Shimla, Aug 17 (IANS) As Himachal Pradesh is battling the worst natural calamity in 50 years, civil society organisations and environmental activists have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider declaration of the situation as a national disaster or calamity of rare severity under the provisions of the Disaster Management Act of 2005.
Lucknow, Aug 16 (IANS) The water level of the Ganga river on Wednesday neared the danger mark at Narora barrage in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district, owing to incessant rain and inflow of water from Haridwar and the Bijnor Ganga Barrage.
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) Amid criticism of his administration's response to the deadly wildfires in Hawaii's Maui Island that have killed at least 99 people so far, US President Joe Biden has vowed to visit the state "as soon as he can".
Chandigarh/Shimla, Aug 16 (IANS) Hundreds of villages in Punjab located along the swollen Satluj and Beas rivers were inundated on Wednesday with the opening of floodgates of the crucial Bhakra and Pong dams as the inflow in these reservoirs has alarmingly increased owing to torrential rains in its catchment, mainly Himachal Pradesh, in the past three days.
Canberra, Aug 15 (IANS) Authorities have warned that Australia's Northern Territory (NT) is facing its worst bushfire season in over a decade.
Rome, Aug 15 (IANS) The northern Italian town of Bardonecchia experienced landslides forcing the evacuation of more than 120 people from their homes and causing significant structural damage.
Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) At least 26 people were killed and many feared missing on Monday owing to the heavy rainfall that triggered statewide flash floods and landslides, officials said.
Dehradun, Aug 14 (IANS) Dehradun's Doon Defense College building in Maldevta has collapsed like a pack of cards amid heavy rains for the last few days. The vehicles parked in the parking lot of the building have also been damaged.
Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) At least 22 people were killed in Himachal Pradesh on Monday owing to the heavy rainfall for the past two days that triggered statewide flash floods and landslides, officials said.
Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) At least seven people were buried alive in Himachal Pradesh's Solan district on Monday after a cloudburst that triggered a flash flood and mudslide, officials said.
