Drinking water for Delhi: Himachal project clears legal hurdle
July 11th, 2012 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 11 (IANS) With the National Green Tribunal (NGT) giving its clearance for awarding compensations, Himachal Pradesh will speed up the construction of a multi-billion-rupee dam project that ... Read more...
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Himachal raises objections to Renuka dam project
June 16th, 2012 - 10:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, June 16 (IANS) A proposed hydroelectric project in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district which also aims to provide drinking water to Delhi received a setback Saturday, with the hill state ... Read more...
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10 confirmed dead after China boat capsize
February 14th, 2012 - 8:11 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 14 (IANS) At least 10 bodies have been retrieved and one person is still missing nearly two weeks after a boat capsized in central China's Hunan province, according ... Read more...
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Drought hits shipping on two Chinese rivers
December 18th, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) Shipping was paralyzed along the drought-stricken Xijiang and Xiangjiang rivers running through south China as authorities preserved drinking water for the region's households.As of Sunday, more ... Read more...
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Kashmir focuses on smaller hydroelectric projects
October 19th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Oct 19 (IANS) Shifting its focus from mega ventures, the Jammu and Kashmir government will soon be constructing 10 small hydroelectric projects to generate and supply power faster to ... Read more...
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300,000 people evacuated due to floods in China
September 19th, 2011 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 19 (IANS) Floods in southwest China's Sichuan province forced more than 300,000 people to be evacuated, authorities said Monday.
The Qujiang river, a tributary of the Jialing river ... Read more...
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Four drown in Andhra river
September 8th, 2011 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Sep 8 (IANS) Four people drowned Thursday after being caught in flood waters in a river in Andhra Pradesh, police said.The accident happened in Kinnerasani river, a tributary of ... Read more...
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14 killed in two Himachal accidents
September 5th, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 5 (IANS) Fourteen people were killed and four injured in two accidents in Himachal Pradesh's Sirmaur district Monday, police said.
In both the accidents, the vehicles skidded off the ... Read more...
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Firm loses Himachal hydro project
September 1st, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 1 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh has cancelled the allotment of a hydropower project to an Indo-Norwegian company. It will invite fresh bids for the 60MW project, an official said ... Read more...
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Thousands displaced in Assam flash floods
August 15th, 2011 - 6:29 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 15 (IANS) At least seven people were swept away and thousands displaced by flash floods in Assam Monday, officials said, adding that army soldiers and Indian Air Force ... Read more...
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Himachal district official’s house flooded
August 13th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Una (Himachal Pradesh), Aug 13 (IANS) A Himachal Pradesh official, who was busy in overseeing flood relief work in Una district, Saturday found that his own house has been inundated ... Read more...
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Five rescued from swollen Himachal river
July 15th, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, July 15 (IANS) Five quarry workers were rescued Friday after they were swept away in a swollen river in Himachal Pradesh's Una district, an official said.The entire hill state ... Read more...
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China to build four super dams on Jinsha river
June 22nd, 2011 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, June 22 (IANS) China is building four hydroelectric dams with a generating capacity double that of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest power station in terms of installed ... Read more...
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Raman Singh sees dam built by villagers
April 24th, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 23 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Saturday made a surprise visit to a village in Raipur district where the local people recently built a dam to irrigate ... Read more...
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Drinking water for Delhi: Dam proposal to be re-submitted
April 3rd, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, April 3 (IANS) An environment clearance proposal of a controversial multi-billion-rupee hydropower dam project in Himachal Pradesh that will quench the thirst of Delhi would be re-submitted to the ... Read more...
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Pakistani team inspects artificial lake site in Jammu
February 20th, 2011 - 11:52 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 20 (IANS) A team of Pakistani experts Sunday inspected the site of a proposed artificial lake on the Tawi river near Jammu to see if did not contravene the provisions ... Read more...
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Pakistan team to visit Jammu Sunday (Lead)
February 19th, 2011 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 19 (IANS) Three Pakistani officials dealing with the Indus Water Treaty will arrive here Sunday to inspect the design and the site of a proposed artificial lake in Jammu.The lake ... Read more...
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Pakistan team visiting Jammu Sunday
February 19th, 2011 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 19 (IANS) A three-member team of Pakistani officials dealing with the Indus Water Treaty is arriving in Jammu on Sunday to inspect the design and the site of a proposed ... Read more...
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Pakistan team to assess Jammu lake project
February 4th, 2011 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Feb 4 (IANS) A team of Pakistani experts will visit Jammu and Kashmir in the third week of February to assess an artificial lake under construction here."Since we have nothing to ... Read more...
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Haiti cholera toll rises to 1,721
November 30th, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Port-au-Prince, Nov 30 (IANS/EFE) The number of deaths from the cholera epidemic afflicting Haiti since mid-October has risen to 1,721, health officials said.In all, 75,888 people have been attended for the disease, ... Read more...
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Himachal villagers protest in Delhi against dam
November 22nd, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Shimla, Nov 22 (IANS) Around 100 villagers from Himachal Pradesh began a two-day protest in New Delhi Monday against the construction of a hydroelectric project in Sirmaur district that also ... Read more...
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Facing displacement, dam-hit knock on Sonia’s door
November 18th, 2010 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Nov 18 (IANS) Thousands in Himachal Pradesh have knocked on Congress president Sonia Gandhi's door, demanding the scrapping of a dam that threatens to displace them, submerge their fertile agricultural ... Read more...
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Green concerns cloud Himachal dam project
October 13th, 2010 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Oct 13 (IANS) The union environment and forests ministry has turned down Himachal Pradesh's proposal to transfer a huge chunk of forest land to build a multi-billion-rupee dam, an official said ... Read more...
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Pak moves International Court of Arbitration to resolve Kishanganga dispute with India
October 9th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Oct 9 (ANI): Pakistan has instituted proceedings in the International Court of Arbitration to resolve the Kishanganga Dam dispute with India, a Pakistani federal minister has stated.Minister for Water and Power, ... Read more...
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Orissa irrigation project gets initial forest clearance
September 1st, 2010 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) The environment ministry has accorded initial forest clearance to the Brutanga irrigation project in Orissa, clearing the way for diversion of over 1,527 hectares of forest land ... Read more...
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50,000 displaced in Assam floods
August 21st, 2010 - 11:02 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Aug 21 (IANS) Heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods in Assam Saturday, displacing at least 50,000 people in the state's Lakhimpur district, officials said. No casualties have been reported.
A government spokesperson ... Read more...
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Central China city braces for flood
July 29th, 2010 - 1:39 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) Thousands of people were evacuated Wednesday as central China's Wuhan city braced for flood waters from two swollen rivers.
According to the Yangtze Water Resources Commission, flood peaks of ... Read more...
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China blasts dyke to prevent flood
July 14th, 2010 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 14 (IANS) Chinese soldiers Wednesday blasted a dyke on a swollen tributary of the Yangtze in a bid to prevent flooding of riverbank villages.
The soldiers had planned to demolish the ... Read more...
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Haryana CM visits flood-hit districts, irrigation minister blames Punjab for floods
July 13th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, July 13 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda visited the flood-affected districts of Sirsa and Fathehabad on Tuesday, a day after the state's Irrigation Minister Ajay Singh Yadav blamed neighbouring ... Read more...
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Rail services to Tripura, Mizoram disrupted
June 10th, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Silchar (Assam), June 10 (IANS) Rail services to parts of Assam, Tripura and Mizoram have been suspended after damage to an old rail bridge in southern Assam, officials said Thursday.
"After sudden increase ... Read more...
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Pak has no objection to two power projects in J-K
June 1st, 2010 - 12:19 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Jun 1 (ANI): Pakistan has no objection to the construction of the Uri-II and the Chutak hydel power projects in Jammu and Kashmir.The Pakistani delegation, which is in India for ... Read more...
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$3.3 mn found inside TV sets in Mexico
May 5th, 2010 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, May 5 (IANS) Police have seized $3.3 million in cash hidden inside television sets at the international airport here in the Mexican capital.
Some cash was also hidden inside massage tables, ... Read more...
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11 people still missing in Assam boat tragedy
April 30th, 2010 - 7:21 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 30 (IANS) Rescue workers gave up the search for the 11 people missing after an overcrowded country boat capsized midstream in Assam Thursday evening after finding two more bodies Friday.A ... Read more...
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Two killed as boat capsizes in Assam
April 29th, 2010 - 8:40 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 29 (IANS) At least two people were killed Thursday after a country boat with about 25 people aboard capsized midstream of a river in Assam. Ten people managed to ... Read more...
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Over 1.5 lakh people affected as flood situation worsens in Assam
April 25th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Apr 25 (ANI): Over 1.5 lakh people have been affected as the flood situation in Assam worsened on Sunday with water level of Brahmaputra and its tributaries showing a rising trend. ... Read more...
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