New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather alert for heavy rain and thunderstorms across 15 states on Saturday, warning of intense rainfall, strong winds and lightning as monsoon activity gathers pace in several parts of the country.According to the IMD, heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds with speeds of up to 70 kilometres per hour is likely in several states, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The strong winds may cause dama…
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Dhaka, July 12 (IANS) At least 51 people were killed and 39 others injured in floods and landslides in Bangladesh, local media reported on Sunday, citing the Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief. As many as 1,022,963 people have been affected by the floods in Bangladesh, while members of 267,918 families remain marooned. As many as 44,457 people have taken refuge in shelter centres as relief operations continue in the flood-affected areas, Bangladesh’s The Business Standard reported.The fl…
Patna, July 8 (IANS) The southwest monsoon has become active across Bihar, prompting the Meteorological Centre in Patna to issue a yellow alert for 24 districts.The department has warned of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds with speeds of 40-50 km/h in several parts of the state.According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), adverse weather conditions are likely in Siwan, Saran, Muzaffarpur, Vaishali, Madhubani, Darbhanga, Samastipur, Sitamarhi, Sheohar, Madhepu…
Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday hit back at the opposition, which targeted him and the Mahayuti government directly, alleging large-scale corruption in the Mumbai-Pune Missing Link project after traffic came to a halt following a landslide there. “Answers should only be given to people who actually understand something. Those whose sole purpose is to criticise, who have done nothing in their own lifetimes, not even built a simple bridge, and whose party ruined th…
Dhaka, July 6 (IANS) At least nine people, including women and children, were killed after heavy rainfall triggered landslides in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar on Monday morning, local media reported. Among the nine victims, eight were killed in separate landslides at different Rohingya camps in Ukhiya Upazila, while another person died in Cox’s Bazar municipality. Five of the victims were reportedly children.In the early hours of Monday, a landslide struck the house of Rohingya refugee 44-year-old M…
Itanagar/Guwahati, June 24 (IANS) At least three people went missing, and around 20 houses and residential units were damaged after flash floods triggered by incessant rainfall over the past 48 hours struck Arunachal Pradesh’s Keyi Panyor district on Wednesday, officials said. The Assam government has also issued a high alert following reports of heavy rainfall and flash floods in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, fearing downstream impacts in several districts of the state.A senior official in …
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast moderate rainfall across several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next two days, even as temperatures in the State capital are expected to remain high, touching around 38 degrees Celsius.According to the latest weather bulletin, moderate rainfall is likely in the Western Ghats districts, parts of northern Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory regions of Puducherry and Karaikal on Tuesday.The department has also pr…
New Delhi, June 1 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta announced on Monday that the government has decided to provide enhanced ex-gratia assistance of Rs 75,000 per hectare to farmers affected by heavy rainfall and waterlogging in fields during August-September 2025. The decision taken in a Cabinet meeting is likely to bring major relief to 10,000 Delhi farmers, she said.The Chief Minister said that a total of 10,977.44 acres (approximately 4,442.41 hectares) of agricultural land in Delhi was…
Chennai, Jan 24 (IANS) A ‘Yellow’ weather alert has been issued for seven districts of Tamil Nadu, including Chennai, as heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places on Saturday, according to a bulletin released by the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Chennai.In its official press note, the weather department said the expected rain activity is being triggered by a lower atmospheric circulation prevailing over southern India. As a result, coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are l…