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COVID-19 lockdown: 225 'Asthi Kalash' kept at Bhopal crematorium await imm
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 21 (ANI): Due to the coronavirus induced lockdown, around 225 "Asthi-Kalash" have been stacked at a crematorium here, as people are waiting for a long time to immerse the ashes of their departed loved ones into the Narmada and other rivers.
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World Sindhi Congress condemns Pak's decision to build Diamer-Bhasha Dam o
Updated : 5 years, 12 months ago IST
London [UK], May 17 (ANI): The World Sindhi Congress (WSC) has strongly condemned Pakistan government's decision to build Diamer-Bhasha Dam on river Indus.
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Telangana CM to chair meeting on May 17 over utilization of Godavari river
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], May 15 (ANI): Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao on May 17 will hold a meeting with the state cabinet ministers to discuss the action plan for utilisation of Godavari river water during the present monsoon season.
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Septic tank waste released in Yamuna without being treated, alleges plea;
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 15 (ANI): Delhi High Court has issued notices to Delhi government and Delhi Jal Board on a plea alleging that waste collected from septic tanks in Najafgarh area is being released into Yamuna river without being treated at sewage treatment plants.
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Salty liquids on Mars -- present, but not habitable?
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 11 (ANI): Several recent observations of Mars have hinted that it might presently harbour liquid water, a requirement for life as we know it. However, in a new paper in Nature Astronomy, a team of researchers have shown that stable liquids on present-day Mars are n
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Kolkata Port Trust records 15 COVID-19 positive cases
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], May 11 (ANI): Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT) on Monday informed that the total number of COVID-19 positive cases at riverine port climbed to 15.
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River Heights Society in Ghaziabad closed for outsiders
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 11 (ANI): The River Heights Society in Ghaziabad has been closed for outsiders in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Ferry boat services resume in Brahmaputra
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 9 (ANI): The ferry boat services have re-started from May 7 at the Brahmaputra river in Guwahati even as the coronavirus-induced lockdown continues.
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Namami Gange organizes IDEAthon to explore how Covid crisis can shape futu
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 4 (ANI): The National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) organized a short and intense brainstorming event to explore how the current COVID-19 crisis can shape river management strategies for the future.
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Yediyurappa requests Maharashtra govt to release 6 TMC water in view of dr
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], May 3 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa requested his Maharashtra counterpart Uddhav Thackeray to release six TMC water from his state's reservoirs to rivers in Karnataka to meet acute drinking water shortage in North Karnataka.
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Chhattisgarh: Naxals damage bridge connecting Tumakpal, Tetam villages in
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [New Delhi], May 3 (ANI): The bridge over Dumman river that connects Tumakpal and Tetam villages in Dantewada was damaged in an IED blast on Saturday.
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Tokyo provides fantastic river trip for tourists
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Tokyo, [Japan] May 1 (ANI): Tokyo had over a hundred rivers and canals used to move and reach the capital, but because of the development of train and highway transport network, the use of boats and ferries has declined.
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