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Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): The death toll from the ongoing monsoon fury in Himachal Pradesh has risen to 85, with 54 people losing their lives due to rain-triggered disasters like landslides, cloudbursts, flash floods, and drowning incidents, while 31 people have died in road accidents said State Disaster Management Authority on Tuesday. According to the State Disaster Management Authority latest cumulative report, since June 20 2025, when monsoon officially set in the sta ...Read More >
SHIMLA: The cumulative death toll from rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh has climbed to 80, according to the latest report from the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Of these, 52 deaths were directly caused by natural disasters such as landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts, while the remaining 28 fatalities were due to road accidents, electrocution, snake bites, and falls from steep slopes. Additionally, 35 people are still missing.The SDMA data, covering the period from J ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): The cumulative death toll due to heavy rain-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh has risen to 80, with 52 fatalities directly attributed to disasters such as landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts, while 28 deaths were due to other causes including road accidents, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). The district of Mandi was the worst hit, accounting for 17 rain-related deaths, followed by Kangra with 11. The SDMA rep ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 8 (ANI): The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Monday chaired a high-level meeting of the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA), his second such meeting since assuming office. The review focused on intensifying disaster preparedness given the increasingly destructive monsoon patterns and repeated cloudburst incidents in the state. 'This is only our second SDMA meeting since our government came to power. The first was held ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: Odisha govt aims to create 10 lakh green livelihoods through engagement in eco-tourism activities by establishing 100 facilities to process medicinal plants. The move is an attempt to engage local communities in its mission to establish green Odisha by 2036. On the occasion of the 76th Van Mahotsav, chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday. The govt also introduced new awards for environmentalists and conservationists as well as increased the award money.In his speech, the c ...Read More >
Shimla, Search and rescue operations are underway with drones and sniffer dogs being used to trace 30 people who went missing after cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides wreaked havoc in the Thunag, Gohar and Karsog subdivisions of Mandi district last week, officials said on Monday. About 250 personnel from the National and State Disaster Response Forces, Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police and Home Guards, along with the administration and locals, are undertaking the search and rescue work. Be ...Read More >
SHIMLA, July 7: Himachal Pradesh has witnessed 23 flash floods, 19 cloudbursts and 16 landslides since the onset of monsoon on June 20, and 52 people have died in rain-related incidents in the state so far, officials said on Monday. In the worst-hit Mandi district, search and rescue operations have been intensified with drones and sniffer dogs being used to trace 28 people who went missing last week in the Thunag, Gohar and Karsog subdivisions, they said. On Monday, a landslide occurred in Sai ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 7 (ANI): Around 14 people have lost their lives and 28 others remain missing as relentless monsoon activity continues to wreak havoc across Himachal Pradesh over the last six days. The State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA) has confirmed that the majority of these casualties were caused by rain-induced disasters, including cloudbursts, landslides, and flash floods, with Mandi district emerging as the worst-affected region. Officials stated that out of ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 7 (PTI) Himachal Pradesh has witnessed 23 flash floods, 19 cloudbursts and 16 landslides since the onset of monsoon on June 20, and 52 people have died in rain-related incidents in the state so far, officials said on Monday. In the worst-hit Mandi district, search and rescue operations have been intensified with drones and sniffer dogs being used to trace 28 people who went missing last week in the Thunag, Gohar and Karsog subdivisions, they said. On Monday, a landslide occurred in ...Read More >
SHIMLA: Flash floods triggered by two cloudbursts struck several areas of Himachal Pradesh's Chamba and Mandi districts on Sunday, even as the death toll since the onset of monsoon on June 20 reached 78.Cloudbursts and flash floods have caused a maximum of 22 deaths --- 14 from Mandi district alone, according to the State Emergency Operation Centre. As many as 28 people have died in road accidents. The state has suffered an estimated loss of Rs 572.69 crore.In the early hours of Sunday, a flash ...Read More >
Kangana Ranaut, BJP MP from Mandi, visited her rain-affected constituency, asserting the Congress's dim prospects for future governance due to their handling of relief efforts. She emphasized her role as a liaison between the state and central government, seeking aid from the Prime Minister while clarifying that disaster relief falls under the state's purview. BJP Lok Sabha MP from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut, on Sunday visited her rain-ravaged constituency and asserted that the way relief work is be ...Read More >
The district administrations of Kangra, Mandi and Sirmaur have been put on alert following a warning for very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in these districts on Sunday. IMAGE: A view of the damaged car and houses following cloudburst, in Mandi on Saturday. Photograph: ANI Photo Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said the state government was prepared to deal with the situation. "We are ready," he said. According to the State Emergency O ...Read More >
SHIMLA: The heavy downpour in Himachal Pradesh has wreaked havoc, with the state reporting 23 flash floods, followed by 19 cloud burst incidents and 16 landslides till today. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a warning for "Extremely Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm & Lightning, Squall" for July 6. For tomorrow, the IMD forecasts "Very Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm & Lightning, Squall". The weather department has predicted heavy rains for July 8 and 9. According to a report issued by the ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Manoj Jha on Sunday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission of India's (ECI) decision to conduct a Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, which heads to elections later this year. In his writ petition, Jha contended that the process is "not only hasty and ill-timed, but has the effect of disenfranchising crores of voters, thereby robbing them of their constitutional right to vote." Jha's petition claimed th ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): The heavy downpour in Himachal Pradesh has wreaked havoc, with the state reporting 23 flash floods, followed by 19 cloud burst incidents and 16 landslides till today. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a warning for "Extremely Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm & Lightning, Squall" for July 6. For tomorrow, the IMD forecasts "Very Heavy Rain, Thunderstorm & Lightning, Squall". The weather department has predicted heavy rains for July 8 a ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has come under fire from the Congress for what the party called an "insensitive" response during her visit to flood-affected areas in her Mandi constituency in Himachal Pradesh. The backlash was sparked by a video shared by the Congress in which Ranaut, while commenting on disaster relief, said, "Whether it's disaster relief or the disaster itself -- I don't have any official cabinet. I have my two brothers who are always with me. That's my cabinet. So, it's just ...Read More >
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a four-day alert for heavy rainfall in five districts of Uttarakhand. The alert comes amid ongoing efforts to deal with the impact of recent downpours that have triggered landslides and damaged key infrastructure in the state. Here is the list of places- CM Dhami surveys the disaster-hit Yamunotri road Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami conducted an aerial survey of the flood-affected Silai Band and Ojri Band stretches along the Yamunotri N ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): The death toll from monsoon-related incidents in Himachal Pradesh has risen to 78, with 50 fatalities attributed to flash floods, landslides, cloudbursts, and electrocution, as per the Himachal Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Road accidents caused the remaining 28 deaths since the monsoon began on June 20. Mandi district has emerged as the worst-hit region, with the highest number of infrastructure damages reported. A total of ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: BJP MP and actor Kangana Ranaut on Sunday visited her flood-hit constituency of Mandi in Himachal Pradesh and launched a scathing attack on the Congress over its handling of relief work. She claimed that if things continued this way, Congress would not return to power in the state for the next 20 years.Ranaut visited Thunag panchayat, one of the worst-affected areas following a cloudburst on Tuesday, which led to flash floods, landslides and widespread destruction. "I am deeply pained ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 6: BJP Lok Sabha MP from Mandi, Kangana Ranaut, on Sunday visited her rain-ravaged constituency and asserted that the way relief work is being undertaken, the Congress will not return to power in the state in even 20 years. She also said that as an MP, she could only apprise the prime minister of the situation. "I am deeply pained to see the plight of the people. They have lost family members, houses have been washed away, several people are still missing, but we can only console t ...Read More >
Shimla, Jul 6 (PTI) Ten-month-old Neetika is probably the lone survivor of her family, whose three members were either washed away or died in a cloudburst that hit Talwara village in Mandi district. The infant's 31-year-old father, Ramesh Kumar, was out of his house, stanching the flow of water gushing inside his home on Tuesday, when a cloudburst struck the village. His body was found in debris. Neetika's mother, Radha Devi, 24, and grandmother, Purnu Devi, 59, ventured out in Ramesh's search ...Read More >
Rajouri (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 6 (ANI): Heavy rainfall has caused the rise of water levels in the Dharhali and Saktoh rivers in Rajouri district. Several states of India are facing heavy rainfall after the arrival of monsoon, causing waterlogging, floods and rising water levels of rivers and lower-level areas. The neighbouring state, Himachal Pradesh, is also experiencing the wrath of heavy rainfall, resulting in floods and loss of life in Mandi district. Search teams continue to l ...Read More >
New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued a yellow alert for Delhi, forecasting light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning across parts of the city. The weather shift is expected to bring marginal relief from the prevailing humid conditions, with the maximum temperature likely to settle around 33 degrees Celsius. The capital recorded a minimum temperature of 28.8 degrees Celsius, which is 0.8 degrees below the season's average, according to IMD data. Relative h ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): Search teams continue to look for the missing persons in the flood-hit Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh as the toll reached to 75 in the hill state following monsoon havoc. The state has been experiencing rainfall, landslides, flash floods, and cloudbursts. Deputy Commissioner Apoorv Devgan stated that the relief efforts have been hindered due to the "geography" of delivering aid to the flood-affected people. Also Read | Ladli Behna Yojana Mont ...Read More >
District administration has provided assistance of Rs 1.70 lakh as financial aid, ration, relief material ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed Rescue operations continue in Mandi district to locate 34 missing individuals after landslidesHeavy rainfall has caused severe flooding, resulting in 11 deaths and extensive property damage157 people are currently sheltered in five relief camps set up by the State Emergency Operation Centre Did our AI summary help? Let us know. ...Read More >
Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday refuted Leader of Opposition Jai Ram Thakur's claims of not responding to Jai Ram's calls on the flash floods and landslides that have caused havoc in the state. "I and deputy chief minister Mukesh Agnihotri spoke to Jai Ram Thakur, the engineering chief and the deputy commissioner, Mandi. Helicopters have been pressed into service in his assembly constituency to provide relief to affected people," CM Sukhu said on Friday while talking to media pe ...Read More >
Shimla: Amidst India Meteorological Department (IMD) prediction of very heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Saturday said the situation in disaster-hit areas of Seraj in Mandi district has been returning to normal. He said the government would provide Rs 5,000 per month as rent to the families whose houses were damaged in this disaster. The Chief Minister urged the people of Seraj, whose houses are safe, to give their additional accommodation to the aff ...Read More >
Shimla, July 5: The cumulative death toll in Himachal Pradesh's ongoing monsoon season has climbed to 75, combining 45 rain-related fatalities and 30 accidental deaths, including those from road mishaps, electrocution, and a gas explosion, according to official data released by the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC). The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) released data covering the period from June 20 to July 4, 2025, which showed large-scale destruction across the hill state. The s ...Read More >
Shimla: Forty-three people have been killed and at least 37 are missing in Himachal Pradesh due to cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides since the onset of monsoon last month, officials said on Friday. The Met office has issued a "red" alert for very heavy to extremely heavy rains at isolated places in Kangra, Sirmaur and Mandi districts and an "orange" alert for heavy to very heavy showers at isolated places over Una, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Chamba, Solan, Shimla and Kullu districts on Sunday. ...Read More >
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 5 (ANI): Amid widespread destruction and loss of lives caused by rain-induced flash floods across Himachal Pradesh, locals from Mandi rushed in to distribute ration kits including rice and wheat to affected families in the Mandi district. Chail Chowk Vyapar Mandal President Raj Kumar Thakur told ANI, 'All the traders of the Chail Chowk Vyapar Mandal decided to help those who have lost their homes in the tragedy or have lost road connectivity. We have distr ...Read More >
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