Belagavi (Karnataka) [India], Aug 25 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday held a meeting with Karnataka District in-charge Ministers of Bagalkot, Vijaypura and Gadag districts to take stock of the damage caused by heavy rainfall in the region.
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], August 25 (ANI): The water level has increased at the Sonna barrage in Kalaburagi district after water was released from the Veer dam situated in Maharashtra, an official said.
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], August 25 (ANI): Farmers of Palamedu town have been facing trouble for several years due to poor maintenance of the Sathiyar dam.
Muzaffarabad [PoK], August 25 (ANI): Massive protests and a torch rally was held in Muzaffarabad city of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on Monday night to oppose the mega-dams to be constructed by Chinese firms on Neelum-Jhelum River.
Rajkot/Surendranagar (Gujarat) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): Fourteen gates of Motisar Dam in Rajkot District were opened on Monday to release water, following heavy rainfall in the area, officials said.
Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Aug 24 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted isolated extremely heavy rainfall over southwest Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Damascus [Syria], August 24 (ANI/Sputnik): A gas pipeline explosion in the Damascus area led to a total power shutdown in Syria, state news agency SANA reported citing information from energy and electricity ministries.
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Fall armyworms are the latest addition to the long list of pests that threaten the common farmers' livelihood, as farmers from Karnataka's Shivamogga district face crop damage due to vicious attacks by the pests.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Aug 23 (ANI): Three buses that were parked at Koyambedu Omni bus stand in Chennai were gutted in a fire on Sunday, while two other buses were damaged to a lesser extent.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], August 22 (ANI): During a three-day session, the Yogi Adityanath-led government passed 27 bills in the state assembly including the Uttar Pradesh Security Force Bill and Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Properties Bill, 2020.
Hoshangabad (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 22 (ANI): Five gates of the Tawa Dam were opened by five feet each on Saturday in the Itarsi area of Madhya Pradesh's Hoshangabad district, the dam management informed.
New Delhi [India], August 22 (ANI): As the grand celebrations of the 10-day Ganesh Chaturthi have started today, the idol makers across the national capital have prepared Ganesh idols, in expectations of meeting demand amid the pandemic.