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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PM calls Andhra, Maharashtra chief ministers on Babhali row
July 29th, 2010 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called a meeting of chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra Aug 2 to discuss the row over the Babhali dam ... Read more...
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Flood extensively damages crops in Haryana, Punjab
July 9th, 2010 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 9 (IANS) Freshly sown paddy crop in thousands of acres of fertile agricultural land has been destroyed in nearly four days of flood fury in some districts of Haryana and ... Read more...
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Varanasi holy men demand scrapping of dam projects on Ganga
May 9th, 2010 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi, May 9 (ANI): Hundreds of holy men in Varanasi held a rally on Saturday and demanded scrapping of dam projects on the River Ganga to save the livelihood of people. ... Read more...
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Assam youth go comic for a cause (With Image)
April 5th, 2010 - 11:00 am ICT by IANS
By Azera Rahman
Guwahati, April 5 (IANS) A bunch of students in Assam is creating eye-catching comic posters laced with humour that make you not only smile but also aware of important social ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
India, Bangladesh discuss dam on Barak river
September 9th, 2009 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 9(ANI): Union Water Resource Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal met visiting Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dipu Moni on Wednesday to discuss a dam project which is being built by India on ... Read more...
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Pak officers don’t want to fight their own people: US expert
May 3rd, 2009 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
New York,May 3 (ANI): Even though the Pakistan Army has initiated military operation against the Taliban in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and has claimed success in some areas, the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
National award for Madhya Pradesh tiger reserve
February 23rd, 2008 - 5:23 pm ICT by admin
Bhopal, Feb 23 (IANS) The Pench Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh has been selected for the 'Best maintained tourist-friendly national park award' by the union tourism ministry. The award would be given ... Read more...
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