IMD issues orange alert for Mumbai, Thane
India Meteorological Department has issued orange alert for Mumbai and Thane and has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall.
CPI(M) MLAs to donate a month's salary for landslide victims
CPI (M) MLAs are going to donate a month's salary (Rs 50,000) to Chief Minister's Disaster Relief Fund, to help landslide victims.
IMD Mumbai predicts heavy rains in the state
India Meteorological Department (IMD), Mumbai has predicted thunderstorms with lightning and winds for Thane, Palghar, Nanded, Hingoli, Nashik, Nandurbar, Dhule, Jalgaon and Solapur.
Bomb threat at Delhi school
Delhi Police has detained a 14-year-old student after a bomb threat at Summer Fields School in Greater Kailash 1. It appears the student didn't want to go to school and therefore had sent the bomb threat via mail.
After Wayanad, central government plans to declare 56,000 sq km of Western Ghats as eco-sensitive
The central government has made a draft proposal which seeks to make 56,825 square kilometres of Western Ghats an ecologically sensitive area (ESA). The proposal seeks to establish an ESA on 9993 sq kms of Western Ghats in Kerala. This would cover 13 villages in Wayanad District and would include Noolpuzha which was hit by landslide on June 30.
Himachal Pradesh cloudburst: 53 people missing still
Fifty three people are still missing in Himachal Pradesh after cloudburst hit Kullu, Mandi and Shimla regions of the Himalayan state. As per official tally six bodies have been recovered. The cloudburst occurred on the intervening night of July 31 and August 1.
Kerala landslides search and rescue enters fifth day
Rescue workers, aided by the Indian Army, SDRF and NDRF are still working to rescue people stuck in landslides in Wayanad. More than hundred people have been rescued but the death toll stands at 308. It is feared that the number may go up.
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