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Tuesday, August 26, 2025
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Topic: Landslide

Himachal floods a perfect storm––multi-storey buildings on shaky mountaintops

Himachal Pradesh is seeing a deadly combination of fragile mountains, increasing episodes of extreme weather condition, and haphazard construction.

Landslide in Himachal’s Kullu destroy 8 buildings, no casualties reported

Landslides in Himachal Pradesh killed more than 50 people this month, with houses flattened and buses and cars hanging on the edge of precipices after roads gave way.

In Shimla relief camp, landslide victims count their losses. Homes gone, schoolbooks washed away

On 15 August, a landslide turned the lives of Krishna Nagar residents upside down. Many lost their homes, others had to evacuate, and are now taking shelter in Ambedkar Bhawan.

In debris of Shiv temple razed by Himachal cloudburst, broken families, regrets & a shaken community

100-year-old Shiv Mandir was washed away in cloudburst that struck Monday. It had an estimated 30 devotees inside at the time. Fourteen bodies have been recovered so far.

‘Prime campaigner’ & ‘mother nature meets mother democracy’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Family loses 7 loved ones & home of 2 decades in deadly Himachal cloudburst — ‘Sab khatam ho gaya’

Cloudburst & landslides have led to the death of at least 50 people in separate incidents in Himachal Pradesh. Ratiram & Jamuna Devi lost half their family, their mud house & gaushala.

Massive landslides block Imphal-Silchar highway in Manipur, at least 500 trucks stranded

According to officials, landslides happened on the National Highway 37 between Irang and Awangkhul part 2, Khongsang and Awangkhul, and Rangkhui village on Wednesday.

Himachal Pradesh death toll climbs to 57, schools, colleges shut, 800 roads closed in state

CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said there has been a nearly 157% surge in rainfall over the past few days across Himachal Pradesh.

Over 50 dead, dozens missing in Himachal as rain triggers landslides

Schools and other educational institutes were ordered to close in the state and people in vulnerable areas were being moved to relief shelters, officials said.

5 pilgrims on way to Kedarnath killed after landslide debris falls on car

The landslide occurred on Guptkashi-Gaurikund highway Thursday night, washing out a 60-metre stretch of the road. The road is still being repaired and traffic remains suspended.

On Camera

India will absorb Trump tariff impact due to its Achilles’ heel

Like China, India remains a big domestic market, which will continue to attract investment, but the US tariffs will make India unattractive for future investments.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

‘Peace without power Utopian, lessons from Op Sindoor being implemented’—CDS inaugurates Ran Samvad

India’s 1st tri-service seminar, on the lines of Shangri-La Dialogue, kicks off in Mhow, with top military officers & defence attaches from several countries in attendance.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.