Heavy rains lash UP, major rivers flowing above danger mark

Last Updated: Sunday, June 30, 2013, 16:36

Heavy rainfall lashed various parts of Uttar Pradesh during the past 24 hours, causing water level in major rivers including Ghaghra, Sharda, Quano, Rapti and Budhi Rapti to rise.

Heavy rain hits over 650,000 people in China

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 22:17

Over 666,000 people have been affected by heavy rains in east China, officials said on Saturday.

Overnight rains damage National Highway in U`khand

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 20:50

The 14 km stretch of National Highway 109 from Guptkashi to Phata was on Saturday badly damaged at two places due to landslips caused by heavy rain overnight.

119 pilgrims from AP still `out of contact` in Uttarakhand

Last Updated: Friday, June 28, 2013, 21:52

Andhra Pradesh government said tonight that 119 pilgrims from the state still remained "out of contact" in calamity-hit Uttarakhand.

Heavy rains lash Vidarbha, three drown in Nagpur

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 22:37

Three persons including, a nine-year-old boy, drowned in flooded nullahs and rivers as heavy rains lashed Nagpur city and eastern Vidarbha.

Heavy rains in Mumbai; high tides predicted

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 14:17

Heavy rains have struck Mumbai yet again.

Uttarakhand floods: DNA of unidentified bodies being preserved

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 09:35

The DNA of those who died in calamity-hit Uttarakhand and now cannot be identified is being preserved, with officials saying that many of the bodies have decomposed.

Fresh landslides in U`khand, rescue ops hit by heavy rains

Last Updated: Monday, June 24, 2013, 09:05

Fresh spells of rain, landslides and cloudburst at a number of places including the higher reaches of Pauri, Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts of calamity-hit Uttarakhand on Monday hampered the on-going rescue and evacuation operations in the hill state.

Kailash Mansarovar yatra suspended

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 20:10

The annual Kailash Mansarovar `yatra` has been suspended on Monday in view of heavy rains and landslides in Uttarakhand.

Haryana floods: 52 stranded villagers rescued

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 13:12

Yamunanagar: Fifty-two people, including 15 children, stranded on a tract of land in Haryana`s Yamunanagar district due to floods triggered by heavy rains, were rescued on Monday.

Rains wreak havoc in Kinnaur district, HP CM stranded

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 11:54

Heavy rains wreaked havoc in tribal Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh where eight persons were feared dead in landslides that blocked important roads leaving Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh stranded in Sangla Valley