UAE offer condolences to Prez of Rwanda over flood victims

UAE offer condolences to Prez of Rwanda over flood victims

[ad_1] Photo: Reuters Abu Dhabi: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of condolences to Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda, over the deadly floods that recently hit the country. He also wished a speedy recovery to all the injured. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of … Read more

Sri Lanka issues flood, lightning warnings for 12 districts

Sri Lanka issues flood, lightning warnings for 12 districts

[ad_1] Bangladesh Floods (Representative Image) Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Department of Meteorology on Saturday issued a warning of heavy floods for 12 out of a total of 25 districts in the South Asian country, where heavy rains were reported over the last few days. The 12 districts are Puttalam, Kurunegala, Kandy, Gampaha, Kegalla, Nuwara Eliya, Colombo, … Read more

No Alarming Flood Situation, No Need to Panic: CE I&FC

No Alarming Flood Situation, No Need to Panic: CE I&FC

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: As the Kashmir received incessant rainfall since yesterday, the authorities on Wednesday said that there is no alarming flood-like situation in the Valley and people need not to panic. Chief Engineer Irrigation and Flood Control Department, Naresh Kumar said that there is not an alarming situation in the Valley as of now. “The … Read more

DDA conducts anti-encroachment drive in Yamuna flood plains, removes some ‘illegal’ structures

DDA conducts anti-encroachment drive in Yamuna flood plains, removes some ‘illegal’ structures

[ad_1] (Representative image) New Delhi:The DDA on Monday conducted an anti-encroachment drive on a portion of the environmentally-sensitive Yamuna flood plains and “some illegal structures” were removed, officials said. The drive near Barapullah area was carried out by the Delhi Development Authority according to the norms outlined by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), they said. … Read more

TikTok’s plan to stave off government intervention: Flood D.C. with influencers

TikTok’s plan to stave off government intervention: Flood D.C. with influencers

[ad_1] Another person familiar with the plans noted that TikTok was paying for the cost of sending influencers to D.C. It was not clear which influencers would be making the trip. “Lawmakers in Washington debating TikTok should hear firsthand from people whose lives would be directly affected by their decisions,” said TikTok spokesperson Jamal Brown. … Read more

Flood mitigation plan: Part of Phase-2 work worth Rs 340 Cr tendered out

[ad_1] Jahangeer Ganaie Srinagar, Feb 01: The project worth Rs 340 crore under phase-2 flood mitigation plan has been tendered out on which work is expected to start soon. A top official of Irrigation and Flood Control department of Kashmir, wishing not to be named, told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that phase-1 of … Read more