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MoS Shantanu Thakur inaugurates rail coach restaurant, executive lounge at
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Union Minister of State, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways Shantanu Thakur on Friday inaugurated the opulent Executive Lounge and the innovative Rail Coach Restaurant at Bapu Uddyan, Howrah.
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PoK: Residents protest soaring electricity bills by symbolically throwing
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Demonstrating their frustration with the recurrent hikes in electricity prices, locals have resorted to symbolic acts of resistance, such as discarding their power bills into water bodies.
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Indian seafarers onboard vessel 'Advantage Sweet' safely brought back from
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
All 23 Indian seafarers onboard the vessel 'Advantage Sweet', which was seized by Iran in the Gulf of Oman, have been safely repatriated to the country, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said on Friday.
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Indian Navy Sailing Championship 2023 concludes at INWTC Mumbai
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Indian Navy Sailing Championship (INSC) 2023 concluded at the Indian Naval Watermanship Training Center (INWTC) in Mumbai on Friday.
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Heavy rains in Tamil Nadu disrupt normal life: Severe waterlogging, school
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
With the onset of the northeast monsoon, the rainfall was 43 percent less than normal last October. However, Tamil Nadu is likely to receive rain at many places for 4 days due to the low atmospheric circulation, the Meteorological Centre said.
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Beyond2020 Improves Access to Clean Water for 10,000 Rural Malaysians
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Abu Dhabi [UAE], November 10: Beyond2020, the UAE-driven humanitarian initiative, has installed water filters in 25 communities in the Sabah and Sarawak regions of Malaysia, providing clean drinking water to 10,000 people.
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TN: Dharmapuri district authority bans parisal service in Hogenakkal River
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
In the Dharmapuri district, if the water inflow is more than 8000 cubic feet per second in the Hogenakkal Cauvery River, the district administration usually imposes a ban on the operation of Parisal (Coracle) for safety reasons.
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JK: Union Joint Secy reviews water conservation plan, inspects Amrit Sarov
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Based on the survey, 150 districts in India have been declared water-scarce, and Doda district is one among them. This year the theme of 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Catch the rain' is 'Source Sustainability for Drinking Water'.
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Guwahati Jal Board receives awards for e-governance initiative
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The Guwahati Jal Board received the award for its e-governance and IT initiative titled "Web-Based Water Supply Connection Registration & Payment System."
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Gilgit Baltistan: Students and parents agitate against fee hike in schools
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The students have complained that their schools lack even the basic requirements, they do not have furniture, they have to sit in open classrooms and have no drinking water facility.
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Tamil Nadu: Toxic foam from channel poses threat to road users in Madurai
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
Residents alleged that the water in the channel increased after recent rains, and the sewage water released from the Vellaikal treatment plant and nearby dyeing units is the reason behind the formation of a thick layer of foam in the channel.
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Bihar police again use lathi-charge on Anganwadi protestors demanding hike
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
After facing backlash from the opposition, Bihar police again retorted lathi-charge and used water cannons to disperse the Anganwadi protestors on Thursday.
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