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Actor Akshay Kumar donates Rs 5 crore for Punjab flood relief, supporting displaced families and ongoing rehabilitation efforts as the state battles one of the worst floods in its history.
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Hooda said that so far, whatever the government has done in the way of relief was not enough, and urged the Centre to come up with help.
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Punjab received 253.7 mm of rain in August, which was not only 74% in excess of normal but also the highest the state has seen in the last 25 years. Experts warned the disaster could impact the country's public distribution system, apart from short-term paddy price inflation.
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Users in Gurugram were unable to place or track orders on the two apps during the outage, with both platforms showing restaurants as “temporarily unavailable.”
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Punjab battles one of its worst floods, devastating homes, farmland, and livelihoods. Amid the crisis, entertainment industry stars extend aid and solidarity, offering relief, resources, and hope to help the state recover.
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The Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha on August 28 passed a resolution urging the Central Government to declare the destruction caused by heavy rains across the state as a national disaster.
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"During this monsoon season, natural disasters are testing the country. In the last few weeks, we have witnessed massive havoc caused by floods and landslides. Homes torn apart, fields submerged, and entire families destroyed.
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The districts under alert include Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Idukki, Malappuram, and Wayanad.
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Gujarat experienced severe monsoon rainfall, leading to the closure of schools in several districts, including Surat, due to waterlogging and safety concerns. Over the past 24 hours, 159 talukas reported light to heavy rainfall, with Jodiya in Jamnagar recording the highest at 7.17 inches. Urban centers, particularly Surat, were heavily affected, with submerged low-lying areas and halted traffic. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for several districts on June 24 and 25, warning of continued heavy to very heavy rainfall across Saurashtra and South Gujarat. Yellow alerts remain in place for other regions. In response, the state administration has activated disaster response protocols, deploying NDRF and SDRF teams, setting up control rooms, and instructing local authorities to manage evacuation, dewatering, and dam monitoring. Departments handling health, power, and water are on high operational readiness to ensure essential services continue and risks are mitigated in flood-prone zones.
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Damage to homes and livelihoods escalated sharply in 2024–25, with 361,124 houses damaged due to natural disasters—up from 140,384 the previous year.
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Over 1,600 tourists stranded in North Sikkim’s Lachung and Chungthang due to rain-triggered landslides have been safely evacuated. With roads damaged and bridges affected, rescue teams led by the BRO, police, and local administration worked round the clock. Tourists praised the support from locals, police, and army personnel. Authorities now urge caution as the monsoon approaches and the risk of further landslides grows.
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Heavy rains triggered by a depression over north Bangladesh and adjoining Meghalaya have caused devastating floods and landslides across five northeastern Indian states—Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Arunachal Pradesh—resulting in at least 32 deaths in the past 24 hours. Assam reported 9 deaths, including five in Guwahati due to landslides. Arunachal Pradesh lost nine lives in two separate landslide incidents. Meghalaya reported seven deaths from landslides, lightning, and drowning, while Mizoram reported six fatalities, including three Myanmar nationals after a hotel collapse. In Nagaland, one person died in a landslip on NH-29. Guwahati and Tezpur recorded their highest-ever rainfall for May, causing urban flooding, school closures, and widespread displacement. Manipur rivers swelled beyond danger levels, threatening more breaches. Authorities are monitoring the situation, and emergency relief efforts are underway. Many residents in landslide-prone zones remain at risk, while the Indian Meteorological Department predicts some rainfall reduction in the coming days.
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While Bengaluru thrives as a global digital hub with startups and venture capitalists, its physical infra remains neglected, regardless of which political party has governed the city
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Karnataka Deputy CM and Bengaluru Development Minister DK Shivakumar was in Hosapete on the eve of the Congress government's 'Sadhana Samavesha', an event marking two years of Congress rule in Karnataka.
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Since last week, 27 people have died and more than half a million households in the neighbouring Southeast Asian countries have been hit by torrential rain and flooding that authorities say have been the most severe in decades.
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The northeastern state of Kelantan, bordering Thailand, was the worst affected with 56,029 people evacuated from their homes followed by neighboring Terengganu with 21,264.
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On Friday, the mass spontaneous arrival of volunteers complicated access for professional emergency workers to some areas, prompting authorities to devise a plan on how and where to deploy them.
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The government shut down schools and offices — except those urgently needed for disaster response — for the second day on the entire main island of Luzon to protect millions of people after Tropical Storm Trami slammed into the country’s northeastern province of Isabela after midnight.
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The state government has set up a committee under the chairmanship of Deputy CM DK Shivakumar, which includes the heads of the IT, BT, and Startup Vision Groups.
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The Deputy Commissioner of the Bengaluru Urban district has declared a school holiday on October 21 after the Meteorological Department issued a three-hour Orange alert. Tech corridors such as the Outer Ring Road, Sarjapur Road, and the startup hub Koramangala faced waterlogging due to heavy rainfall.
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Opposition BJP and JD(S) have criticised the Congress-led state government for poor rain preparedness and crumbling infrastructure.
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Tamil Nadu has declared a holiday for educational institutions and issued an advisory for IT companies to allow work from home
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Construction machines worked to remove piles of rocks and debris covering the central town of Jablanica after the rainstorm early on Friday
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Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak directed authorities and disaster management agencies to remain on high alert as weather forecasts predict heavy rainfall in the Koshi and Bagmati provinces, as well as in the Kathmandu Valley, through Wednesday and Thursday
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This include Rs 1,492 crore to Maharashtra, Rs 1,036 crore to Andhra Pradesh, Rs 716 crore to Assam, Rs 655.60 crore to Bihar and Rs 600 crore to Gujarat, Rs 468 crore to West Bengal and Rs 416.80 crore to Telangana, an official statement said.
