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Pakistan's development mania costs Karachi dearly
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 17 (ANI): Pakistan's bid to build some of the country's most expensive real estate in Karachi has cost the megacity dearly, according to climate-based platform The Third Pole.
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Integrated Command and Control Centre enables Mangaluru Smart City to leve
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], August 16 (ANI/NewsVoir): The Integrated Command Control Center (ICCC), the nerve centre of the Mangaluru Smart City, is enabling the city administration to take strategic decisions in the areas of transport, surveillance, solid waste management, disaster manag
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MP govt to award Rs 2 lakh each to two excavator machine drivers who helpe
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], August 15 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh each for two drivers of earth-moving machines who helped avert a disaster after a dam wall breach in Dhar district.
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Pakistan: 8 more killed amid heavy rains in Balochistan, tally reaches 196
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 15 (ANI): At least eight people were killed as heavy rain lashed parts of Balochistan, taking the tally to 196, local media reported.
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US announces USD 1 million disaster relief aid to Pakistan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], August 13 (ANI): The United States on Friday announced a disaster aid of USD 1 million in support of Pakistan to address natural disasters, such as the ongoing flooding, according to the US Embassy in Pakistan.
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Odisha cabinet approves 17 major proposals
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], August 12 (ANI): The state Cabinet Meeting held under the Chairmanship of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today took 17 major decisions relating to the departments of Agriculture and Farmer's Empowerment, Panchayati Raj and Drinking Water, Planning and Convergence
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120 lives lost in rain, flood-related incidents since June 1 in Maharashtr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], August 12 (ANI): A total of 120 lives have been lost in the rain and flood-related incidents in Maharashtra since June 1, according to the Maharashtra State Disaster Situation Report Index.
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Boat capsizes in Assam's Ghiladhari river, 4 rescued, 2 missing
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Biswanath (Assam) [India], August 8 (ANI): Two women went missing after a boat capsized in the Ghiladhari river in Assam's Biswanath district on Monday evening.
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Pakistan: No ration for floods victims without national ID cards in Baloch
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 8 (ANI): Amid the ongoing devastation caused by heavy rains and floods in different parts of Pakistan, the flood victims have accused the administration of denying them rations by asking for original computerised national identity cards (CNICs).
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US: Joe Biden to visit Kentucky on August 8 to meet families hit by floods
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Kentucky [US], August 7 (ANI): US President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden are set to visit Kentucky on August 8 to meet with the families hit by floods.
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China's 900-year-old bridge burnt to ashes, experts say "not a natural dis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], August 7 (ANI): A 900-year-old wood arch bridge known as the Wan'an bridge in China was engulfed in fire on Saturday night, leading to the collapse of the longest wood arch bridge in the country.
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Heavy rains, floods continue to create havoc in Balochistan, six more dead
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Quetta [Pakistan], August 6 (ANI): As many as six people were killed due to heavy rains and floods in Balochistan on Saturday, bringing the total tally of deads to 176, local media reported citing the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA).
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