The troubled waters around Mullaperiyar: a ready reckoner
December 7th, 2011 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 7 (IANS) A raging dispute between Kerala and Tamil Nadu over the 116-year-old Mullaperiyar dam is in the national spotlight with the two chief ministers seeking Prime ... Read more...
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House panel to probe Chhattisgarh ‘dam sale’
March 4th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 4 (IANS) Amid an uproar in the Chhattisgarh assembly for the second consecutive day Friday over charges that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government had "sold" a ... Read more...
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300,000 more people living near Three Gorges Dam to be relocated
January 21st, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 21 (IANS) About 300,000 more people living near the Three Gorges Dam in China will have to be relocated. This will be in addition to 1.13 million people who have ... Read more...
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Record sighting of migratory ducks at Himachal’s Pong Dam
January 18th, 2010 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Jan 18 (IANS) Bird lovers can rejoice. Migratory birds in thousands have been flocking to the Pong Dam area of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh this year. A ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Himachal to promote bird spotting
January 10th, 2010 - 10:26 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Shimla, Jan 10 (IANS) If you are a bird watcher and want to chase flapping beauties in the wilderness, welcome to Himachal Pradesh, which is organising a unique bird spotting ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Migratory birds start descending on Himachal’s Pong Dam wetlands (With Images)
October 28th, 2009 - 10:08 am ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Pong Dam (Himachal Pradesh), Oct 28 (IANS) With the onset of winter, thousands of migratory birds from central and northern Asia have started descending on the Pong Dam wetlands in ... Read more...
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Cuba discovers giant crocodile remains
September 9th, 2009 - 3:38 am ICT by IANS
Sancti Spiritus (Cuba), Sep 9 (Prensa Latina) The remains of a giant crocodile believed to be more than 20 million years old were discovered in central Cuba.
The discovery was made in the ... Read more...
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All bodies retrieved from South Africa’s chopper crash site
May 19th, 2009 - 8:55 pm ICT by IANS
Pretoria, May 19 (IANS) The bodies of all three South African Air Force pilots have been retrieved following a massive search operation in the Woodstock Dam area in eastern KwaZulu-Natal province where ... Read more...
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No vote cast in five polling stations in Karnataka
April 30th, 2009 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 30 (IANS) No ballot was cast in five polling stations in Karnataka Thursday as the electorate refused to vote to protest non-implementation of development works and rehabilitation package, an ... Read more...
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Bar-headed geese shot dead in Himachal Pradesh
February 8th, 2009 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Feb 8 (IANS) Two migratory birds have been shot dead near a world-famous wetlands in Himachal Pradesh, wildlife officials said here Sunday.
"This evening our staff noticed somebody moving under suspicious circumstances ... Read more...
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Around 95,000 waterfowl roosting in Himachal’s Pong Dam: census
February 2nd, 2009 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Pong Dam (Himachal Pradesh), Feb 2 (IANS) Around 95,000 birds, both migratory and local, are roosting and feeding in the Pong Dam area in Himachal Pradesh these days, according to a census. ... Read more...
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Five gunned down by militants in Manipur
November 27th, 2008 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal,Nov.27(ANI):Five laborers were shot dead and some seriously injured by suspected Naga militants at Maphou dam area located near the border of Ukhrul and Thoubal districts in Manipur.
The militants in ... Read more...
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Mysterious flame in Pong Dam worries Kangra residents
May 13th, 2008 - 11:06 pm ICT by admin
Pong Dam (Kangra) Himachal Pradesh, May 13 (ANI): A mysterious flame at the Pong Dam site near Bhatoli village in Kangra District of Himachal Pradesh is drawing a large number of ... Read more...
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Over 300 trapped in China mudslide
April 20th, 2008 - 6:06 pm ICT by admin
Xinhua
Yichang (China), April 20 (Xinhua) Disaster relief teams Sunday stretched to rescue more than 300 people in a village in central China that had been nearly totally buried under a massive mudslide. ... Read more...
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