India is on high alert after the Mandakini River overflowed, triggering a flood-like situation in low-lying areas, including Ram Ghat and Nirmohi Akhada. The district administration has deployed drones to monitor affected areas and water flow, while NDRF and SDRF teams are working tirelessly for rescue operations.

The administration has assured that the situation remains under control and urged people to stay away from the river and ghats. We will continue to bring you updates on this developing story as more information becomes available.

Administration's Response

India has been experiencing frequent floods in recent years, with many areas still recovering from the aftermath of previous flood events. The government has taken several measures to mitigate the impact of flooding, including the construction of dams and the implementation of flood control policies.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat recently addressed a gathering in New York, where he emphasized the importance of unity and diversity. He invoked Swami Vivekananda to highlight the need for India to demonstrate that unity can coexist with diversity.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his four-day Central Asia visit on Saturday with a meeting with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent. The two sides pledged to deepen cooperation across trade, tourism, health, energy and defence.

Floods in India: A Growing Concern

Former ICSSR chairman J K Bajaj has called for extending the freeze on delimitation for at least another 25 years. He argued that this would help stabilize population across states, which he expects to happen in three to four decades.

Former ICSSR chief J K Bajaj calls for 25-year extension of delimitation freeze Former ICSSR chairman J K Bajaj, a member of the Justice G Rohini Commission on OBC sub-categorisation, has called for extending the freeze on delimitation for at least another 25 years.

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He said the federal principle should take precedence over “one person, one vote, one value” until population stabilises across states, which he expects to happen in three to four decades.

The district administration has put the area on high alert after the Mandakini River overflowed, triggering a flood-like situation in low-lying areas, including Ram Ghat and Nirmohi Akhada. Drones are being used to monitor affected areas and water flow, while NDRF and SDRF teams are deployed for rescue operations.

The administration said the situation remains under control and urged people to stay away from the river and ghats. If you are just joining us, this is The Indian Express Realtime breaking news blog – where we bring you the latest news updates of the day in real time.

Scan the top headlines of the day here, or keep scrolling to see the latest updates stream in. Bhagwat says Bharat’s ‘destiny’ is to show unity can coexist with diversity RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat, addressing around 5,000 people at New York’s Madison Square Garden, said Bharat’s mission was to demonstrate that unity could coexist with diversity.

Invoking Swami Vivekananda, he said the country must show this “not PM Modi begins four-day Central Asia trip with Uzbekistan visit Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his four-day Central Asia visit on Saturday with a meeting with Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Tashkent. The two sides pledged to deepen cooperation across trade, tourism, health, energy and defence.

Modi, who is on a two-day state visit to Uzbekistan, will travel to Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit on August 31-September 1. Former ICSSR chief J K Bajaj calls for 25-year extension of delimitation freeze Former ICSSR chairman J K Bajaj, a member of the Justice G Rohini Commission on OBC sub-categorisation, has called for extending the freeze on delimitation for at least another 25 years.

He said the federal principle should take precedence over “one person, one vote, one value” until population stabilises across states, which he expects to happen in three to four decades.