Chandigarh/Shimla, Sep 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Punjab and Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday to take stock of the situation of monsoon fury that left a trail of widespread destruction in both northern states.
Shimla, Sep 7 (IANS) Exhibiting a humane approach towards building resilience and supporting natural calamity-hit communities, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has set up a dedicated voluntary fund with an appeal to "call of conscience" to help those “struggling to rebuild their lives”.
Lahore, Sep 7 (IANS) Widespread flooding in Pakistan continues to devastate Punjab, affecting over 4,100 villages across 25 districts and leaving at least 56 people dead since August 26, local media reported, citing the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) data.
New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) As relentless rains batter North India, philosopher and author Acharya Prashant has called the devastation “a mirror to our misplaced idea of progress”. Speaking on the eve of the launch of his forthcoming HarperCollins book 'Truth Without Apology' at India International Centre, New Delhi, he warned that calling floods and landslides ‘natural calamities’ is a dangerous denial of their man-made roots.
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) Former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and the Congress general secretary Bhupesh Bhagel on Saturday said floods in Punjab were a man-made disaster that led to a large-scale devastation in major parts of the state and timely action could have prevented major losses.
Islamabad, Sep 6 (IANS) Pakistan's National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) on Saturday stated that as many as 907 people have died and 1,044 injured so far due to the ongoing rains and flooding across the country.
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out a major humanitarian operation in landslide-affected regions of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Himachal Pradesh, providing life-saving aid and rescuing hundreds stranded by relentless rains and floods.
Srinagar, Sep 6 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah on Saturday visited the flood affected areas of Anantnag district.
Chandigarh, Sep 6 (IANS) As Punjab is facing worst floods since 1988, several villages in Ludhiana district were impacted as water on early Saturday entered fields and destroyed several acres with the breach in the crucial Dhussi bundh in the Sutlej river near Sahnewal town.
New Delhi, Sep 5 (IANS) The Yamuna floods in the national capital have impacted nearly 18,000 people for whom the Delhi government has made 35 relief camps operational, an official said on Friday, adding that nearly 5,000 people were evacuated on boats in the East District.
