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5 members of family drowned in quarry in Maharashtra's Dombivli
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India] May 8 (ANI): Five people of a family drowned in a quarry in a village near Dombivli in Kalyan Gramin in Thane district on Saturday, said an official.
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3 out of 4 Pakistan provinces suffer from acute food scarcity
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 6 (ANI): Pakistan's Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh provinces are suffering from acute food shortages, according to a report released by the Global Report on Food Crises recently.
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Pakistan: Thatta people protest against water scarcity, blocks National Hi
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Thatta [Pakistan], May 5 (ANI): People of Thatta, a city in the Pakistani province of Sindh, staged a sit-in protest on Thursday, blocking the National Highway on account of the acute water shortage in the Sindh province.
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'Water crisis' forcing women to leave their in-laws house in Nasik village
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 5 (ANI): The National Human Rights Commission has taken a sou motu cognizance of media reports claiming that newly married brides unable to cope with the extreme situation of water shortage are leaving their in-laws' houses in Dandichi Bari village of Nasik district in
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Pakistan likely to face acute water shortage within three years
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], May 2 (ANI): Of all the crises confronting Pakistan today, water scarcity is the least talked about but most challenging for a country where over 30 million citizens have no access to clean drinking water. In three years, Pakistan will be staring at acute water scarcity
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Bowser owner warns fresh fuel shortage to hit Sri Lanka from tomorrow
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 1 (ANI): Sri Lanka Petroleum Private Tanker Owners'on Sunday warned of fresh fuel shortage from Monday due to the recent anti-government strikes in the country that had resulted in the suspension of fuel transport operations.
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In 5 years, Pakistan will be ranked 10th among countries suffering from wa
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 29 (ANI): In the next five years, Pakistan will be ranked tenth among countries suffering from water scarcity, as per a media report.
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Pakistan facing severe power crunch even on Ramzan
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 22 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing political and economical unrest in Pakistan, fuel scarcity in the country is also raising concerns, leading to severe power outages for continuous hours even during the holy month of Ramadan.
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Pakistan among top ten countries facing severe water crisis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 17 (ANI): Pakistan is estimated to be in the top 10 list of the world's countries facing water scarcity, said Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) while emphasizing the water issues which plagues the country.
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Pakistan faces severe power crunch
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], April 16 (ANI): Pakistan is recording an electricity shortfall of 6,000 megawatts (MW) against the production of 15,500MW with a demand of 21,500MW, owing to fuel scarcity and technical glitches, reported local media.
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Sri Lanka economic crisis: Citizens face severe scarcity, forced to use ca
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], April 12 (ANI): As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis in decades, common citizens are facing a severe scarcity of essentials including fuel and food and people are forced to use candles in the absence of electricity.
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Sri Lanka: Colombo's Galle Face Green urban park closed today amid schedul
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 9 (ANI): Authorities on Saturday closed Galle Face Green Urban Park in Sri Lanka's Colombo, the venue where locals had planned to hold a massive protest.
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