Submerged Kolkata after one night’s rain exposes poor disaster management: Bengal LoP

IANS | September 23, 2025 2:09 PM

Kolkata, Sep 23 (IANS) Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, on Tuesday, blamed the Kolkata civic authorities for "gross inefficiency" after a single night of heavy rain left the city and its adjoining areas submerged. At least seven people have been electrocuted after coming in contact with live wires in flooded localities.

Cloudburst in Himachal’s Mandi washes away buses, buries houses, shops

IANS | September 16, 2025 8:55 AM

Shimla, Sep 16 (IANS) An overnight cloudburst in Himachal Pradesh’s Mandi district submerged the bus stand and market in Dharampur town, and washed away many parked buses of the state-run Himachal Road Transport Corporation (HRTC) and cars, burying houses and shops under debris.

Cloudburst in Dehradun's Karligaad, rescue Ops underway

IANS | September 16, 2025 8:24 AM

New Delhi, Sep 16 (IANS) A severe cloudburst occurred in the Sahastradhara region of Dehradun, triggering massive flooding in the Karligaad rivulet and causing significant destruction in the surrounding area.