Centre expands PM Fasal Bima Yojana to cover crop loss from wild animals and waterloggingAnnouncing major relief for farmers, Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Friday said that, on the initiative of Prime Minis...
21 Nov, 2025, 08.41 AM IST
Austin power outage, hailstorm leaves over 67,000 without electricityA powerful thunderstorm hit Austin on Wednesday. It caused a major power outage in Austin. Over 67,000 customers lost electricity. The nort...
29 May, 2025, 08.04 AM IST
Manipur Congress seeks Rs 200 crore hailstorm relief for stateManipur's Congress party has urged the Centre to declare the recent hailstorm devastation a natural disaster, seeking Rs 200 crore relief f...
11 May, 2024, 09.14 PM IST
Death toll due to heavy rains in Pakistan's Balochistan increases to 22: OfficialThe death toll in Balochistan due to heavy rains and hailstorm has reached 22. Flash floods, urban flooding, and traffic jams have disrupte...
28 Apr, 2024, 05.13 PM IST
Weather Update: Delhi-NCR receives light rain, IMD warns of thunderstorms and hailWeather Update: Delhi experienced light rain due to a western disturbance, with the IMD warning of thunderstorms and hail. The city also re...
02 Mar, 2024, 08.31 AM IST
United Nations identifies world's all-time deadly stormsAn 1888 hailstorm in India has been identified by the UN weather agency among the all-time deadly weather events. The severe hailstorm near...
20 May, 2017, 08.24 PM IST
Heavy rains, hailstorms and strong winds in North India over the next few days: Met departmentThe weather office has predicted heavy rains, hailstorms and strong winds in North India over the next few days. The bad weather could dest...
16 Mar, 2016, 09.51 PM IST
Untimely rains flatten wheat, chickpea cropsRains, accompanied by strong winds and hailstorm, across North and Northwest India have flattened wheat, chickpea, mustard and other crops ...
14 Mar, 2016, 06.26 AM IST
Weather office issues ‘multi-hazard warning’ of hailstorms, strong winds“An intense western disturbance currently lying over Iran and the neighbourhood would affect the Indian subcontinent from 11th (March),” th...
10 Mar, 2016, 12.54 AM IST
NDA government deaf to farmers' agony: CongressAccusing the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre of being "anti-farmer", the Congress today said that it follows a NAMO policy - No Agricu...
22 May, 2015, 09.01 PM IST
Congress for declaring cyclonic storm in Bihar a national calamityClaiming that the cyclonic storm that has ravaged Bihar causing large scale destruction of life and property
27 Apr, 2015, 04.53 PM IST
Home Minister Rajnath Singh pledges adequate aid for storm-hit districts in BiharRajnath said central and state govts would together provide assistance to storm victims. An assessment of loss of lives and properties, inc...
25 Apr, 2015, 11.25 AM IST
Banks, states asked to help farmers in distress: Jayant Sinha, Mos FinanceMoS for Finance Jayant Sinha said that the Reserve Bank has also issued necessary guidelines to banks to provide relief to the crisis-ridde...
24 Apr, 2015, 04.39 PM IST
Government fully geared to deal with monsoon crisis: Rajiv Pratap RudyUnion Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy today said the government is "fully geared" to deal with any contingency that arises on account below aver...
23 Apr, 2015, 05.11 PM IST
Nor'wester ravages 12 districts of Bihar, toll rises to 42At least 42 persons perished in the severe Nor'wester which ravaged 12 districts of Bihar last night, state CM Nitish Kumar today said on h...
22 Apr, 2015, 10.35 PM IST
Hailstorm hits MizoramHundreds of tin-roofed houses were damaged in different parts of the state, the officials said, adding, there were no reports of human casu...
03 Apr, 2015, 03.55 PM IST
Will stand firm against Land Bill: Sonia Gandhi"At present Congress is not in power but the party will struggle for them (farmers) and will not compromise on the issue," Sonia asserted.
02 Apr, 2015, 04.37 PM IST