Tag: flood
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said he has spoken to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti over the flood situation in the state and offered the Centre's assistance.....
At least two people were killed as floods hit Indonesia's Aceh province, officials confirmed on Thursday. ....
It would take Rs 42.02 crore and a decade for the ecological rehabilitation of the Yamuna floodplains from adverse damages caused by the Art of Living's (AoL) World Culture Festival, says the report of an expert committee.....
Thousands of protesters took to the streets across the United States on Saturday to call on President Donald Trump to release his tax returns.....
Indian cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar, who turned 44 on Monday, was flooded with congratulatory messages from the cricketing fraternity across the globe. ....
Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari announced grant of Rs 200 crore as first installment for immediate repair of National Highways damaged due to heavy rains in Assam. ....
The National Green Tribunal on Thursday held Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's Art of Living responsible for damaging the ecology of the Yamuna floodplains during the three-day cultural extravaganza held last year and asked the organisation to pay for the restoration works. ....
The death toll from the monsoon floods and landslides in Nepal and northeastern India has increased to 59, while the number of affected people stands at around 2.6 million, officials said Sunday.....
With floodwaters of the Yamuna having swamped their homes, people living on the banks of the swollen river are in despair with many having gone back to their villages, and around 14,000 shifted to relief camps.....
Floods and landslides caused by heavy rainfall in southeast Brazil's Minas Gerais have lead to displacement of more than 30,000 people. 54 people have died, while 18 have been reported missing, the authorities said. ....