Uttar Pradesh: Schools closed in Lucknow due to heavy rain; Ayodhya area flooded after Saryu river overflowsDue to persistent heavy rainfall and overflowing rivers, schools in Lucknow are closed, and several areas in Uttar Pradesh, including Ayodh...
04 Aug, 2025, 09.42 AM IST
Several areas of Varanasi flooded as Ganga overflowsVaranasi is grappling with severe flooding due to incessant heavy rainfall and the rising Ganga River, prompting a ban on boats. Chief Mini...
04 Aug, 2025, 08.43 AM IST
402 villages affected by floods in Uttar Pradesh; relief measures in progressFloods in Uttar Pradesh have caused widespread disruption. Many villages and people are affected across several tehsils. Relief operations ...
03 Aug, 2025, 06.48 PM IST
Flood situation in Bihar worsens as embankments of Kosi, Bagmati rivers breachedFloods in Bihar have worsened as embankments of the Kosi and Bagmati rivers were breached, affecting several villages. The state water reso...
30 Sep, 2024, 12.20 PM IST
Ghats go under water in Varanasi, cremations take place on streets, terracesArea from the Assi Ghat to the Namo Ghat are completely submerged, forcing bodies coming for last rites at Harishchandra Ghat and Manikarni...
26 Aug, 2022, 07.17 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath urges experts for alternatives to online classesAdityanath was speaking in Varanasi at the convention held ahead of polls to apprise the intelligentsia or people like teachers, doctors, w...
06 Sep, 2021, 11.54 AM IST
Yogi Adityanath reviews situation in flood-affected districts in Uttar Pradesh"Due to release of water from various dams, over 600 villages in 24 districts of the state are affected by flood. Lakhs of people are facin...
13 Aug, 2021, 04.26 PM IST
Priyanka slams Uttar Pradesh government over COVID-19 handling in a letter to CM"Quarantine centres in UP are in a pathetic state. In some places, the situation is so bad, that people are fearing mismanagement more than...
25 Jul, 2020, 02.46 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi visits IRRI, contributes two Indian rice seed varieties to its gene bankA large number of Indian scientists are working in the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Banos, an urban locality situate...
13 Nov, 2017, 01.00 PM IST
Flood situation in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh turns grim; 10 more NDRF teams deployedBhojpur district accounted for the maximum number of deaths at 12 followed by Vaishali (6), Bhagalpur (2) and one each in Buxar and Lakhisa...
24 Aug, 2016, 01.12 AM IST
Lok Sabha elections 2014: Election Commission gets youth volunteers, videography for VaranasiThe voting percentage was 42 in the 2009 general elections. The situation looks different this time, say EC officials.
12 May, 2014, 04.03 AM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Narendra Modi's ardent supporters from Gujarat head to VaranasiGaurang Patel, convenor of BJP sports cell in Gujarat, said once polling is over on April 30, batches of volunteers will board trains for V...
28 Apr, 2014, 08.43 AM IST
Major rivers in spate in UP, flood situation worsensAccording to relief commissioner's office here, so far a total of 289 people have been killed in the state in rain-related incidents this m...
02 Sep, 2013, 08.05 PM IST
Flood situation worsens in UP, dry weather in parts of NorthThe Delhiites experienced a hot and humid Sunday with the city recording no rainfall.
01 Sep, 2013, 07.33 PM IST
Over 16 lakh affected in UP floods, rescue operations onRelief and rescue operations continued in full swing today as situation in flood-affected areas of Uttar Pradesh remained grim, with the nu...
30 Aug, 2013, 10.18 PM IST
- UP grants Rs 2 crore for flood-affected eastern districts
The Uttar Pradesh government has sanctioned a sum of Rs two crore for relief and rescue work in the flood-affected eastern districts of the...
26 Sep, 2011, 01.36 PM IST
- Flood situation worsens in Eastern UP
Flood situation worsened in the eastern region of Uttar Pradesh with the water level in major rivers witnessing a rising trend even as two ...
18 Aug, 2007, 10.00 PM IST