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Bihar CM directs officials to provide aid in flood-hit areas
News | Aug 18, 2021, 11:56 AM ISTBihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on August 17 took an aerial survey of flood-hit regions. Soon after the aerial survey, the Chief Minister directed the concerned authorities to undertake relief work and provide aid in flood-affected areas. "Water level of the river Ganga has reduced now but its impact can still be seen in nearby areas.
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L&T to construct India's longest river bridge, will reduce distance between 2 states by 250-kms
India | Nov 25, 2020, 07:27 PM ISTLarsen & Toubro (L&T) has won the contract to build India's longest river bridge. The upcoming bridge will be 19-20 km long and will connect two states in the northeast. The bridge will be constructed on Brahmaputra river connecting Assam and Meghalaya.
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'Lost' river that ran through Thar Desert 172,000 years ago found
India | Oct 21, 2020, 03:31 PM ISTResearchers have found the evidence of a 'lost' river that ran through the central Thar Desert, near Bikaner, as early as 172 thousand years ago, and may have been a life-line to human populations enabling them to inhabit the region.
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Watch: 10 crest gates of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam opened in Nalgonda
News | Sep 26, 2020, 06:31 PM IST10 crest gates of Nagarjuna Sagar Dam in Nalgonda District opened by five feet each on September 26.
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Villagers unite in Gaya, construct decades old incomplete bridge
News | Sep 17, 2020, 02:40 PM ISTAfter decades of delay in completing bridge in Gaya's Budhaul, villagers took matter into their own hands.
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People risk lives to cross river in Moradabad as bridge closes for maintenance
News | Sep 15, 2020, 12:48 PM ISTMovement from one part of Moradabad to another was disrupted after a bridge closed for maintenance.
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Incessant rainfall disrupts normal life in Gujarat
News | Sep 01, 2020, 11:42 AM ISTIncessant rainfall in parts of Gujarat has disrupted normal life.
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Satellite image shows China is building a dam on the Galwan river
News | Jun 19, 2020, 09:03 AM ISTSatellite image shows China is building a dam on the Galwan river on the border to obstruct its flow. However it did not respond to the queries related to it.
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China imposes 10-year fishing ban on Yangtze River, here's how govt will help fishermen
World | Jan 02, 2020, 08:34 AM ISTStarting from 2020, the ban will be observed in 332 conservation areas in Chinese Yangtze River basin, which will also be expanded to all natural waterways of the river and its major tributaries from no later than January 1, 2021.
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Maharashtra: Baby girl found dead in Latur river
Crime | Dec 13, 2019, 10:14 AM ISTThe body of the infant was found floating in Gharni River at Gharni village on Thursday morning, and a DNA test will be conducted to ascertain the baby's identity, inspector Jaywant Chavan of Chakur police station said.
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Goa Opposition protest a political stunt: Bjp
National | Nov 02, 2019, 08:35 PM ISTGoa and Karnataka are locked in a dispute over the sharing of Mahadayi River waters, and Kalasa Banduri project aims at providing drinking water to three north Karnataka districts by diverting water from the Mahadayi river in Goa
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19 killed in rain-related incidents in UP
India | Aug 22, 2019, 06:00 PM IST"The figure included three deaths in Amethi, two each in Raebareli, Sonbhadra and Mirzapur and one death each in Saharanpur, Hamirpur, Pratapgarh, Fathepur, Basti and, Ayodhya," the Relief Commissioner's office said.
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VG Siddhartha missing: Cafe Coffee Day Board of directors hold emergency meeting | Highlights
India | Jul 30, 2019, 10:40 PM ISTCafe Coffee Day founder VG Siddhartha was reported to be missing after he left from Bengaluru on Monday. Siddhartha is also the son-in-law of former Karnataka Chief Minister SM Krishna. VG Siddhartha was headed for Sakaleshpur, however he asked his driver to move towards Mangaluru on the way. He got down on a bridge over the Netravati river in Kotepura area in Dakshina Kannada district, and headed for a walk. But didn't return. The driver approached the police after waiting for two hours and lodged a missing complaint.
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Lucknow's Gomti river is in trouble
India | Jun 26, 2019, 05:13 PM ISTA survey carried out by a team of environmentalists has found that the dissolved oxygen (DO) in the Gomti river has dipped to dangerous levels and can no longer sustain aquatic life.
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Tamil Nadu: Chennai facing severe water crisis due to intense heatwave in state; river Vaigai dries up
India | Jun 03, 2019, 10:19 AM ISTThe capital city, Chennai was facing a severe water crisis because there has been a 40 per cent cut in the piped water supply, as per reports.
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Dust emanating from drying Yamuna creating pockmarks on historical monuments: Environmentalists
India | Jun 03, 2019, 07:34 AM ISTEnvironmental activists held a symbolic 'sand bath' to draw attention to the plight of the polluted and drying Yamuna river.
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Nitin Gadkari to inaugurate 2nd phase of River Info System on Ganga today
India | Feb 08, 2019, 08:22 AM ISTUnder the Jal Marg Vikas Project a new state of the art navigational Lock on NW-1 is being constructed at Farakka at a cost of Rs 361.35 crore and work will be complete by June 2019.
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Delhi: CM Kejriwal holds emergency meeting as Yamuna river crosses danger mark, evacuation underway
India | Jul 28, 2018, 10:52 PM ISTThe water level reached 205.30 metres at 7 pm on Saturday, prompting authorities here to evacuate people from low-lying areas, officials said.
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Uttarakhand: People risk their life while crossing a river at Joshimath (watch video)
News | Jul 06, 2018, 02:07 PM ISTUttarakhand: People risk their life while crossing a river at Joshimath (watch video)
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Why the world's largest river island should be on your travel bucket list
Travel | Feb 05, 2018, 05:56 PM ISTMajuli, a hub of the Assamese neo-Vaishnavite culture, has many satras (religious and cultural institutions).