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  Centre announces Rs 1813.75 crore flood relief for Karnataka, Bihar

  India | October 04, 2019 22:01 IST

  The Centre on Friday approved additional financial assistance of Rs 1813.75 crore to Karnataka and Bihar for the damages caused by the rains and floods in the two states, the Home Ministry said on Friday.

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  BSF personnel goes missing, suspected to have downed along Pak Border

  India | September 29, 2019 12:05 IST

  A 54-year-old sub-inspector of the BSF is suspected to have drowned in a swollen river along the International Border (IB) in Jammu on Sunday.

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  Video: 10-month-old baby rescued miraculously in Pune flood waters

  India | September 26, 2019 18:01 IST

  A 10-month-old baby was miraculously rescued by a fire brigade team in Pune. The miraculous rescue was captured in a video. Take a look:

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  Hurricane Dorian: Carolinas coast braces for flooding and hazards

  World | September 05, 2019 12:54 IST

  The National Weather Service issued a hurricane warning Wednesday for the Atlantic coast from northern Georgia to southern Virginia, predicting a “potentially life-threatening storm surge” around the North Carolina-South Carolina line.

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  Karachi swamped by flies, squalor: New York Times

  World | August 29, 2019 21:21 IST

  Pakistan's biggest city is faced with squalor that has resulted in a major reproduction of flies on a scale that has drawn coverage by the New York Times. In a special report, the prestigious US daily has said that Karachi has turned into a den of flies that are omnipresent in housing colonies, markets, homes, shops and everywhere else. 

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  Punjab floods: With fresh rains in some parts, CM Amarinder Singh directs DCs to step up vigil

  India | August 25, 2019 14:01 IST

  With rains again lashing parts of flood-ravaged Punjab, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Sunday directed all ministers overseeing relief operations and the deputy commissioners to step up vigil.

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  Rain death toll in North India climbs to 37; floods in parts of Haryana, Punjab

  India | August 19, 2019 23:26 IST

  Indian Air Force helicopters carried dramatic rescue operations in Jammu and Karnal districts on Monday, and the administration was on alert in parts of Haryana and Punjab.

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  Punjab CM announces Rs 100 cr for relief measures in flood-hit areas

  India | August 19, 2019 17:19 IST

  The chief minister made the announcements during a tour of the flood-affected areas of Rupnagar district to access the damage due to torrential rains in the past 72 hours.

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  Two killed, several villages affected in Andhra floods

  India | August 17, 2019 15:17 IST

    Over 8,000 people were moved to 56 relief camps as water entered the villages on the banks of the swollen river following heavy discharge of flood water from the upstream reservoirs of Krishna basin.

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  Heavy rainfall likely in West Bengal, Rajasthan in next 24 hrs: IMD

  India | August 16, 2019 23:17 IST

  Heavy rains have caused severe traffic disruptions at Kolkata's Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata. Several flights have been delayed while more rains affected normal life in Madhya Pradesh.

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  Kerala mosque offers prayer hall for autopsy of landslide victims

  India | August 15, 2019 16:42 IST

  The mosque is located few kilometres away from Kavalappara, a remote hamlet in the district where a large number of people and children were killed following the landslide last Thursday. Search operations are still on to trace the bodies of the people, who have gone missing and are feared to have been buried alive.

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  Odisha on High Alert! Authorities prepare to release floodwater in Mahanadi

  India | August 14, 2019 17:08 IST

  Odisha Special Relief Commissioner (SRC) Bishnupada Sethi on Wednesday asked Collectors of 11 districts to prepare for the impending flood in Mahanadi river. Due to heavy rainfall in the lower catchments of the Mahanadi, about 11.5 lakh cusec of floodwater is likely to be discharged at Mundali in Cuttack between 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on Thursday.

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  42 people killed in heavy monsoon rains in Karachi

  World | August 14, 2019 16:50 IST

  According to government officials, a total of 28 people have died in the southern Sindh province since Saturday. At least 42 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents since the monsoon rains started in the last week of July, they said.

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  NDRF rescue boat overturns in Karnataka's Koppal as flood situation worsens

  India | August 12, 2019 16:27 IST

  An NDRF Boat deployed in rescue operations during Karnataka floods has overturned. IndiaTvNews.com has received reports that three men have been safely rescued while efforts were on to bring back remaining two safely.

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  Karnataka seeks Rs 3,000-cr flood relief

  India | August 10, 2019 22:12 IST

  After reviewing the situation in the affected districts, where rains continued unabated, the Chief Minister said floods and landslides claimed 24 lives, while 2,35,105 people were evacuated from the areas and moved to safety.

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  North Goa suffered Rs 10 cr loss due to heavy rains

  India | August 10, 2019 22:02 IST

  Naik, who held a review meeting with the North Goa district administration on Saturday, said that people who were shifted to shelter homes after their houses were flooded due to incessant rains over the last week have returned home.

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  Maharashtra floods: State government starts distributing one crore Chlorine tablets for water purification

  India | August 10, 2019 22:14 IST

  The minister said more than 70 medical teams have been deployed in Kolhapur and Sangli areas. "In Kolhapur and Sangli areas, ten million Chlorine tablets for water purification, vaccination for snakebite and Lepto tablets are being distributed," said Shinde.

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  Five dead due to heavy rains in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris

  India | August 09, 2019 18:23 IST

  A total of 36 people working in the state power utility unit and general public caught in the rains in Kattukuppai have been rescued and steps have been taken to drop food packets to 40 persons in Avalanche.

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  Karnataka floods: Four of family die in landslide while searching for fifth member

  India | August 09, 2019 17:26 IST

  Four members of a family in Karnataka's Madikeri lost their lives while they were searching for the fifth one. Efforts are still on to trace the fifth person. The family's house was hit by a landslide at Korangaala village in Kodagu district of Karnataka on Friday, police said.

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  Rains subside in Goa, restoration of flood-hit parts begins

  India | August 09, 2019 17:09 IST

  Around 150 families had been evacuated to safer places in Pernem, Bicholim, Canacona and Bardez tehsils following heavy rains and release of water from Tillari dam on Goa- Maharashtra border, the state government had said on Thursday.