Rain, fierce storm batter Thrissur on Tuesday: damage estimated at ₹1.66 crore

Rain, fierce storm batter Thrissur on Tuesday: damage estimated at ₹1.66 crore

Thrissur district faced widespread destruction on Tuesday evening as torrential rain and strong wind wreaked havoc, with the cost of damages estimated at ₹1.66 crore (₹1,66,77,000). The worst-hit area was Pullazhi, where District Collector Arjun Pandian visited homes and roads severely affected by fallen trees and ruptured electricity poles. A key stretch — Olari Kottil … Read more

Laura Kenny: Can elite sport damage women’s fertility?

Laura Kenny: Can elite sport damage women’s fertility?

Getty Images Laura always wondered if her body was running on empty Olympic gold-medallist Dame Laura Kenny is Britain’s most successful female athlete. She has two young boys but also had a miscarriage and an ectopic pregnancy, and has always wondered if the physical toll of elite sport had damaged her fertility. The BBC News … Read more

Workers accidentally damage water pipeline in Ambur town

Workers accidentally damage water pipeline in Ambur town

Drinking water shooting out of the broken pipeline on Swamiyarmadam Main Road in Ambur on Saturday. | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Gallons of drinking water went to waste after contract workers damaged the main pipeline carrying water to Ambur town, near Tirupattur, on Saturday. Officials of the Ambur Municipality said a small group of workers were laying … Read more

Central team assesses flood damage in Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu districts

Central team assesses flood damage in Jayashankar Bhupalpally, Mulugu districts

August 03, 2023 02:33 am | Updated 02:35 am IST – JAYASHANKAR BHUPALPALLY/ MULUGU Members of the inter-ministerial Central team along with the officials of Warangal and Hanamkonda districts including civic officials visiting rain-ravaged areas in Greater Warangal Municipal Corporation (GWMC) limits. Members of the inter-ministerial Central team on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, visited Moranchapally … Read more

Central team assesses flood damage in Assam

Central team assesses flood damage in Assam

File photo of villagers travelling in a boat as they wade through a flooded area after heavy rainfall, in Morigaon | Photo Credit: ANI A Central team has asked the Assam government to submit geo-tagged photographs of real-time damage to infrastructure due to floods. It also suggested the State include a list of damage caused … Read more

Massive fire at market in Howrah, over 50 shops suffer damage

Massive fire at market in Howrah, over 50 shops suffer damage

A massive fire broke out in Howrah in the early hours of Friday, July 21, 2023, in which over 50 shops were burnt. A total of 12 fire tenders have rushed to the spot to douse the flames. Speaking about the incident, Divisional Fire Officer Ranjan Kumar Ghosh said, “As soon as we got information … Read more

Digvijaya and Nath caused more damage to M.P. than coronavirus: CM Chouhan taunts Congress leaders

Digvijaya and Nath caused more damage to M.P. than coronavirus: CM Chouhan taunts Congress leaders

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan. File | Photo Credit: PTI Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on April 27 took a swipe at senior Congress leaders Digvijaya Singh and Kamal Nath, alleging that they have caused more damage to the State than coronavirus. His remark comes a day after Digvijaya Singh said … Read more