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Ganesh visarjan tragedy: Eight bodies recovered from Tungabhadra river in
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Sept. 8 (ANI): The rescue team has recovered eight bodies, out of the 12 people that drowned yesterday while immersing a Ganesh idol, in the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka's Shivamogga district as search operations are still underway.
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Assam: Majuli to be declared India's first river island district toda
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati [India], Sept. 8 (ANI): Majuli in Assam will be declared as India's first river island district today, as Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal, who represents the Majuli assembly seat, will formally upgrade Majuli to a district from sub-division.
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Stop 'Mann Ki Baat' and focus on resolving Cauvery issue: Congre
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai [India], Sept. 7 (ANI): Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for not resolving the Cauvery river issue, Congress leader Nagma vehemently said that the Centre should take a stand and resolve the issue at the earliest.
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Tamil Nadu should stop whining about Cauvery River: Subramanian Swamy
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept. 7 (ANI): Calling on Tamil Nadu to stop 'whining' over the Cauvery River, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Subramanian Swamy on Wednesday said that the state should instead desalinate sea water for drinking purpose as well as for irrigation.
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KL Rahul, Evin Lewis make huge gains in latest T20 rankings
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Dubai, Aug 30 (ANI):Rival openers Evin Lewis of the West Indies and India's Lokesh Rahul have made huge gains in the latest ICC players rankings for T20I batsmen after slamming fine centuries in the recent two-match series in Lauderhill, USA, played on 27 and 28 August.
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US Open sans Federer `is not the same`, say Djokovic, Nadal
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Johannesburg [South Africa], Aug 30 (ANI): Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic admitted that they miss their old rival Roger Federer, who was forced to skip the US Open for the first time since 1999 due to a knee injury.
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UP: Major rivers including Ganga, Yamuna receding in flood affected areas
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Allahabad [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): All major rivers including Ganga and Yamuna are receding in flood affected areas in Uttar Pradesh, although hundred of villages are still flooded in Varanasi, Gazipur, Ballia and Allahabad districts.
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Karnataka has no right to release Cauvery water when drinking water is sca
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): Backing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on the issue of Cauvery water sharing with Tamil Nadu, Janata Dal (Secular) national secretary general Danish Ali on Sunday said when farmers and the common man are distressed and even drinking water is not available in Ca
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Jayalalithaa wants PM's intervention, seeks withdrawal of proposal to
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai, Aug. 27 (ANI): Seeking withdrawal of recommendation made by an Expert Appraisal Committee of the of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change to build a dam on Siruvani river at Attappady, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday requested Prime Minister Naren
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Bangladesh should get its share of river water from India: Tripura Governo
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura), Aug. 27 (ANI): Tripura Governor Tathagatha Roy has raised question over India's policy on not giving the legitimate share of river water to friendly nation Bangladesh when it does not deny the same right to a hostile nation like Pakistan.
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Boat capsizes in Punpun river in Aurangabad, one dead
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Aurangabad (Bihar), Aug 23 (ANI): At least one person died after a boat carrying 25 people, including school children, capsized in Punpun river of Bihar's Aurangabad district on Tuesday.
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Water level of Ganga declining, will rescue people safely: DIG NDRF
Updated : 8 years, 11 months ago IST
Patna, Aug. 23 (ANI): Assuring safety to those affected from flood in Bihar, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) Surjeet Singh Guleria on Tuesday said the water level in the Ganga River is above danger level, but there has been considerable decline in wa
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