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Daily Bulletin: Narendra Modi to address nation on Kargil war victory; rain fury to continue in Mumbai; day's top stories
Fp Staff •The downpour in Mumbai revived the memories of the much greater monsoon fury the city had witnessed on 26 July, 2005 as intense spells of rain are likely to continue in the districts of Thane, Raigad and Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had said earlier on Friday.
Nashik faces water-logging in five low-lying areas due to overnight rain, authorities evacuate 250 families residing near Godavari
•Overnight heavy rains in Nashik district of Maharashtra caused water-logging in several low-lying areas and inundated some roads, officials said on Sunday.
Delay in monsoon raises concerns about possible drought, but late onset does not necessarily mean lower rainfall
•In 2016, the monsoon landed in Kerala on 8 June but, covered the entire country by 13 July and delivered average rainfall. Other times, rainfall deficits in June were fully offset by a week of raining in July.
India's 2018 monsoon rainfall below average and forecast: Fifth straight year weather office overestimated rains
Fp Staff •Rainfall in India’s annual monsoon season was below average and less than forecast, with key crop-growing northern states among areas that received less rain than needed, weather office said on Sunday.
Karnataka rains updates: Kodagu district receives 51.5 mm rainfall; South West Monsoon to set in coastal towns today
Fp Staff •Three persons have lost their lives in floods triggered by incessant rainfall in Karnataka's Mangaluru and Udupi. Mangaluru City Corporation launches 24x7 Monsoon Helpline Centre. Locals can contact officials on 0824-2220306 to register the complaints.
Five die as heavy rains batter Chennai and neighbouring districts in Tamil Nadu for second consecutive day
Fp Staff •The rains in Chennai played havoc for second consecutive day as schools in Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur districts were closed.
Tamil Nadu declares drought as 144 farmers die amid worst North East monsoon in 140 years
Indiaspend •The Tamil Nadu government declared a drought on 10 January, 2017, after 144 farmers ended their lives between October and December, 2016.
If monsoon doesn't arrive Modi must have a drought focused budget
Firstbiz •Various newspaper reports have today warned that India may be facing one of the worst droughts in recent years as the monsoon has been 37 percent below normal until now from 1 June.