Heavy rains wreak havoc in Uttarakhand, flood warning in UP, Delhi
byNew Delhi: Heavy, continuous rains hit life in several north India states and wrought havoc in Uttarakhand where the death toll has reached 29 while…
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Yamuna to rise in Delhi tomorrow as Haryana releases 8 lakh cusecs
byChandigarh/New Delhi: The water level of the Yamuna in Delhi would start rising tomorrow evening as an unprecedented over eight lakh cusecs of flood water…
Gogoi announces Rs.5 lakh each to HIV victims, four officials suspended
byGuwahati, June 17 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday announced compensation of Rs.5 lakh each to the three people who tested HIV-positive after…
India helps save 26 crew from sinking ship near Yemen
byMumbai, June 17 (IANS) In a humanitarian gesture, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Mumbai, coordinated operations to help rescue 26 sailors from a massive…
Sunny afternoon in Delhi today, rains to return tomorrow
byNew Delhi: After a cloudy morning that saw intermittent rain, Delhi had a sunny and pleasant afternoon today as the maximum temperature settled nine notches…
North India power hit as Himachal hydro plants shut
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh’s two major hydropower projects remained shut today due to high silt level in the Sutlej river, sparking a power crisis in Punjab,…
Take action against illegal miners: Industry to Goa government
byPanaji, June 17 (IANS) The Goa government has to act against those responsible for illegal mining, and it does not, at present, appear to…
11 killed, 50 missing in Uttarakhand; situation may worsen
byNew Delhi/Dehradun: At least 11 people were killed and 50 others reported missing as thousands remained stranded by landslides set off by incessant rain…
Himachal town gets highest precipitation in 15 years
byShimla: The picturesque town Kalpa in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, where incessant heavy rain wreaked havoc, today recorded the highest precipitation on a single…
Haryana villagers rescued from flooded Yamuna
byChandigarh: Rescue teams evacuated 52 villagers, including 15 children, from a riverine island as the waters of the Yamuna river swelled Sunday in Yamunanagar…