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India@75: From Karnataka's Hampi to Jammu's Mubarak Mandi, monuments light up in Tricolour
Historic and important landmarks across the country are being cloaked in saffron, white and green to mark India's 75 years of Independence and what a sight it is to behold!
Kerala: Water authority opens shutter of Idukki dam after intense rainfall
The district administration issued an orange alert as the water level in the reservoir rises above 2400 feet. Continuous rains wreck havoc on the state. Due to the rain, life has been disturbed all around
Heavy Rains and Floods Updates: Two IAF choppers deployed for rescue operations in Belagavi, nine dead in Karnataka
Heavy Rains and Floods Updates: The Maharashtra district administration in Sangli said that nine people had died in the rescue boat capsizing accident while three were feared drowned.
Kerala faces opposition from Tamil Nadu after nod for feasibility study to build new dam in Mullaperiyar
The August flood that took the water level in most of the dams, including Mullapperiyar, to the brim had confounded fears of people living in the downstream of the dam regarding their safety.
One shutter of Cheruthoni dam in Idukki to open at 4 pm today; Kerala bans tourism, night travel in district
The Idukki district has banned tourism and late night travel in the district starting Friday in view an IMD forecast of heavy to very heavy rains in Kerala and Lakshadweep in the next two-three days
Kerala bans tourism, night travel in Idukki after IMD issues 'very heavy rainfall' warning: Govt likely to open dam shutters
The Idukki district administration in Kerala has banned tourism and night travels in the district including to Neelakurinji gardens in Munnar starting Friday in view of the heavy to very heavy rain forecast in Kerala and Lakshadweep in the next two-three days
Tamil Nadu releasing water from Mullaperiyar Dam didn't cause Kerala floods: CWC report
The Kerala government had claimed that the sudden release from the Mullaperiyar dam forced it to release more water from the Idukki reservoir, becoming one of the causes of the floods.
Oommen Chandy blames govt for Kerala floods, says it couldn't foresee things, plan according to rain patterns
The glaring omission came when the government failed to act according to the pattern of rains, said former Kerala chief minister Oommen Chandy.
Tamil Nadu to file affidavit in SC refuting Kerala's claims that sudden water release from Mullaperiyar Dam caused floods
The Mullaperiyar Dam is located on the Western Ghats near Thekkady in Idukki district of Kerala on the Periyar river.
Kerala floods: Call from Mumbai Coast Guard office kicked off night-long rescue op near Idukki dam, helped save newborn
From flood-ravaged Kerala comes a story of grit of the Coast Guard and armed forces personnel who saved a newly-born baby in a night-long rescue operation near the Idukki dam two days ago.
Kerala floods claim 174 lives, displace over 3 lakh: red alert in 12 of 14 districts as army, navy NDRF scale up response
In Kerala, waters from the Periyar river and its tributaries kept many towns in Ernakulam and Thrissur districts submerged. The worst affected include Paravur, Kalady, Chalakudy, Perumbavoor and Muvatupuzha.
Kerala floods updates: Narendra Modi reaches Thiruvananthapuram, will take aerial survey of state tomorrow
Kerala floods latest updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has landed in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram. He will stay overnight at the Kerala Raj Bhawan and will conduct an aerial survey of the flood-hit state on Saturday morning.
Kerala rains: Toll rises to 164 in 10 days; hundreds of defence personnel launch operations to rescue those stranded
The floods caused by incessant rains in Kerala have killed 164 people in 10 days, Defence personnel are racing to rescue people stranded in the floods
Rains, floods claim 776 lives in seven states this monsoon; 187 killed in Kerala, 171 in Uttar Pradesh
According to the Home Ministry, this monsoon, floods and rains have hit 26 districts in Maharashtra, 23 in Assam, 22 in West Bengal, 14 in Kerala, 12 in Uttar Pradesh, 11 Nagaland and 10 in Gujarat.
Kerala rains: Water level in Idukki Dam recedes to 2,397.58 feet; five shutters of Cheruthoni Dam to remain open
Water level in the Idukki dam has receded to 2,397.58 feet, alleviating concerns about floods in fresh downstream areas however five shutters of Cheruthoni dam, part of Idukki reservoir, will continue to remain open.
Kerala rains cause damages worth over Rs 8,000cr: Pinarayi Vijayan demands extra funds, warns of long-term impact of disaster
The overall damage caused due to the Kerala rains stands to the tune of Rs 8,316 crore, as per initial reports, chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan informed on Sunday.
Kerala rains: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vjayan takes aerial survey of flood-ravaged districts, review meeting shifted to Wayanad
Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan has undertaken an aerial survey of flood-ravaged districts of the state which have been pounded by heavy rains since the past few days.
Unrelenting rains force Kerala authorities to open dams' shutters; experts blame poor planning for scale of spate
The rain fury that left a trail of destruction across Kerala since 8 August has subsided but the water that it has brought to reservoirs of many major and minor dams continues to haunt a large segment of people in the state.
Half of Kerala reels under floods as death toll rises to 29, over 53,000 people left homeless
Northern and central Kerala have been battered by heavy rains of the Southwest monsoon since August 8, which has left 29 people dead, including three today.
Kerala rains updates: Death toll rises to 29, over 54,000 displaced; 11 of 14 districts in state on high alert
Dam reservoirs and rivers overflowed, sections of highways collapsed and homes were swept away in severe flooding in more than half of Kerala, after days of incessant rains left nearly 54,000 people homeless and killed at least 29