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Man dies after ambulance delayed in Kerala's Attappady ghat traffic block

While being taken to the hospital in an ambulance, traffic came to a standstill after a tree fell across the road in the ghat section at Attappady.
Published on Jun 12, 2026 12:31 pm IST

Over 300 dead since June, power supply disrupted amid monsoon fury in Himachal

582 roads, including two national highways, remained blocked, 1,155 electricity distribution transformers (DTRs) were disrupted, and 346 water supply schemes were out of service.
Published on Aug 28, 2025 08:52 am IST

Himachal Pradesh: 359 roads, 132 power lines, 520 water schemes hit due to rains

The SDMA has urged residents to avoid unnecessary travel in vulnerable areas and to follow official advisories during restoration operations.
Published on Aug 10, 2025 09:18 pm IST

Orange alert sounded for heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh; parts of NH closed

More than 116 people have lost their lives in rain-related incidents, while 37 people are reported missing.
Updated on Aug 10, 2025 10:36 pm IST

Himachal: 358 roads closed amid rain, landslides

The local MeT office issued a yellow warning of heavy rains accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning in three to six districts on Saturday and Sunday.
Published on Aug 08, 2025 11:11 pm IST

Ludhiana: Ministers to meet committee members on September 11 to address protest over biogas factories

Members of coordination committee after holding a preparatory meeting with IGP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar and Ludhiana deputy commissioner Sakshi Sawhney. (HT Photo)
Updated on Sept 10, 2024 05:40 am IST

Bengaluru traffic cops fix dug-up road after seeking civic body's help

Cops were deserted by officials from the BBMP who did not respond to queries and requests by the traffic department.
Published on Nov 25, 2022 01:47 pm IST

Restrictions imposed in Kashmir valley to prevent Muharram processions

Paramilitary forces deployed in Lal Chowk area of Srinagar on the 8th day of Muharram on September 8, 2019.
Updated on Sept 08, 2019 06:24 pm IST

Hong Kong police, protesters clash in trains as violence rages

It’s the 13th straight weekend of historic political unrest in Hong Kong as rallies over a now-suspended bill to allow extraditions to China widened into a push for greater democracy.
Updated on Sept 01, 2019 01:21 pm IST

Ban on celebrity jumbo threatens to take sheen out of Thrissur Pooram

Thechikottukavu Ramachandran, a 10.5 ft tusker has been banned from public display after it killed two persons in February.
Updated on May 08, 2019 07:23 pm IST

Mass marriages in Madhya Pradesh on halt for next two months

The highly popular mass marriages organized by the Madhya Pradesh government’s social justice department has hit a road block this year; not because of any astrological reasons, but due to the imposition of the model code of conduct ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Published on Mar 26, 2019 01:34 am IST

AIADMK, DMK run into seat-sharing speed breaker with allies in Tamil Nadu

Union railway minister Piyush Goyal had a lengthy meeting with the AIADMK top brass in Chennai on Thursday but the two parties could not decide on the number of seats to contest in the Lok Sabha elections.
Updated on Feb 16, 2019 09:40 pm IST

Maharashtra bandh: Several schools, colleges in Mumbai cancel afternoon shift

Protestes block traffic on the busy Jogeshwari-Vikhroli Link Road on Wednesday afternoon.
Updated on Jul 25, 2018 12:39 pm IST

Lawyer shot dead in broad daylight in Allahabad

Lawyers and police at the site of the shooting in Allahabad on Thursday.
Updated on May 10, 2018 03:12 pm IST

My City, My Voice: Delayed land acquisition halts Pargenagar-Kausarbaug road work

Roads in Pargenagar-Kausarbaug areas have not been constructed despite having been included under the DP plan since 2004.
Updated on Mar 27, 2018 04:03 pm IST