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Uttarakhand glacier burst: 26 bodies recovered in Tapovan so far, says DGP
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Twenty-six bodies have been recovered in Tapovan so far and 171 persons are missing after a glacial break in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggered an avalanche and massive flooding of Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday morning, s
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Chamoli glacier burst: Around 30 labourers from UP's Lakhimpur Kheri missi
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): At least 30 labourers from Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri are missing after a glacial break in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district triggered an avalanche and massive flooding of Alaknanda and Dhauliganga rivers on Sunday morning, said state Direct
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Uttarakhand Glacier Burst: Over 200 people feared missing, rescue operatio
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Over 200 people are feared missing following the glacier burst, which led to heavy flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers, said Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Monday while adding that rescue operation is underway.
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153 missing from Tapovan project sites after Uttarakhand glacier burst
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): Following the glacier burst which led to heavy flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers, boulders and debris washed away the Raini power project causing a massive impact on Tapovan due to which 32 people from first and 121 people are mi
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U'khand glacier burst: SDRF begins rescue operation at tunnel near Tapovan
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Chamoli (Uttarakhand) [India], February 8 (ANI): The State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) on Monday removed the debris and slush at the tunnel near Tapovan dam here in Chamoli district, following the glacier burst which led to heavy flooding in Dhauliganga and Alaknanda rivers.
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After flash floods in U'khand, Bihar CM asks authorities to stay alert nea
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], February 7 (ANI): Following glacier burst in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand that has led to the flash floods in Rishi Ganga and Dhauliganga rivers, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked the state officials to stay alert and constantly monitor the water-level
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U'khand glacier burst: No rainfall or snowfall in affected areas on Feb 7,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 7 (ANI): After the flash floods in Uttarakhand's Rishi Ganga and Dhauliganga rivers following a burst of glacier in Joshimath on Sunday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday informed that dry weather is likely to prevail over the state on Fe
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Flow from Uttarakhand's Tehri dam stopped in view of flood situation
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 7 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat on Sunday said that the flow from the Tehri dam was stopped to facilitate the smooth passage of rising waters on Rishiganga and Alaknanda rivers in view of the Chamoli flood situation.
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Novel study reveals litter provides habitat for diverse animal communities
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Nottingham [England], January 25 (ANI): While a heap of litter lying in a river may be mistaken as a pollutant by some, however, in a novel study of local rivers, experts at the University of Nottingham in the UK have discovered that more invertebrates - animals without a backbone, such as
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Jain (Deemed-to-be) University's educational model is to bring in the indu
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Bangalore (Karnataka) [India], January 18 (ANI/PRNewswire): The university faculty at Jain (Deemed-to-be University) believe that teaching is the art of building minds and souls of generations. Their passion is to impart theoretical knowledge incorporated to the applicable model, help studen
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India celebrates Makar Sankranti with fervour, devotees take holy dip in G
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): With multi-coloured kites filling the sky and devotees taking a dip in holy rivers, India is celebrating Makar Sankranti, which is one of the most auspicious times in a year that marks the transition of the Sun from Dakshinayan to Uttarayan.
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SC takes suo moto cognizance on 'remediation of polluted rivers', issues n
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday took suo moto cognizance on the issue of "remediation of polluted rivers" observing that one of the major causes of water pollution was the discharge of non treated/ partially treated municipal waste and effluents of various
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