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A population of over 83 lakhs is facing the deluge. However, in some areas the people have returned to their homes as water has partially receded from some villages. Six relief camps are being run in Khagadia and Samastipur where over 5000 people are sheltered. 1.6 Lakh people are being …

Surging water of Gandak and Kosi spread out in fresh areas after the river continues flowing at above danger mark in their courses. Over 75 lakh people of 16 districts spread over 1,240 Panchayats are reeling under the impact of flood. The flood situation is particularly serious in Darbhanga, Muzaffarpur …

Ravi Shankar Prasad, Union Minister of Electronics &IT, Communications and Law & Justice, said that Government of India has been taking measures on priority to provide connectivity in the far flung, difficult, border areas of strategic importance, so as to ensure better quality of life to the people as well …

The flood affected population has also increased to 53 lakh 70 thousand. So far, about four lakh people have been evacuated from the flood affected areas. 31 teams of NDRF and SDRF are engaged in relief and rescue operations.  Additional Secretary of Disaster Management Department Ramchandra-Du said that 27 thousand …

The discharge of water from the Kosi and Gandak barrages has increased due to heavy rainfall in the catchment areas of the rivers in Nepal. According to the Disaster Management Department, two blocks of Siwan district have been affected due to inflow of water from Gopalganj. Additional Secretary of Disaster …

According to police, 625 kilogram of firecrackers were seized from Sadar Bazar, 11.1 kg firecrackers and 7.9 kg firecrackers were seized by teams from Subzi Mandi and Burari police stations. On November 3, while head constable Sandeep Chawla was on patrolling duty, he received information about fire crackers/explosive items being …

With threats of sea level rise, storm surge and other natural disasters, researchers from Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science are turning to nature to protect humans from nature. They are developing innovative ways to guard coastlines and prevent scouring and erosion from waves and storms using …

The warmth and bonhomie evident at the Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Indonesian President Joko Widodo signifies the importance of growth in ties. During first leg of his three nation tour, Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with president Widodo and underlined importance of boosting diplomatic, trade and economic …

JAMMU: Chief Minister, Mehbooba Mufti today visited the border areas of R S Pura, Samba and other places of Jammu province which have been severely hit by the cross border shelling of past few days. She interacted with the affected people and took an on the spot appraisal of their …