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Telangana rain: Students who lost certificates to get new one

October 22, 2020 11:16 am

Special Chief Secretary of Education, Chitra Ramachandran issued orders in this regard on Tuesday after hundreds of students who have either lost or their certificates got damaged communicated to the education department

Telangana govt postpones all exams till Dussehra

October 20, 2020 5:22 pm

The Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU-H) and Osmania University, Hyderabad have already decided to postpone all exams scheduled on October 19 and 20.

Unplanned growth, not rain gods to blame for Gurgaon’s waterlogging woes

August 21, 2020 9:25 am

Dhingra Commission had put blame on ‘poor planning’ and ‘overruling of experts’ advice’ by the then state govt.

Watch: Newly built Islamabad airport’s ceiling begins to crumble during heavy rain

August 17, 2020 1:23 pm

The Islamabad airport was built just two years ago and an inquiry into its faulty construction is currently underway after rainwater entered the airport on multiple occasions in the past.

Punjab: At 41%, combined storage of 3 dams up significantly against 17% last year

July 17, 2019 12:30 pm

The total live storage capacity of these dams is 14.73 billion cubic metres (BCM) and as per CWC, the live storage available in these reservoirs is 6.055 BCM which is 41 per cent of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs.

Heavy rain hits Bankura, 1 dead

August 07, 2018 5:28 am

A statement issued by Asim Kumar Biswas, the additional district magistrate (general), Bankura, said the district received about 224 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. As a result, several areas were inundated. Mejhia, Satighat and Gangajalghati were the most affected.

More rains likely for 2 days in rain-soaked Odisha

August 27, 2017 8:27 pm

Chief amounts of rainfall were recorded in districts like Kandhamal, Cuttack, Bolangir, Mayurbhanj, Nuapada, Kendrapara, Kalahandi, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Rayagada, Koraput, Bargarh, Ganjam, Puri, Malkangiri, Keonjhar, Gajapati and Sonepur.

Several dead, millions affected as floods create havoc in Assam, Bihar and West Bengal

August 14, 2017 8:55 pm

Continuous downpour in many parts of the country has paralyzed the lives of more than a million people. The state and central government are taking up relief efforts to control the situation. Indian army has also been deployed in many places.

More rains in store for Rajasthan

July 27, 2017 9:28 pm

Even though the water is receding in flood-hit areas, important roads connecting Sirohi, Jalore and Pali are still blocked, the Met Department said. Sirohi district has been continuously receiving abnormal rainfall for the last five days.

Heavy showers likely in several states in 24 hrs, says IMD

July 26, 2017 9:19 pm

Flood situation in Assam worsens, at least 13 dead

August 24, 2015 7:42 pm

The Assam government on Monday (August 24) sought an interim relief of Rs 500 crore for relief, rehabilitation and repair works in flood-affected areas across the state.