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India

Mamata to visit natural disaster-hit north Bengal again to oversee relief ops

Kolkata: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will on Sunday again visit natural calamity-hit north Bengal to oversee the ongoing relief and rehabilitation work, officials said. She will also hold a series of administrative…
Bangalore

Overnight rains trigger waterlogging, traffic snarls in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Overnight rains accompanied by thunderstorms led to severe waterlogging and traffic congestion across several parts of Bengaluru, with Rainbow Layout, Pioneer Lake Residency, and Anekal among the worst-affected areas, officials said.…

Hyderabad

Heavy rain alert in Hyderabad: IT firms advised to adopt WFH

Hyderabad: The Cyberabad police on Friday issued an advisory to IT companies here to consider the work from home option for their employees to avoid traffic congestion, following the heavy rainfall alert…
Chennai

Heavy rain likely in six Tamil Nadu districts today, IMD issues warning

Chennai: The Regional Meteorological Centre has forecast heavy rainfall across parts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday, with six districts placed under special alert. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), a low-level…
Andhra Pradesh

Four swept away in heavy rain water flows in Andhra Pradesh

Rayachoti: Four persons were washed away in two separate rain-related incidents in this town of Annamayya district, a police official said on Saturday. A 28-year-old woman, Sheik Munni, and her minor son…
Bangalore

Overnight rain leaves Bengaluru waterlogged, IMD predicts more showers

Bengaluru: Heavy overnight rains battered Bengaluru, bringing the city to a standstill on Friday with waterlogging in several low-lying areas and traffic snarls on key stretches. The downpour, which began late Thursday…
Andhra Pradesh

IMD forecasts heavy rain, thunderstorms in Andhra Pradesh till Sept 12

Amaravati: The IMD has forecast heavy rain and thunderstorms, accompanied by lightning, in parts of Andhra Pradesh from September 8 to 12. Heavy rainfall is expected at isolated places over North Coastal…

India

Monsoon losses exceed Rs 4,000 cr in Himachal Pradesh: Officials

Shimla: Himachal Pradesh has experienced losses totalling Rs 4,080 crore due to cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides triggered by heavy rains from June 20 to September 7, officials said on Sunday. To…
India

Water reaches walls of Taj Mahal due to rising Yamuna levels in Agra

Agra: The water levels in the Yamuna river rose further here on Sunday, exceeding the danger mark and reaching the walls of the Taj Mahal, officials said. The rising Yamuna levels in…
Kashmir

Jammu witnesses heavy rains; major roads closed

Jammu: A woman and her daughter were killed in a house collapse, while 40 persons were trapped in a flooded village as torrential rains pounded Jammu region for the second day on…
News

Rains lash several parts of Kashmir; Met dept forecasts possibility of heavy rains

Srinagar: Rains lashed several parts of Kashmir on Tuesday evening, as the Meteorological Department here forecast the possibility of heavy falls in some areas of the valley, officials said. Many areas of…
India

Photos: Rain lashes several parts of flood-affected Punjab

Chandigarh: Rain lashed several places in Punjab, which is under the grip of floods caused by the swollen Sutlej, Beas and Ravi rivers and seasonal rivulets due to heavy rain in their…
India

6 dead, 11 missing as rescuers dig through debris in Uttarakhand

Rudraprayag: Rescuers rummaged through knee-high debris in the Chenagad area of Rudraprayag district on Saturday in search of missing persons, a day after heavy rain and cloudbursts pounded various districts of Uttarakhand…
Telangana

Rains in Telangana: Flood-hit parts of Kamareddy, Medak remain submerged

Hyderabad: Flood-hit parts of Kamareddy and Medak districts of Telangana remained submerged on Friday as authorities intensified relief operations while heavy rain lashed parts of north Telangana. The flood water from the…
India

J&K sees highest one-day rain since 1910; 41 dead in flood chaos

Jammu: After record rains wreaked havoc in Jammu and Kashmir over the past two days, the death toll in related incidents rose to 41, most of them victims of the landslide on…