Wednesday, Jun 29, 2022
Aug 10, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau The Kochi International airport had on Friday suspended all operations till Sunday as the runway area in the airport was waterlogged due to floods.
Aug 10, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau Torrential rains continued to lash most parts of Kerala on Friday with the toll in the last three days rising to 28 in monsoon-related incidents, including two massive landslides, and over 64,000 people being shifted to relief camps.
As per the last count, nearly 44,000 people have been evacuated from flood-hit and rain-affected areas of Karnataka, where the rain fury has left 12 people dead in the past few days.
Aug 09, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau The Nilgiris district and surrounding areas have been experiencing heavy rains under the influence of the south-west monsoon for the last four days leading to a shutdown of educational institutions.
Kerala State Disaster Management Authority (KDSMA) has evacuated 22,165 people from flood-affected regions and they have been lodged in 315 camps across the state.
According to the India Meteorological Department, heavy to very heavy rains are likely in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Maharashtra, Gujarata, Karnataka and Kerala over the next two days.
Heavy rains and landslides lashed Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Gujarat.
A red alert has been issued by the authorities in Idukki, Kozhikode and Malappuram districts. Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the situation.
Following heavy downpour in Sangli in the last few days, the district jail premises, housing around 370 inmates, was inundated on Wednesday.
Due to incessant rains in western Maharashtra, the district administrations of Pune, Satara, Kolhapur and Sangli declared a holiday for schools and colleges on Tuesday
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning of heavy rainfall in Mumbai on Saturday along with a high tide of 4.90 metres at 1.44 pm.
Police sub-inspector Govind Chavda rescued a 45-day-old girl from Devipura locality near Vishwamitri railway station after heavy rain lashed Vadodara.
As torrential rains lashed Vadodara and nearby areas in central Gujarat creating a flood-like situation, Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has appealed people to shift from low-lying areas to safer places
Mumbai and its suburbs, Thane, Palghar and Pune have received rainfall in excess of the normal average between June1 and July 24, IMD said.
Hundreds of panicky, starving and thirsty passengers on the Mumbai-Kolhapur train were seen making appeals for help on mobile videos and social media.
Eight people were injured after three cars collided in suburban Andheri due to poor visibility amid the heavy downpour
At least 40-50 people are feared trapped under the debris of a four-storey building that collapsed in Mumbai's Dongri.
A bench of Justices G S Sistani and Jyoti Singh also suggested to set up a control room so that quick information on traffic jams and waterlogging can be reported and suitable action taken in the shortest time.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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