Overview

• Punjab’s bulletin reports about 1,300 villages and 256,107 people affected with roughly 30 deaths since August 1, as NDRF, SDRF, the Army and police carry out rescues and the governor tours flood-hit districts.
• Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann calls the situation the worst in recent decades, seeks release of pending central funds and orders colleges and universities shut in the state through September 3.
• Uttarakhand faces an IMD red alert with Char Dham and Hemkund Sahib pilgrimages suspended until September 5, hundreds of roads blocked and a rockfall striking a car on the Haldwani–Nainital route without casualties.
• The Bombay High Court ordered Azad Maidan cleared by Wednesday morning and Mumbai Police issued notices, while Maratha leader Manoj Jarange said he will end his fast and depart once a Government Resolution grants Kunbi recognition and other assurances are issued.
• The West Bengal Urdu Academy canceled a Kolkata literature program featuring Javed Akhtar citing “unavoidable circumstances” after objections from Jamia Ulema-e-Hind and Wahiyah Foundation, and the Delhi High Court refused bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam and others in the 2020 riots conspiracy case.