Death toll from heavy rains in southeastern states of Brazil jumps to 23 | World News

Heavy rains in Brazil this weekend killed at least 23 people in the southeastern states of Rio de Janeiro and Espirito Santo. Espirito Santos’ state government said Sunday that 15 people died and almost 5,000 were out of their homes due to heavy rains falling since Friday night. Rio authorities reported eight deaths… Continue reading Death toll from heavy rains in southeastern states of Brazil jumps to 23 | World News

Orient Cement hits 52-week high on heavy volumes; zooms 25% in 3 days

Shares of Orient Cement rallied 13 per cent to hit a 52-week high of Rs 178 on the BSE in Monday’s intra-day trade on the back of heavy volumes. In the past three days, the stock of the cement & cement products company has zoomed 25 per cent. The upward movement in the stock price of… Continue reading Orient Cement hits 52-week high on heavy volumes; zooms 25% in 3 days

Heavy rains cause severe waterlogging in Dehradun village, people shifted

According to SDRF, 2 houses were flooded due to heavy rains at Bhopalpani village. The SDRF team used JCB to clear water from the area | Photo: ANI Twitter An State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) team launched a relief and rescue operation after waterlogging in Bhopalpani village in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun, following heavy rainfall on… Continue reading Heavy rains cause severe waterlogging in Dehradun village, people shifted

Wet spell to continue in Himachal till Aug 11; heavy rains forecast for Sun

Representative Image (Photo: ANI Twitter) The wet spell in Himachal Pradesh is likely to continue till August 11, the MeT office here said while issuing a yellow alert for heavy rains on Sunday. Light to heavy rains lashed parts of the hill state on Friday and Saturday, the weather department added. In… Continue reading Wet spell to continue in Himachal till Aug 11; heavy rains forecast for Sun

Himachal CM briefs Cong’s Kharge about losses due to heavy rains last month

He also told the Congress chief about the evacuation of tourists from Chandertaal at an altitude of 4,300 metres in Spiti, by his ministers. 9Photo: Twitter @SukhuSukhvinder) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge in Delhi on Saturday and discussed multiple issues concerning the state, including the losses due… Continue reading Himachal CM briefs Cong’s Kharge about losses due to heavy rains last month

Over 17,000 people died in floods, heavy rains between 2012-2021: Govt

Representative Image of Delhi flood | Photo: Bloomberg Over 17,000 people died in floods and heavy rains between 2012 and 2021 in the country, the government said on Monday. Responding to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Jal Shakti Bishweswar Tudu said the increased incidence of high intensity rainfall… Continue reading Over 17,000 people died in floods, heavy rains between 2012-2021: Govt

Central teams to visit Telangana today to assess damage due to heavy rains

An Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) will visit Telangana from Monday to assess the damage caused by floods in the state following the recent heavy rains, Union Minister of Tourism G Kishan Reddy said. Addressing a press conference, he slammed the BRS Government in the state, saying that the dispensation is “ignorant” of the… Continue reading Central teams to visit Telangana today to assess damage due to heavy rains