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Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 29 (ANI): Renowned film director Sandeep Reddy Vanga, along with Pranay Reddy Vanga, met the Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy at his Jubilee Hills residence. He donated Rs 10 lakhs to the CM's relief fund on behalf of Bhadrakali Productions, according to the Telangana CMO. Also Read | 'Parineeta' Re-Release: Saif Ali Khan Praises Vidya Balan for Her Role, Says 'She Was Extraordinary'. Meanwhile, Union Minister of State Bandi Sanjay Kumar held a tele ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 29 (PTI) The government on Friday said the Indian Air Force has intensified its relief and rescue operations in the flooded regions of northern India, with 215 people being rescued in the last three days. Mi-17 and Chinook helicopters have conducted more than 55 sorties to rescue stranded civilians, including personnel from the Indian Army and Border Security Force (BSF), from inundated areas in Dera Baba Nanak and Pathankot in Punjab, and Akhnoor in Jammu and Kashmir, the offici ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 29 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) has intensified its flood relief and rescue operations in Northern India with a primary focus on the severely affected Jammu and Punjab regions, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday. Mi-17 and Chinook helicopters have conducted more than 55 sorties to extract stranded civilians, including personnel from the Indian Army and Border Security Force, from inundated areas in Dera Baba Nanak, Pathankot, and Akhnoor sectors. Transport ai ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], August 29 (ANI): Renowned film director Sandeep Reddy Vanga, along with Pranay Reddy Vanga, met the Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy at his Jubilee Hills residence. He donated Rs 10 lakhs to the CM's relief fund on behalf of Bhadrakali Productions, according to the Telangana CMO. Meanwhile, Union Minister of State Bandi Sanjay Kumar held a telephonic conversation with Telangana Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivas Reddy regarding the ongoing relief operation ...Read More >
Mumbai: A tragic incident in Maharashtra's Palghar district has left an entire community devastated after a portion of a four-storey building collapsed in Virar, killing 15 people, including a mother and her young daughter who had just finished celebrating birthday. The collapse occurred shortly after midnight on August 27, when the rear section of the 13-year-old Ramabai Apartment in Vijay Nagar crumbled without warning. Among the victims were 24-year-old Aarohi Joyal and her one-year-old daug ...Read More >
Chennai, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tamil Nadu has once again emerged as the country's leader in industrial employment, with Chief Minister M.K. Stalin attributing the achievement to the policies of the Dravidian model government. Citing the Union government's Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24, CM Stalin said the recognition from New Delhi is itself the strongest rebuttal to critics, who have been "targeting" the state government on the industrial and economic fronts. In a post on 'X', the Chie ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Kamareddy and Medak districts of Telangana received the highest rainfall in the last 50 years, state government officials said on Thursday. The two districts witnessed unprecedented rain during the last 24 hours, triggering flash floods. While Argonda station at Rajampet mandal in Kamareddy received 44 cm of rain, a total of 23 locations received more than 20 cm of rainfall. These include 10 stations in Kamareddy, four in Nirmal, six in Medak and the remainin ...Read More >
New Delhi: The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki has announced the rollout of its first made-in-India electric vehicle - the e-Vitara SUV - in a major boost to the green segment from its upgraded Gujarat plant, which is now set to become one of the world's largest automotive manufacturing hubs with a projected annual capacity of one million units. Crucially, this facility will serve as Suzuki's global production base for electric vehicles (EVs), exporting to over 100 countries, including ...Read More >
Fazilka (Punjab) [India] August 28 (ANI): The flood situation in Fazilka has led to several villages, including a Border Security Force (BSF) post, getting inundated due to the rising water levels on Thursday. The Sutlej River's water level is rising, causing floodwaters to inundate nearby villages. According to Fazilka Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amarpreet Kaur Sandhu, the water level increased over the past two to three days, affecting connectivity to many villages. While speaking to ANI, Sand ...Read More >
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India] August 28 (ANI): Punjab Minister Aman Arora acknowledged the seriousness of the situation caused by heavy rainfall in Punjab and other northern states, and assured that the state government is working with utmost caution to mitigate the impact of the recent heavy rain and flooding.While speaking to ANI on Thursday, Arora said, "The heavy rainfall in the entire Punjab and other northern states has made the situation serious, but the Punjab CM, the entire cabinet, admin ...Read More >
Fazilka (Punjab) [India] August 28 (ANI): The flood situation in Fazilka has led to several villages, including a Border Security Force (BSF) post, getting inundated due to the rising water levels on Thursday. The Sutlej River's water level is rising, causing floodwaters to inundate nearby villages. Also Read | JeM Terrorists in Bihar: Police Issue High Alert As 3 Jaish-E-Mohammed Operatives Enter State via Nepal Border, Release Their Sketches. According to Fazilka Deputy Commissioner (DC) Am ...Read More >
Fazilka (Punjab) [India] August 28 (ANI): The flood situation in Fazilka has led to several villages, including a Border Security Force (BSF) post, getting inundated due to the rising water levels on Thursday. The Sutlej River water level is rising, causing floodwaters to inundate nearby villages. According to Fazilka Deputy Commissioner (DC) Amarpreet Kaur Sandhu, the water level increased over the past two to three days, affecting connectivity to many villages. While speaking to ANI, Sandhu ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) The death toll in the Virar building collapse in Maharashtra has risen to 17, officials confirmed on Thursday, as search and rescue efforts entered the second day. The tragic incident occurred in the early hours of Wednesday when the rear portion of the Ramabai Apartment building suddenly caved in at around 12.05 A.M., trapping several residents under the rubble. President Droupadi Murmu expressed sorrow over the loss of lives, stating, "The collapse of a buildi ...Read More >
Mumbai, Aug 28 (PTI) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday expressed grief over the death of 17 persons in a building collapse at Virar in Palghar district and announced an assistance of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of the deceased. The building, which was allegedly unauthorised and housed nearly 50 flats, collapsed on an adjacent vacant tenement at Vijay Nagar in Virar area of Palghar, adjoining Mumbai, at 12.05 am on Wednesday, according to officials. A one-year-old girl's birthda ...Read More >
Mumbai: The number of people who died in the building collapse in Virar, located in Maharashtra's Palghar district, has increased to 17 after more bodies were found overnight, officials said on Thursday. Chief Minister Fadnavis announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of the deceased. The building, called Ramabai Apartment, was an illegal four-storey structure with around 50 flats. It collapsed on a nearby empty tenement at Vijay Nagar in Virar around 12:05 AM on Wednesday. Accordi ...Read More >
According to officials, the released water is expected to reach Fazilka by Tuesday midnight or Wednesday morning, posing a threat to already flooded villages. After Harike Headworks released 1.7 lakh cusecs of water on Monday afternoon, the Fazilka district administration cautioned people living in low-lying villages along the Sutlej Creek and appealed to them to immediately move to safer locations. According to officials, the released water is expected to reach Fazilka by Tuesday midnight or ...Read More >
A 21-year-old man, Rithik, jumped into the Yamuna river from a southeast Delhi bridge during a video call with his sister after an argument. Police, NDRF, and rescue teams launched overnight search operations, but he remains untraced New Delhi: A 21-year-old man jumped into the Yamuna river from a bridge in southeast Delhi while on a video call with his sister, an official said on Monday. The incident occurred around 11.20 pm on Sunday when the victim, identified as Rithik, leapt off the Yamun ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has directed Secretary, Disaster Management and Rehabilitation, Vinod Kumar Suman, to coordinate with the district administration and take appropriate steps for channelisation to drain out the water from the lake formed due to debris in the Syanachatti area of Uttarkashi district. According to an official release, the Chief Minister instructed officials to take effective and precautionary measures to ensure the s ...Read More >
Shimla, Aug 22 (PTI) Release of water from Kangra's Pong Dam this monsoon destroyed crops, houses and cowsheds in Fatehpur, and several villages in Indora were cut off due to closure of roads and damage to bridges, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu informed the Assembly on Friday. He held the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) responsible for the damage and loss. Responding to a calling attention motion of Congress MLA Malender Rajan, Sukhu said that crops in 50-60 hectares of land, four ...Read More >
Rescue operations continue in cloudburst-hit Kishtwar, J&K, with the death toll rising to 64. A decomposed body was recovered, and a body part was found. Teams are searching the debris near Chisoti village, aided by sniffer dogs and heavy machinery. 167 people have been rescued, and 39 are still missing. Body of a woman was recovered in this cloudburst-hit village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district, taking the death toll to 64, officials said, as the extensive rescue and relief operation ...Read More >
DEHRADUN: Rescue teams on Monday made a grim discovery, recovering the body of one of the nine Army jawans who went missing 13 days ago in the devastating rain-induced water disaster that struck Dharali and Harsil in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district. The jawan is among 68 people officially confirmed missing in the tragedy. The remains, believed to be that of an Army personnel, were located approximately three kilometres beyond Harsil, near Jhala, in the river. This recovery brings the total nu ...Read More >
JAMMU: Torrential rain struck a remote Himalayan mountain village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 37 people and injuring many more, officials said. The disaster, reportedly triggered by a cloudburst, took place in Chasoti village by the banks of Chishoti Nullah (a rivulet), a stopover point on a popular pilgrimage route to Mata Machail temple in Padder area. The pilgrimage began on July 25, and over 130,000 pilgrims have already paid obeisance at the shrin ...Read More >
Jammu, Aug 14: A massive cloudburst struck a remote mountain village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 30 people including two CISF personnel, officials said. Massive Cloudburst Strikes Chositi Village The death toll could go up as more people are believed to be trapped, officials said, adding that 120 people have been rescued so far. Of these, the condition of 38 is said to be serious. While a large-scale rescue operation was already launched by NDRF, SDR ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha and Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and assured full central assistance after a massive cloudburst triggered a flash flood in the Chashoti area of Kishtwar district. In a post on X, Shah said that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have already been rushed to the site. 'Spoke with the LG and Chief Minister of J&K on the cloudburst in Kishtwar dist ...Read More >
Kishtwar: At least 20 people lost their lives and 98 others were rescued after a massive cloudburst triggered flash floods in Chashoti village of Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday afternoon. The incident forced the suspension of the annual Machail Mata Yatra, a key pilgrimage route to the Himalayan shrine of Mata Chandi. Rescue Efforts Underway Officials confirmed that 20 bodies have been recovered, with fears that the death toll could rise. Among the rescued, 28 are reported t ...Read More >
Jammu: At least 23 dead bodies were recovered, while 75 others were injured in a massive cloudburst which hit Chositi village of Padder Sub-division of Kishtwar on Thursday. An official said that the injured are being shifted to the hospital, while helicopters have been pressed into service to evacuate the injured. "A massive joint rescue operation is going on in the area," the official said. MoS (PMO) Jitendra Singh confirmed that the cloudburst hit Chositi, adding that the rescue operation ...Read More >
Jammu, Aug 14 (PTI) A massive cloudburst struck a remote mountain village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar district on Thursday, killing at least 20 people and trapping many more, officials said. The dead toll could go up, they said, adding that 98 people have been rescued so far. Of these, the condition of 28 is said to be serious. Two CISF personnel have been killed in the calamity, they said. A large-scale rescue operation is underway by NDRF, SDRF, police, Army and local volunteers, the of ...Read More >
A massive cloudburst has led to a flash flood in Jammu and Kashmir's Chasoti this afternoon. Rescue teams have been rushed to the spot. Visuals showed pilgrims being evacuated in the wake of the flood. Chasoti is the starting point for Machail Mata Yatra to the Himalayan shrine of Mata Chandi in Kishtwar. "A flash flood has occurred at Chashoti area in Kishtwar, which is the starting point of the Machail Mata Yatra. Rescue Operations have been started," said Deputy Commissioner Kishtwar Pankaj ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 14: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday spoke to Lieutenant Governor and Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir to take stock of the situation following a massive cloudburst in Kishtwar and assured them all possible help needed by the people. The cloudburst that struck the remote village of Chasoti killed at least 12 people and led to widespread damage, officials said. Shah also said that the local administration is conducting relief and rescue operations and teams of the Nat ...Read More >
Kishtwar: A tragedy unfolded in Jammu and Kashmir's Kishtwar after a massive cloudburst struck Chositi village on Thursday evening. At least 12 people lost their lives in a flash flood triggered by the cloudburst. Several people also reportedly injured. Notably, Chositi is a remote village en route the Machail Mata yatra in Kishtwar. Authorities immediately swung into action and launched a rescue operation. Senior officials, including Kishtwar's Deputy commissioner Pankaj Kumar Sharma and Senio ...Read More >
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