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Heavy rain alert in Uttarakhand, CM Dhami takes stock of situation in stat
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 20 (ANI): Amid the heavy rain alert in Uttarakhand, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the Disaster Control Room at the Secretariat and took stock of the situation in the state.
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Uttarakhand: Under-construction bridge collapses in Rudraprayag; several f
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Rudraprayag (Uttarakhand) [India], July 20 (ANI): In a tragic incident, more than half a dozen labourers have been injured after the collapse of an under-construction bridge near Narkota area, which is 6 kilometres from Rudraprayag on Rishikesh-Badrinath highway.
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Sri Lanka showcases power of common man
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 20 (ANI): Sri Lanka, a much smaller country with an even smaller size of economy than its northern neighbour India, is facing disaster on account of pursuing bad economic policies in a matter of two years.
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Maharashtra rains: SDRF personnel rescue people from flood-affected villag
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandrapur (Maharashtra) [India], July 20 (ANI): State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) personnel on Tuesday rescued villagers in flood-affected villages of Ghugus, Belsani and Soit in Warora in Maharashtra's Chandrapur district.
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Falun Gong faces continued persecution in China: Report
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Beijing [China], July 20 (ANI): Falun Gong, the lesser know discipline in China, is being persecuted for 23 years in the country as the Chinese Communist Party considered the practice a "posing serious threat" to the rule of Xi Jinping, a media report stated.
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Missing Baloch people being executed by Pakistani security forces, says ac
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 19 (ANI): A human rights activist on Tuesday said that missing Baloch people are being executed in the custody of Pakistani security forces.
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European Investment Bank joins India-led Coalition for Disaster Resilient
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): The European Investment Bank (EIB) has joined India-led Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to limit the destruction caused by climate change.
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Himachal Pradesh: Complete restriction on water sports, camping near river
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Mandi (Himachal Pradesh) [India], July 19 (ANI): The tourism department and administration of Mandi district on Tuesday issued guidelines to completely restrict all water sports activities and shut down all camping sites near river banks, informed officials.
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Selling public sector banks is disastrous, will oppose it, says Congress l
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 19 (ANI): Opposing the central government's plan to privatize two public sector banks, Rajya Sabha MP and senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday said selling public sector banks to a "select few would be disastrous" and the party will strongly protest the mov
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Gujarat rains: 60,000 cusecs of water released from Ukai dam in Tapi
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Tapi (Gujarat) [India], July 19 (ANI): At least 60,000 cusecs of water have been released from the Ukai dam which has been built across the Tapi river in Gujarat's Tapi district as the region witnessed heavy rainfall in the past few days.
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Pakistan: 19 women drowned, several missing as boat capsizes in Indus Rive
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 18 (ANI): 19 women were killed and several others are missing after a boat capsized in the Indus River near Machka, approximately 65km from Rahim Yar Khan on Monday.
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Study finds rocking shadow effect in protoplanetary discs`
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): The "rocking shadow" effect, described by astronomers from the University of Warwick, shows how discs in emerging planetary systems are oriented and how they travel around their host star. The outcome also provides hints as to how they might change over time.
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