Manipur government announces permanent housing scheme for displaced familiesThe officials said that approximately 4800 to 5000 houses have been reported to have been destroyed in valley and hilly areas of Manipur.
Low pressure area formed over Bay of Bengal; Odisha faces heavy rainIssuing orange warning (be prepared) for 15 districts, the IMD also said that the low pressure will trigger heavy to very heavy rainfall (7...
Himachal's Kangra suffers losses worth Rs 75 crore amid incessant rainsKangra district in Himachal Pradesh has suffered losses worth around INR 75 crore in the last four days owing to incessant rains. Public Wo...
Army choppers make emergency landing in Bikaner due to inclement weatherThe pilots of both the choppers are safe. A large number of people gathered at the spot after seeing the choppers landing near their villag...
From bamboo sticks to World Cup debut, inspiring story of Indian hockey team's Nilam Sanjeep XessNilam is living in a 'kutcha' house with no gas or water connection in Odisha's Kadobahal village in Sundargarh district. Nilam's house is ...
Cyclone 'Sitrang' likely to dampen Diwali festivities in BengalKolkata, along with several other southern districts of West Bengal, woke up to light rain and an overcast sky on Monday as cyclone 'Sitran...
Death toll rises to 14 as heavy rain accompanied by storm, lightning lashes AssamFour persons including a minor girl died after the storm uprooted the bamboo trees in the Tingkhong area in the Dibrugarh district. A 15-ye...
Tauktae intensifies into 'very severe cyclonic storm', yellow alert issued for Gujarat coast: IMD"It is very likely to move north-northwestwards and reach Gujarat coast in the evening hours of 17th (May) and cross Gujarat coast between ...
NSS data shows jump in ‘Housing for All’ in 2018A total of 16 million homes have been constructed since April 2014. Data shows that numbers of those living in semi-pucca houses has come d...
Half a dozen states still to tell about houses couldn’t be given1.61 lakh beneficiaries selected for Pradhan Mantri Gramin Awaas Yojana haven’t received a dwelling.
Bharatiya Tribal Party queers pitch in RajasthanThe main reason – in its first contest during assembly elections in December last year, the BTP won two of the 11 seats it contested.
After 26-yr wait, UP farmers rebuild dam on their own with just Rs 70,000Chief development offi cer (CDO) SS Awasthi said, “From the British period to 1990, the district administration used to construct a kutcha ...
J&K CM Mufti Mohammed Sayeed announces Rs 2,000 crore each for flood-hit, PoK refugeesRs 1,200 crore will be spent on reconstruction of houses damaged in the floods, while Rs 800 crore will be utilised for reviving the flood ...
Centre rejects Assam’s proposal for financial assistance under SDRF for flood-affectedCentre has rejected the proposal of Assam Government for enhancement of financial assistance under State Disaster Relief Fund (SDRF) for th...
Cyclone Hudhud: Odisha deploys NDRF, set to evacuate 3.5 lakh peopleWith the meteorological department issuing warning on the "very severe cyclonic storm" set to hit the coast near Visakhapatnam on Sunday, O...
Cyclone 'Hudhud': Odisha deploys rescue teams, to start evacuation soon"At least 25 teams, 15 of NDRF and 10 ODRF, have been deployed at vulnerable areas keeping an eye on the cyclone," Special Relief Commissio...
- 'Anti-landmine vehicles in Midnapore cannot withstand high explosives'
The anti-landmine vehicles being used in anti-Maoist operations in West Midnapore district could not withstand high explosives just as the ...