Two units of Assam’s Kopili hydel project shut down
byShillong, June 19 (IANS) Two units of the 275 MW Kopili Hydel Project in Assam, owned by the North Eastern Electric Corp (NEEPCO), has…
Environment
350 families moved from flooded Haryana villages
byChandigarh: Authorities in Haryana’s Palwal district today shifted nearly 350 families from two villages after the water level in the Yamuna river crossed the…
Yamuna to break 35-year record Wednesday
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna river here will reach 207.7 metres by Wednesday evening, the highest ever recorded…
Is UP heading for a flood crisis?
byLucknow, June 19 (IANS) With monsoon rains lashing Uttar Pradesh and river banks breached in several districts, the state may be headed for one…
Sunstroke claims three more lives in Tripura
byAgartala/Guwahati, June 19 (IANS) Sunstroke has claimed three more lives in Tripura, taking the total number of people dying of excessive exposure to sun…
It’s ‘burning hot’ in wettest place on Planet Earth
bySohra, June 19 (IANS) It has been raining cats and dogs in India’s northern states, but Cherrapunjee (renamed Sohra) – known as one of…
Survivors bring back harrowing tales from the hills
byHaridwar/Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Akash and his three friends watched in horror as a rain swollen river in Uttarakhand washed away their car, leaving…
Pleasant day in Delhi
byNew Delh June 19 (IANS) It was a pleasant morning in the capital Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling at 24.8 degrees Celsius, three…
‘Early monsoon beneficial for kharif crops’
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The early and heavy monsoon rains in India have raised the hopes of a record plantation and sowing of…
Yamuna crosses danger mark in Delhi, to rise further
byNew Delhi, June 18 (IANS) The Yamuna river crossed the danger mark in the national capital, an official said Tuesday, creating panic among residents…