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Cabinet OKs Rs 2 crore to set up old age homes in districts

PATNA: The monsoon session of the state legislature would commence from July 26, which will continue till August 2. This was decided by the state cabinet here on Monday. The session would have five...

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Road contractors under scanner

KOCHI: The state government will blacklist contractors who fail to repair roads that are damaged before the guarantee period. Ports and fisheries minister K Babu asked contractors to repair the roads...

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Fund use under sanitation drive draws flak

Only 35 per cent of the Rs.15.90-crore provided by the Union government for solid and liquid waste management in 14 districts of the State was utilised during the three years ending March 2012. A...

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Bihar legislature meet from July 26

PATNA: The monsoon session of the state legislature would commence from July 26, which will continue till August 2. This was decided by the state cabinet here on Monday. The session would have five...

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Monsoon fury toll mounts in north India, rescue efforts on (Roundup)

Tweet New Delhi/Haridwar, June 18 ((IANS) Swollen mountain rivers fed by heavy rains destroyed homes and property in many areas in north India even as the monsoon downpour continued, leading to...

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Flood claims lives of two in Kuttanad

Alappuzha: The rain fury which continued on Thursday, claimed two lives, destroyed 33 houses and damaged 598 other dwellings in the district . While the revenue...

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New authority set up to rebuild Uttarakhand

Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh and Uttarakhand Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna on Monday announced at a joint press conference here that the Uttarakhand Reconstruction and Rehabilitation...

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131 new houses sanctioned for Dharmapuri mob fury victims

The district administration has sanctioned 131 new houses in villages affected by the November 7 mob fury in Dharmapuri. Each house would have an area of 300 sq.feet and be built at a cost of Rs.2.70...

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Officials fail to implement CM Ashok Gehlot's flagship scheme

JAIPUR: Special housing scheme announced for the victims of natural disasters like flood is gathering dust in files despite chief minister's orders to expedite the compensation process. The victims who...

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Thane gets 300% more rainfall in June than last year

THANE: The Thane district neighbouring Mumbai has recorded a whopping 300 per cent increase in the rainfall this year as compared to the last year, official sources said. Since the onset of the monsoon...

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Low-lying areas face the threat of flooding

KOZHIKODE: Heavy rain that lashed the district on Monday hit the normal life. Many residential areas were cut off due to heavy rain and submerged roads. The rainfall measured 109.4 mm (11 cm) on...

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Early monsoon plays havoc, kills 15, flood alert in UP

LUCKNOW: Even as widespread downpour during the last 24 hours threw normal life out-of-gear across the state, leading to the death of at least 15 people in rain related incidents, the weatherman on...

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When lifelong savings get washed away in the swell

The monsoon is raining misery and the Pooyamkutty river has swelled beyond recognition. Perhaps nobody knows these things better in Kuttampuzha panchayat than nine-year-old Aleenamol, who lost her...

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A tough climb back

SHIMLA: Heavy rain resulting into flash floods and landslides in Kinnaur district not only left over 1,000 tourists stranded, but also left tribals residing in this remote border district devastated....

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Rescue and Relief Operations in Flood Affected Areas of Northern India (PIB...

(Source: Prime Minister’s Office of India) On the basis of available information till yesterday evening, following is the update on rescue and relief operations in the states of Uttrakhand, Himachal...

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Monsoon woes: Landslides, floods claim over 50 lives in north India

New Delhi: Monsoon woes gripped several parts of north India on Monday as heavy rains wreaked havoc in the hill states of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, leaving over 50 people dead and hundreds...

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Monsoon claims 73 lives in N India, over 73,000 stranded

New Delhi: Rain fury on Tuesday claimed 11 more lives in the north, taking the toll to 73, even as 71,440 pilgrims bound for the Himalayan shrines remained stranded in monsoon-ravaged Uttarakhand apart...

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Monsoon fury claims 73 lives in north India

New Delhi: Rain fury on Tuesday claimed 11 more lives in the north, taking the toll to 73, even as 71,440 pilgrims bound for the Himalayan shrines remained stranded in monsoon-ravaged Uttarakhand apart...

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22 Helicopters deployed in Uttrakhand for Relief Work (PIB 20-6-2013) (Prime...

(Source: Prime Minister’s Office of India) As per the reports received from the State Government due to continuous rainfall in the region during the month of June, 2013, severe damage to life and...

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Monsoon ravage continues in Kerala

Kochi: The south-west monsoon was in full fury in the central parts of the state, especially Kottayam and Idukki on Monday. At Munnar, the new bridge under...

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