At least 27 people have died due to recent lightning strikes in the state. The IMD has attributed the flashes to three weather systems. We explain how this has contributed to heavy rains in parts of northwestern India.
In Himachal Pradesh, landslides and massive floods have killed a large number of people since June. There have been over a 100 landslides this monsoon season and the destruction has been estimated at Rs 10,000 crore
Sixteen farmer unions from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, UP and Uttarakhand had a meeting in Mohali Friday in which they decided to gherao Chandigarh on August 22 with an intent to press the state government on the flood package issue.
It is time our political class focused on improving the rickety administrative apparatus at all levels instead of introducing more freebies. Only this can make our cities and villages safe