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IMD warnings will keep travel risky as heavy rain spreads across multiple states this week.

This is a broad, high-utility weather story with direct travel, flood and infrastructure implications. It also overlaps with the wider monsoon disruption pattern in the window.

Health officials will race to contain Chandipura before monsoon conditions widen the outbreak further.

This is the most urgent public-health story in the batch. The child mortality figure and the speed of deterioration make it both medically serious and highly shareable.

IMD’s rain belt will likely trigger localized flooding and transport disruption first in hill states, then across eastern India by midweek.

This is a practical risk story, not just a weather bulletin. Flooding, road closures and local disruption can escalate quickly across several states at once.

Shivakumar will seek a portfolio settlement in Delhi before August 13, but the Congress high command may need to intervene again if ministerial resentment persists.

This is a governance problem, not just an internal party spat: delayed portfolios can weaken administrative control and hand the opposition a live target in the Assembly. The timing, just before the monsoon session, makes the dispute politically costly if it drags on.

Himachal Pradesh will remain under severe monsoon pressure through August 15, with road closures and water-supply disruptions likely to worsen before they improve.

This is a live disaster-management story with immediate human and infrastructure consequences. The extended forecast means the damage tally is likely to rise before conditions improve.