MANGALORE: Srirangapatna in Srirangapatna taluk of Mandya district recorded maximum rainfall of 14.5mm in Karnataka in last 24-hours up to 8.30am on Friday.

BANGALORE: Wednesday's two-hour downpour in the city saw as many as 126 trees uprooted, according to BBMP which received the distress calls.

Heat wave conditions sweeping large parts of the country worsened, killing three persons in Madhya Pradesh, while Nagpur on Tuesday witnessed its hottest day in six decades at a sizzling 47.8 degre

The state Cabinet here today gave its approval for the submission of memorandum to the Centre for the grant of special package of Rs 607.77 crore for the rehabilitation of the quake-hit in the Doda

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BANGALORE: Heavy showers that lashed the city on Monday evening gave a reason to cheer from the sweltering heat, but it inconvenienced pedestrians and commuters in many areas.

Estimates from National Disaster Management Centre, NDMC, put the damage from the extreme weather the country has been facing as much as MVR hundreds of millions.

The death toll in the cyclonic storm 'Mahasen' that battered Bangladesh's southwestern coastlines climbed to 46 yesterday as bodies of nine children were pulled out from the Bay of Bengal.

As the Central government has announced a Rs 334-crore package for the quake-hit areas of Doda and Kishtwar districts, the state government is yet to submit the assessment report of the actual loss to the Centre.

The Rs-334 crore package will cover all affected families whose houses have been completely, severely or partially damaged. The Doda and Kishtwar administrations are on the job to prepare the report of loss caused by the May 1 quake which was followed by nine moderate-intensity tremors.