Seven Assam districts affected by floods, two killed
September 21st, 2012 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 21 (IANS) At least seven districts of Assam have been affected as flash floods have hit the state again, affecting lakhs of people and killing two youth in ... Read more...
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Sunny Friday in Delhi, rains expected Saturday (Lead)
August 31st, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Two days after Delhi recorded its wettest day this year, the capital Friday saw a sunny day, with maximum temperature going a notch above average. ... Read more...
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Three killed in lightning strike in Agra, Yamuna flooded
August 30th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Aug 30 (IANS) One family took the brunt of the heavy downpour here Thursday morning as three adults of the family were killed in a lightning strike and two ... Read more...
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More rain, more chaos in Delhi (Lead)
August 29th, 2012 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) It was a rained-out morning in the capital Wednesday with the season's heaviest showers resulting in several areas being waterlogged and the inevitable traffic snarls ... Read more...
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40,000 affected as north Bengal rivers in spate
July 17th, 2012 - 12:18 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 16 (IANS) As many as 40,000 people were affected as large parts of Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling districts of north Bengal remain submerged with all the rivers overflowing in ... Read more...
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Flood-like situation affects 40,000 in north Bengal
July 15th, 2012 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Siliguri, July 15 (IANS) Nearly 40,000 people were affected due to incessant rains triggering a flood-like situation in the north Bengal region with Darjeeling and Jalpaiguri being the worst hit, ... Read more...
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Experts urged to reduce animal deaths in floods
July 7th, 2012 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 7 (IANS) Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain Saturday said the government had asked experts to work out a mechanism to reduce animal deaths during floods."Floods are a natural ... Read more...
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Assam flood situation improves, but toll rises
July 6th, 2012 - 4:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 6 (IANS) The toll in floods and landslides in Assam has risen to 117 but the overall situation across the state has improved, officials said Friday.The Brahmaputra river ... Read more...
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Assam floods: Gogoi orders rescue of marooned
June 26th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 26 (IANS) With floods continuing to wreak havoc in many districts in Assam, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Tuesday asked state officials to rescue the marooned people on ... Read more...
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Flood situation turns grimmer in Assam
June 25th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 25 (IANS) Flood situation continued to deteriorate in Assam Monday with reports coming in of more villages being inundated by surging waters of the Brahmaputra river and its ... Read more...
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Floods affect over 30,000 in Assam
June 12th, 2012 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 12 (IANS) The first wave of floods that hit Assam about a week ago continues to wreak havoc, affecting over 30,000 people in seven districts of the state ... Read more...
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PM to speak to Chandy, Jayalalithaa on Mullaperiyar
November 25th, 2011 - 6:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday promised to speak to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J.Jayalalithaa and Kerala's Oommen Chandy to defuse tensions between the ... Read more...
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Orissa flood situation continues to be grim
September 27th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sept 26 (IANS) The flood situation continued to remain grim in many parts of Orissa Monday despite the water level in most of the rivers starting to recede, an ... Read more...
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Relief efforts intensified as Orissa floods worsen
September 25th, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 25 (IANS) Orissa intensified relief efforts Sunday as a fresh round of floods, triggered by heavy rains, left 17 people dead and inundated more than 3,000 villages in ... Read more...
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Woman washed away in Kashmir flash floods, alert sounded
September 16th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Sep 16 (IANS) A woman was washed away and many houses in south Kashmir were damaged Friday following flash floods caused by incessant rains since Thursday, officials said, adding ... Read more...
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Yamuna recedes but stays above danger mark
August 19th, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Yamuna river Friday continued to flow above the danger mark at Delhi, though the inflow of water from Haryana and the level of the ... Read more...
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Yamuna continues to flow above danger level in Delhi
August 18th, 2011 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Yamuna river continued to flow above the danger mark in Delhi Thursday after water release from Haryana's Hathini Kund dam, even as the authorities ... Read more...
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Disaster response teams deployed in flood-hit Assam
July 17th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 17 (IANS) With the water having touched the danger level in the Brahmaputra in some areas of Assam, the central government has deployed teams of the National ... Read more...
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All major rivers flowing above danger-level in Manipur
October 9th, 2010 - 9:05 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, Oct. 9 (ANI): Incessant rains for last three days in Manipur have led to all major rivers here flowing above the danger level mark and affected life at different places.Major ... Read more...
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Yamuna to fall below danger mark by Monday morning (Lead)
September 26th, 2010 - 11:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) The water level in the swollen Yamuna will fall below the danger level by Monday morning, an official of the department of irrigation and flood control ... Read more...
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Yamuna below danger mark by Sunday evening
September 26th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) After flowing above the danger level for exactly a week now, the water level of the Yamuna river will drop below the danger mark by Sunday evening, ... Read more...
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Agra, Mathura badly hit as Yamuna water rises
September 25th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Sep 25 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna river continued to rise in Uttar Pradesh's Agra and Mathura districts, cutting off dozens of villages and inundating agricultural fields. Water also ... Read more...
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Yamuna ebbs further, still flowing above danger level (Lead)
September 23rd, 2010 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) A swollen Yamuna continued to recede in the capital Thursday but was still flowing nearly two metres above the danger level of 204.83 metres, said an official ... Read more...
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Yamuna recedes but still flowing above danger mark
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 23 (IANS) The water of the Yamuna river here receded Thursday morning but the river is still flowing over two metres above the danger mark, a flood department official ... Read more...
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Yamuna river crosses 207 m mark in Delhi
September 23rd, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 23 (ANI): The Yamuna rose over two meters above the danger level and crossed the 207 m mark in Delhi for the first time since 1978 on Thursday.Authorities said ... Read more...
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Yamuna swells, flood threat increases in Delhi
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 22 (IANS) The water level of the Yamuna river continued to rise at Delhi Wednesday as more water from the Hathinikund barrage in Haryana reached the capital, aggravating ... Read more...
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Rains abate in Uttarakhand, over 50 dead
September 20th, 2010 - 8:37 pm ICT by IANS
Dehradun, Sep 20 (IANS) Rains abated Monday bringing respite to tens of thousands in Uttarakhand where heavy downpour Saturday and Sunday sparked landslides and flash floods leaving over 50 people dead in ... Read more...
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Yamuna still above danger mark
September 15th, 2010 - 6:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna river Wednesday was 205.77 metres, 94 cm above the danger mark, and may see a slight rise again, an official said.
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Yamuna above danger mark, may rise more before receding
September 14th, 2010 - 8:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna river was 70 cm above the danger mark Tuesday as it rose slightly to reach 205.53 metres, an official said, adding ... Read more...
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Brahmaputra crosses danger mark, Assam flood situation critical
September 14th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Sep 14 (IANS) The flood situation in Assam turned critical Tuesday with the main river Brahmaputra crossing the danger level at several places, taking the total number of displaced people to ... Read more...
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Yamuna level recedes in Haryana but rains expected
September 12th, 2010 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 12 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna river has started receding, but the Haryana Met office Sunday predicted moderate to heavy rains for the day - igniting fears that ... Read more...
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Yamuna floods parts of Delhi
September 11th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) The Yamuna continued to rise Saturday, flooding low-lying areas in the capital as a spell of heavy rain in the morning added to the concerns of people.
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Yamuna rises alarmingly; under control, says Dikshit (Roundup)
September 10th, 2010 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) The Yamuna continued to swell, crossing the danger mark by over a metre as flood-hit Haryana released more water Friday into the river from a barrage upstream. ... Read more...
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Muggy day in Delhi, high humidity to stay (Lead)
September 10th, 2010 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Delhi residents experienced a hot and muggy day Friday with high humidity levels. The sultry weather is set to continue with the weather office predicting high humidity ... Read more...
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Yamuna continues rising, Dikshit says no need to worry
September 10th, 2010 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) Fears of a flood in the national capital loomed large Friday with the Yamuna flowing above the danger mark and expected to rise further, but Delhi Chief ... Read more...
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