Tag: river
Retreating Monsoon Worst In 140 Years : TN Declares Drought As 144 Farmers Die
he Tamil Nadu government declared a drought on January 10, after 144 farmers ended their lives between October and December. As many as 106 farmers were reported to have committed suicide in one month, according to a notice issued by the National Human Rights Commission to the state government on January 5.....
India Gives NRs 619mn Aid To Nepal For Embankment Work
India on Wednesday provided assistance of about NRs 619.6 million (IRs 387.5 million) to Nepal's Ministry of Irrigation for construction of embankments on the Kamala, Bagmati and Lalbakaiya rivers.....
TN Seeks Rs 39,565 Cr Towards Drought Relief
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O. Panneerselvam on Monday requested the central government for Rs 39,565 crore assistance towards drought relief and an immediate release of Rs 1,000 crore.....
Ola Joins Apollo Hospitals For Road Safety
Online cab-hailing firm Ola on Tuesday announced its partnership with Apollo Hospitals to create comprehensive medical programme for driver-partners.....
Heaps of snow, razor-sharp icicles, the cackle of low-flying geese and the warmth of families huddled together to ward off the cold -- all these are markers of a great winter in Kashmir.....
Driverless Cars Need New Regulations To Ensure Safety
Questioning the decision-making ability of driverless cars, experts have suggested model driverless car regulations to ensure safety of the passengers.....
Amitabh Roots For Narmada River's Cleanliness Campaign
Megastar Amitabh Bachchan has hailed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's initiative "Namami Devi Narmade" Narmada Seva Yatra, which aims at making the Narmada river free of pollution. ....
25 Drunken School Bus Drivers Arrested
Police in Kerala took 25 school bus drivers into custody for drunken driving in an early morning inspection on Friday, police said.....
Several Feared Dead As Ferry Capsizes In Pakistan
Dozens of people went missing on Friday as a passenger boat capsized in the Ravi river in Pakistan's Punjab province, officials said.....
Schoolkid Drowns In Hooghly River In Bengal
A Class 10 student drowned in the Hooghly river in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Monday, police said.....
