Grenades found in Ajmer sewer line
July 2nd, 2012 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ajmer, July 2 (IANS) Panic gripped Rajasthan's Ajmer town after 14 live grenades were recovered from a sewerage line during cleaning work by local municipality's sanitation staff Monday, police said."Keeping ... Read more...
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Girl’s foetus found in Rajasthan town
April 20th, 2012 - 12:29 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, April 19 (IANS) The foetus of a girl was found abandoned on the edge of a sewer line in Rajasthan's Dausa town Thursday, police said.
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New-born girl dumped near sewer in Udaipur
April 14th, 2012 - 10:25 pm ICT by IANS
Udaipur, April 14 (IANS) A new-born girl was found dumped on the edge of a sewer line in a deserted area in Rajasthan's Udaipur city early Saturday morning, police said. ... Read more...
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Three die while cleaning sewer in Kanpur
April 13th, 2012 - 1:27 am ICT by IANS
Kanpur, April 12 (IANS) Three labourers cleaning a sewer were killed here Thursday as poisonous gas leaked during the cleaning operation.The tragedy took place at Fazalganj in the city when ... Read more...
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Delhi Zoo becomes virtual island, agencies pass buck
September 11th, 2011 - 8:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Life in the city may have returned to normal after Friday's torrential rains but Delhi Zoo is still a virtually island, while the authorities pass ... Read more...
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Plumber rescues US woman’s $10k diamond ring from sewer line
February 22nd, 2011 - 4:27 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 22 (ANI): A plumber rescued a 10,000-dollar wedding ring from the sewer line after a Pennsylvania woman accidentally flushed it down the toilet.According to KABC-TV, Kristen Kalis of Cranberry ... Read more...
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Delhi government asked to compensate kin of drowned worker
February 11th, 2011 - 6:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The Delhi government has been asked to compensate the kin of a worker who drowned in a pit, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) said Friday. The ... Read more...
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Sewage lines to be repaired in east Delhi
January 6th, 2011 - 1:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 5 (IANS) The Delhi Jal Board (DJB) has decided to repair all sewer lines in east Delhi after leaking sewers were found to be a key factor behind a ... Read more...
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Vikas Marg sewer line improvement to cost Delhi Govt. Rs.10 crore
January 5th, 2011 - 6:34 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan.5 (ANI): The Delhi Government has sanctioned an amount of Rs.10 crore for improving a sewer line on Vikas Marg.The decision was taken after Urban Development Minister Dr. A.K. Walia ... Read more...
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Sewer leak causes stink at UN headquarters
December 22nd, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
New York, Dec 22 (IANS) Offices at the UN Security Council and General Assembly had to be evacuated because of a "suspicious odour" caused by the likely burst of a basement sewer ... Read more...
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Blame game begins over Delhi Zoo blackbucks’ deaths
September 28th, 2010 - 7:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) A blame game has begun over the deaths of 10 blackbucks in the Delhi Zoo, with zoo authorities Tuesday blaming the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) for contaminated ... Read more...
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BJP MP seeks Japanese intervention in Agra sewer project
October 7th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Oct 7 (IANS) Rama Shankar Katheria, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Agra, suspects rampant corruption in a Rs.900 crore sewer line project in the city that is being funded ... Read more...
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Untreated sewage flows into Yamuna near Taj
June 8th, 2008 - 9:28 am ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, June 8 (IANS) Agra's main sewer line, located close to two World Heritage monuments - the Agra Fort and the Taj Mahal, - has been flowing untreated into the ... Read more...
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