The Indian Army is participating in rescue and relief operations in flood-hit areas in Telangana.

Incessant rain in Medak and Kamareddy districts has led to severe flooding and hardships for locals.

Indian Army Flood Relief Columns were swiftly launched and are undertaking comprehensive Flood Relief operations in close coordination with Civil Administration, National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force, said Southern Command.

Engineering Task Forces (ETF) are clearing obstacles and restoring connectivity, while Medical Teams are providing urgent care to the affected. With specialised boats, essential equipment and skilled troops, the Army is evacuating stranded citizens, distributing relief material and relocating families to safer areas. Indian Army remains committed to bringing relief and reassurance to affected communities, it added.

Two people from Madhya Pradesh's Mandsaur were killed in the Vaishno Devi landslide in Jammu and Kashmir.

According to information, a group of people from Bhilkhedi village in Mandsaur district had gone to Vaishno Devi.

A team of senior officials from the district administration visited to Bhilkhedi village and met the family members. Those who died in the tragic landslide have been identified as Fakirchand Gurjar (50) and Ratan Bai (65).

Two people from the area were injured in the incident and have been identified as Sohan Bai (47) and Devilal (45).

Two people still missing from the area were identified as Parmanand (29) and Arjun (25).

A short spell of rainfall lashed several parts of Gujarat on Thursday, with Panchmahal recording the highest.

According to data from the State Emergency Operation Centre, Gandhinagar, Morwa (Hadaf) taluka in Panchmahal received 20 mm (0.79 inch) rainfall, the highest in the state during the two-hour period, 6 a.m. to 8 a.m.

Surat's Umarpada received 17 mm (0.67 inch) of rain, while Idar in Sabarkantha received 13 mm (0.51 inch).

Other areas, including Kamrej (9 mm), Olpad (8 mm), Valia in Bharuch (7 mm), and Himatnagar in Sabarkantha (4 mm), also recorded measurable showers.

In view of heavy rainfall and waterlogging in Jodhpur, the district administration has declared a holiday for students in all educational institutions, including schools and colleges, on Thursday.

District Collector Gaurav Agarwal issued the order late Wednesday under Sections 30 and 34 of the Disaster Management Act 2005.

The decision follows heavy rainfall on August 27, which caused severe waterlogging in several areas.

According to the Meteorological Department, moderate to heavy rainfall is also expected in the coming hours, which could further aggravate the situation.

Two members of the US-based Harry Boxer gang were arrested following a late-night encounter with the Special Cell of the Delhi Police in the New Ashok Nagar area of the national capital, officials said on Thursday.

Acting on intelligence inputs about their movement, the Special Cell laid a trap to intercept the suspects. However, when the police team attempted to stop them, the duo opened fire.

In retaliatory action, one of the accused was shot in the leg before both were overpowered and taken into custody.

According to sources, the arrested men have been identified as Kartik Jakhar and Kavish, both of whom work for US-based gangster Harry Boxer, who has more than half a dozen criminal cases registered against him.

This encounter came shortly after police arrested three men and apprehended a juvenile in connection with a firing incident in East Vinod Nagar linked to a financial dispute.

Rajasthan has witnessed an exceptionally heavy monsoon this year, recording 528.60 mm of rainfall so far, which is 53.33 per cent more than the normal average.

In view of the situation, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has directed large-scale relief and rescue operations in areas affected by flooding.

So far, 792 people have been rescued safely across the state, said officials on Thursday.

Teams of NDRF, SDRF, and Civil Defence have so far safely rescued people stranded due to heavy rains. A total of 57 SDRF teams and seven NDRF teams are continuously active in the affected regions, working round the clock. Indian Air Force helicopters have also been deployed for airlifting people from severely affected areas.

Thirty-five bodies have been recovered so far in the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine route landslide tragedy as floods wreaked havoc in the Jammu division of J&K.

The Trikuta Hills landslide occurred on Tuesday, and the officials of the Katra Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board said that 35 bodies have been recovered so far from the debris near Ardhkuwari.

So far, 22 of these bodies have been identified. Most of them hailed from Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The families of many of them have reached Katra, and the bodies after completion of the legal formalities, are being handed over to their relatives, officials said.

Mata Vaishno Devi Yatra was suspended after the tragedy, but was restored through the old route on Wednesday evening.

Movement of trains between Hyderabad and Kamareddy in Telangana was disrupted on Wednesday as the flood water was overflowing the tracks at a couple of places following heavy rains.

The South Central Railway (SCR) cancelled, partially cancelled or diverted a few trains.

The flood water submerged the tracks on the Bhiknur–Talmadla section and Akanpet–Medak section of the Hyderabad Division.

The Nizamabad-Tirupati Rayalaseema Express (Train Number 12794), scheduled to depart on Wednesday, and Tirupati-Nizamabad Rayalaseema Express (12793), scheduled to leave on Thursday, have been cancelled.

Six persons were trapped in flood waters in Telangana’s Kamareddy district on Wednesday following heavy rains in the region since Tuesday night.

Six workers had climbed onto a water tanker and were waiting to be rescued while the water level was rising in the stream.

The incident occurred in the Kalyani stream in Timmareddy, where they were engaged in bridge construction work.

In Medak district, a car was washed away in floodwaters in the Nakkavagu stream in Haveli Ghanpur mandal. State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) has launched the search operation. It was immediately not clear how many people were travelling in the car.

Incessant rains have wreaked havoc in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, claiming four lives after a car was swept away in Jheeram Ghati, officials said on Wednesday.

The victims -- a couple and their two children from Tamil Nadu -- died after their vehicle was washed away while trying to cross the swollen Jheeram Nala on National Highway 30.

According to officials, the incident occurred on Tuesday when a car carrying five people attempted to cross the flooded stretch. While the driver managed to save himself by jumping out, the family was trapped inside and swept away by the strong current.

After an 18-hour-long rescue operation by the district administration and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), the car was recovered on Wednesday with all four bodies inside.