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Jammu and Kashmir authorities made 10 more telephone exchanges operational in the Kashmir Valley, but again snapped services of one of the 17 centres restored on Saturday (August 17)

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, Shiv Sena leader Manohar Joshi’s son Unmesh Joshi have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate in the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services Limited (IL&FS) case

Just a day after internet was restored in Jammu, mobile internet services have once again been shut in five districts
 

The officials said landline services were restored in some areas of the Valley like Raj Bagh and Jawahar Nagar, but remained suspended in most parts, including the commercial hub of Lal Chowk, Press Enclave, and other areas around it

According to reports, the 2G mobile internet services have been restored in Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Udhampur and Reasi districts following an order by Inspector General of Police (IGP)

Seventeen out of a little over 100 telephone exchanges were made operational. These exchanges are mainly in Civil Lines area, Cantonment area, airport of Srinagar district.

 

The Thar Express has been running between Jodhpur and Karachi every Friday night since services resumed on February 18, 2006 after a 41-year suspension. It reached Munabao station bordering Pakistan at 6.55 am, on Saturday (August 10).
 

After stopping service to Belagavi route due to floods, the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), has now halted services from Bengaluru to Chamarajanagar, Mysuru, Nanjangud and HD Kote as excess water has been released from Kabini dam

Section 144 has been imposed on Jammu and Kashmir and as a result no trucks are allowed to and from the Union territory. Good trains, even those that carry perishable goods have been stalled at Jammu border for the last two days.

 

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) officials said the incident took place early morning at Welcome Metro Station on the Red Line and led to disruption of services for about an hour
 

As Mumbai began to receive heavy rainfall, many areas in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) comprising Palghar, Thane and Raigad districts experienced water-logging on Sunday (August 4), prompting various agencies to launch rescue operations to evacuate stranded people

In Mumbai’s neighbouring Palghar district a 16-year-old boy was washed away by floods. Heavy rains led to water levels rising over tracks in some sections, resulting in the suspension of train services between Vasai and Virar towns, a Western Railway official said.

The Malappuram Youth Congress protesters alleged that the officials of Air India Air Transport Services Ltd (AIATSL) were unfair to Karipur residents by conducting interviews in Kochi.

The GST council had permitted the state government to levy 1% cess on goods and services in Kerala to mobilise resources for rebuilding the flood-hit state. August 1, 2019 marks the first year since Kerala had been hit by floods.

Rains in Vadodara have forced the airport to be shut and several trains have also been diverted. Schools and colleges have also been shut following flash floods.