides caused by heavy rainfall in the region. According to railway officials, landslides occurred at two key locations--first at kilometre 16/18-19 near Tunnel No. 10 close to Koti railway station, and a second slip at kilometre 25/5-6 between Koti and Sanwara stations. Also Read | Bodoland Lottery Result Today, June 29, 2025: Assam S ...Read More >
Kolkata: The political slugfest following the alleged gang rape of a law student inside a south Kolkata college continued on Saturday as Trinamool took pains to distance itself from the "misogynistic remarks" of its own netas, emphasising the "quick action taken against the accused". The opposition, however, questioned security for women at workplaces and educational institutes and "promised to stay on the roads"."The remarks by MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra concerning the heinous crime ...Read More >

Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], June 29 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rainfall at many places in several districts of Himachal Pradesh in the next few hours. IMD has warned of light to moderate rainfall at many places in the districts of Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Hamirpur, Mandi, and Kangra, with a few spells of intense to very intense rainfall likely to occur at isolated places. Also Read | Bhopal's Aishbagh Railway Overbridge Spar ...Read More >

Shimla, Jun 28 (PTI) The death toll in the flash flood that wreaked havoc in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra and Kullu on Wednesday has gone up to seven after the recovery of another body, officials said. The body of a minor girl, identified as Murti Devi, was recovered near the river side in Bakshahal village in Kullu district, they said. Murti, her father and aunt were swept away in flash floods caused by cloudburst at Jeeva Nallah in Sainj area on Wednesday. The girl's father and aunt have not be ...Read More >

Indore (Madhya Pradesh): Indore residents were greeted with clear skies and bright sunshine on Saturday morning, offering a refreshing change after days of cloudy weather. Following nearly 2.5 inches of rainfall on Thursday, the city saw an overcast start on Friday. Although many expected more showers, the rains did not occur, and by midday, the sun broke through the clouds. The rest of the day saw a mix of sunshine and scattered cloud cover. According to weather experts, the pleasant weather ...Read More >

Shimla, Jun 27 (PTI) Moderate to heavy rains affected parts of Himachal Pradesh, resulting in the closure of 53 roads to vehicular traffic. Additionally, 135 transformers and 147 water supply schemes were disrupted, officials said on Friday. A maximum of 23 roads were blocked in Kullu, 16 in Mandi, seven in Lahaul and Spiti, four in Una and three in Sirmaur districts, the report by the state emergency operation centre said. Pandoh recorded 139 mm of rain since Thursday evening, followed by Jog ...Read More >

Maharashtra Weather Alert: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for Mumbai and nearby regions due to anticipated heavy rainfall and thunderstorms over the weekend. This warning, announced on Saturday, indicates intense weather conditions are expected as oligo cyclonic conditions and weak southwest monsoon winds impact the area. Earlier in the week, Mumbai experienced significant rainfall, with some areas seeing heavy downpours. On Friday, isolated showers occurred ac ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR: A 45-year-old theatre actor playing the role of a demon in Ramayana was arrested after he ripped the stomach of a live pig on stage and ate its meat in Odisha's Ganjam district, police said. The incident sparked a statewide outrage and was condemned in the assembly on Monday. Besides the actor, identified as Bimbadhar Gouda, one of the organisers of the play that took place in Ralab village in Hinjili police station area on November 24 was also arrested for cruelty to animals and ...Read More >
Kannur: Kerala is expected to see a reduction in widespread heavy rainfall today, though northern districts are likely to experience continued downpours, according to weather forecasts. Orange alerts have been issued for Kannur and Kasaragod, while yellow alerts are in effect for seven districts, including Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, and Wayanad. Authorities have urged continued vigilance, particularly in hilly areas. Also Read: Centre insists Kerala must repay ...Read More >
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