New Delhi: Two NDRF teams comprising 100 personnel will be rushed to Jammu and Kashmir tomorrow as part of contingency measures in the wake of the flood alert in the state.The two National Disaster Response
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government has sounded flood alert after water level in the Jhelum river continued to rise due to incessant rains that lashed the Kashmir Valley for entire day on Sunday.A government spokesman
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has urged Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti to expedite the constitution of the Brahmaputra River Valley Authority and delegate more powers to it for tackling the twin
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Governor N N Vohra today sought substantial enhancement in the flood relief fund from the Centre, saying the assistance given to the affected families is inadequate.The Governor has addressed a letter
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir government today said that over Rs 156 crore has been disbursed as ex-gratia relief in respect of 1,62,125 cases of structures damaged in last year's floods."Meeting the directions of Governor
Srinagar: Mushtaq Ahmed (see image), a 34-year-old father from Arigatnoo village in the Kashmir Valley's Kulgam region, points towards a heap of rubble and heaves a deep sigh. Until last month, this was his home.The
Srinagar: ‘Might is right' seems to be the rule of the game as relief distribution in flood-affected areas of Kashmir has been hit by chaos due to lack of civil administration on ground.Scuffles between various
Srinagar: After eleven days, life is slowly returning to normalcy in Kashmir but the extent of damage caused by devastating floods is still unfolding.Water has receded to a large extent in Jhelum river and the
Srinagar: Over four lakh people are still marooned here as the flood waters continued to recede in river Jhelum and its tributaries, bringing relief to the flood-hit Kashmir Valley."There has been a nearly four feet
Kathmandu: At least 34 people have been killed and hundreds of others gone missing in Nepal as heavy downpour continued for over three days across the country, triggering landslides and flood in rivers.At least 11
Bhubaneswar: The floods triggered by heavy rains in the past week have affected nearly 1.8 million people in Odisha with the death toll rising to 35, an official said Thursday.Eight more deaths were reported from
Jamshedpur (Jharkhand): East Singhbhum district administration in Jharkhand yesterday sounded flood alert in view of the swelling Kharkhai and Swarnarekha rivers due to incessant rains for the past two days, officials said."Around a dozen houses
Guwahati: A control room at Assam Chief Minister's Office has been set up to function round-the-clock to attend to distress calls at times of exigency. The control room set up at the direction of Chief
Guwahati: The flood situation in Assam continued to remain grim today with over four lakh people affected by the overflowing Brahmaputra and its tributaries in 13 districts with the rhino habitats Kaziranga National Park and
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday said the centre would release adequate funds to Himachal Pradesh from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for relief and restoration in flood-affected areas, an official statement said.A
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh government has declared 20 districts flood- hit, officials said Friday, adding that financial assistance from the central government would be sought to offer compensation for rain-related damage.Central assistance would also be
Patna: There was no let up in the fury of floods in over a dozen Bihar districts on Sunday with major swollen rivers, including the Ganga, affecting more than five million people, officials said.According to
Lucknow: South-west monsoon remained active in Uttar Pradesh as rains lashed many parts of the state after a brief lull, even as major rivers including Ganga, Ghaghra, Yamuna, Sharda and Rapti continued to remain in
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today made an aerial survey of the flooded areas on the bank of the Ganga in Patna district and directed the officials make proper arrangements for relief and rescue
Islamabad: At least 178 people have been killed and more than 1.5 million affected due to floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains across Pakistan, officials said today.Most of the victims are from Punjab and Sindh,
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