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3 children drown in waterlogged quarry pit in Visakhapatnam
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) [India], October 23 (ANI): Three children died in Akkireddy Palem village of Anakapalle Mandal in Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday after they went swimming in waterlogged quarry pit.
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Indian envoy meets Bangladesh Shipping Minister
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 22 (ANI): Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Vikram Doraiswami on Thursday met Bangladesh Minister of Shipping (MoS), Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury.
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Union cabinet decision will pave way for establishing all three tiers of P
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 22 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Wednesday termed the Union Cabinet decision concerning adaptation of Panchayati Raj Act in the state as "a watershed moment" and said it pave way for the establishment of all three t
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Risk of waterborne diseases increase in Hyderabad due to severe flooding
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 21 (ANI): Amid increasing water-level in Hyderabad due to heavy rains, the fear of water-borne disease has increased in the flood-affected parts of the state.
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Kidnapping of Sindh's IGP, arrest of PML-N leader may lead to Pak PM's Wat
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Glasgow [Scotland], October 21 (ANI): The kidnapping of Sindh inspector general of police (IGP) and later arrest of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader Mohammad Safdar Awan in Karachi might lead to Prime Minister Imran Khan's Watergate scandal as "IG police is under federal governmen
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Isolated places in Telangana to receive heavy rains till October 22, says
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 19 (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted heavy rain over isolated places in Telangana.
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Biochar helps hold water, saves money for farmers: Study
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 19 (ANI): The abstract benefits of biochar for long-term storage of carbon and nitrogen on American farms are clear with the new research from Rice University that also shows a short-term, concrete bonus for farmers.
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Two Mumbai civic body workers killed, five injured due to electrocution
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 19 (ANI): Two workers of the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) were killed and five others were injured due to electrocution while carrying out water pipeline repair work in the Suman Nagar area in Mumbai's Chembur, the Brihanmumbai Municipa
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Water supply might get affected in parts of Delhi due to closure of Upper
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New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): The Delhi Jal Board said that the supply of water might get affected in parts of the national capital in the coming days due to reduced flow from Upper Ganga Canal, due to closure for annual maintenance.
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Satyendra Jain inspects wastewater treatment plants at Rohini, Rithala, an
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 18 (ANI): Delhi Minister (Water) and Chairman of DJB Satyendar Jain along with senior officials inspected wastewater treatment plants at Rohini (15 MGD), Rithala (60 MGD), Coronation Pillar (30 MGD) and also the Timarpur Oxidation Pond and Bhalaswa Lake site.
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Kerala launches water taxi service in the backwaters of Alappuzha
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Alappuzha (Kerala) [India], October 18 (ANI): Water taxis will now ferry passengers on the backwaters of Kuttanad in Alappuzha with the state government launching its first catamaran diesel-powered craft to boost the tourism sector hit hard by COVID-19.
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Heavy rains cause waterlogging in several parts of Hyderabad
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 18 (ANI): Heavy rains lashed several parts of Hyderabad on Saturday night.
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