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IMD issues heat warning for six districts of Kerala

Red alert in 7 dists of Kerala

7:02 pm October 21, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: As the North East Monsoon became vigorous over Kerala, a ‘red alert’ has been sounded in 7 districts on Monday with heavy to very heavy rains and extremely heavy falls being forecast at isolated places over the southern state and Mahe. According to the Kerala State Disaster Management Authority red alert has been issued […]

Dalit Christian honour killing: 10 get life sentence

6:58 pm August 27, 2019

Kottayam (Ker): A court here on Tuesday awarded life imprisonment to 10 people for the honour killing of a 23-year-old Dalit Christian man last year, which had triggered widespread protests across the state. Principal Sessions Court Judge C Jayachandran convicted the 10 men under various sections of the IPC, including sections 302 (murder) and 364A […]

Heavy rains expected in Gujarat on July 16; IMD issues red alert

Rains lash Gujarat, warning issued for weekend

11:07 pm August 9, 2019

Ahmedabad: Heavy rains continued in many places in Gujarat on Friday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a warning of “heavy to very heavy rainfall” over the next two days. The downpour threw normal life out of gear at many places in central and south Gujarat, resulting in swollen rivers and water-logging in residential […]

Rains batter South India, Kerala worst hit with 22 dead

6:44 pm August 9, 2019

Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram/Bengaluru: Rains continued to batter South India on Friday, with landslips and floods throwing life out of gear in Kerala leaving 22 people dead over the past three days and authorities scrambling to evacuate people from low-lying areas. Over 80,000 flood-affected people were evacuated in Karnataka, as Tamil Nadu asked the IAF to be on […]

Kerala rain fury claims 4 more lives, over 22,000 moved to relief camps

1:59 pm August 9, 2019

Thiruvananthapuram: There was no let-up from heavy rains in Kerala as four members of a family were killed at Edavanna in Malappuram district when their house collapsed on Friday, taking the rain-related death toll in the state to 12, while over 22,000 people have been moved to relief camps. The Cochin International Airport, where flight […]