Vidarbha farmer gets Rs.80 for Rs.15,000 loss!

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 23, 2013, 14:34

A farmer of Wardha district in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, who suffered losses of around Rs.15,000 during the last monsoon floods, was aghast to receive a compensation amount of Rs.80.

Uttarakhand floods: Rescue operations on, 200 evacuated from Badrinath

Last Updated: Saturday, June 29, 2013, 09:12

After an initial delay due to unfavourable weather conditions, rescue work in Badrinath area of flood-hit Uttarakhand resumed and nearly 200 pilgrims have so far been evacuated from the shrine, officials said.

Choppers evacuating stranded tourists, locals in Kinnaur

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 13:24

Rescue operations to evacuate stranded people in Himachal Pradesh`s Kinnaur district were underway on Friday.

About 2,500 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh stranded in U`khand

Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2013, 00:14

As many as 2,425 pilgrims from Andhra Pradesh are stranded in various places of rain-ravaged Uttarakhand, state officials said.

Monsoon floods in Nepal kill 22

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 19, 2013, 18:40

At least 22 people have been killed in landslides and floods triggered by heavy monsoon rain in remote parts of Nepal, a government spokesman said Wednesday.

Heavy rainfall lashes most parts of UP

Last Updated: Monday, June 17, 2013, 16:46

With monsoon becoming vigorous over Uttar Pradesh in past 24 hours, moderate to heavy rain and thundershowers occurred while very heavy rainfall drenched isolated places over the western region.

Floods in Pak kill 371, affect 4.47 million

Last Updated: Saturday, September 29, 2012, 14:50

At least 371 people have been killed and nearly 4.5 million affected by the Monsoon floods in Pakistan, the government`s disaster relief agency has said.

Pakistan seeks foreign help after monsoon floods

Last Updated: Sunday, September 11, 2011, 12:21

Pakistan is still haunted by memories of the 2010 floods which killed about 2,000 people.

Delhi to combat floods this year

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 12, 2011, 12:39

With the onset of the monsoon, the Delhi government is determined to control floods in the capital this year, local Irrigation and Flood Minister Ashok Kumar Walia Tuesday said after visiting flood-prone areas.