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Manali, Kufri get season’s first snowfall
Himachal Pradesh's tourist resort Manali and Shimla's nearby destinations Kufri and Narkanda were on Monday enveloped by a blanket of snow, the season's first, giving the resort and its neighbouring areas a picturesque look.The timely…
Weather condition, stubble burning lead higher pollution on Diwali : CPCB
The levels of air pollution during Diwali this year were found much higher as compared to the last year while a significant dip was found in noise pollution level, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) revealed on Sunday.In a special…
Rain, less stubble fires & wind reduce Delhi AQI
Day after Diwali a surprise shower, cool surface wind and relatively less stubble burning activity in the vicinity of the national capital brought down Delhi's air quality index from 525 to 273 within 24 hours.Delhiites relaxed a bit as…
Karnataka to seek more funds for flood relief, rehab
Karnataka would seek more funds from the Centre to speed up relief and rehabilitation works in dozen of districts across the state that were ravaged by heavy monsoon rains and flash floods due to release of excess water from dams on major…
No respite from rain in Andhra Pradesh, heavy forecast for 3 days
There seems to be no respite from rain as deep depression over Andhra Pradesh has already caused flooding in several places in the state, with the Met department predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in coastal Andhra…
Why residents of this Hyderabad colony are procuring boats
With heavy rains and flash floods inundating Hyderabad's Nadeem Colony, authorities pressed into service a few boats for rescue and relief operations, but a week later a couple of boats are still seen floating in the flooded waters in the…
Hyderabad floods cause untold misery to many families
Heavy rains and flash floods have caused untold misery to hundreds of families in Hyderabad as many of them lost everything in the worst natural calamity to strike the city in recent years.Breach or overflowing of lakes and storm water…
90 dead, 34 missing in Vietnam floods, landslides
At least 90 people have died, while 34 others were reported missing due to floods and landslides caused by the incessant rains in Vietnam over the last two weeks, disaster management authorities said on Monday.In a statement, the Central…
Hyderabad’s Purnapul across swollen Musi river shut
The famous bridge across the swollen Musi river, Puranapul, was shut for traffic after cracks were noticed on one of the pillars.Police said traffic coming from Hussaini Alam and Bahadurpura side and from Karwan and Ziaguda on the other…
Hyderabad floods affected over 37,000 families: GHMC
Torrential rains and flash floods in Hyderabad have affected over 37,000 families, a top civic official said on Sunday.The heavy rains and floods on October 13-14 and again on October 17 inundated many areas, affecting 37,400…