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NEW DELHI — Long before the floods came, washing away hundreds of people and wiping out newly constructed dams and bridges, the warning signs were clear.The Himalayas have been warming at an alarming rate for years, melting ice long trapped in glaciers, soil and rocks, elevating the risk of ...

Seven bodies recovered, 125 still missing Dehradun/New Delhi: A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, triggering an avalanche and a deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations and trapped more than 100 labourers who are feared dead.The ...

Dehradun/New Delhi:A glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas. More than 150 labourers working in a power project are missing, officials said. Homes ...

UTTARAKHAND: As avalanche and flood at a Chamoli village destroyed many houses on Sunday, the Indian Army has deployed choppers and troops for supporting the Uttarakhand government and NDRF to tackle the flood situation, said Army.“Indian Army has deployed choppers and troops for supporting Uttarakhand government and NDRF to ...

India oi-Ajay Joseph Raj P | Published: Wednesday, November 25, 2020, 13:26 Pune, Nov 25: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Wednesday said despite sending multiple correspondences to the central government, no team from there has arrived in the state to assess losses caused due to floods ...

#Pakistan News Democrat Joe Biden was declared winner of the US presidency, defeating Donald Trump and ending an era that convulsed American politics, shocked the world and left the US more divided than at any time in decades. Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden makes a statement on the US ...

India11:37 GMT 23.10.2020Get short URLhttps://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/17/1080859579_0:172:3019:1869_1200x675_80_0_0_14ba40bf067034c1ba848117ed4fbf7a.jpgSputnik Internationalhttps://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.pngRadhika Parashar. Sputnik Internationalhttps://sputniknews.com/india/202010231080858953-prayers-flood-twitter-as-legendary-indian-cricketer-kapil-dev-rushed-to-hospital-after-heart-attack/The year 2020 started by shocking India's lustrous film industry, Bollywood. A string of deaths of Bollywood stars including Rishi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, and Sushant Singh Rajput, followed by the demises of more artists like Saroj Khan, left Indians heartbroken.Kapil Dev, ...

In view of Covid-19 pandemic, IRDAI has asked the Insurers to encourage the policyholders to use electronic communication wherever possible for correspondence while intimating the claim and filing all the relevant documents.The Insurance Regulatory and Developmneighbouringty (IRDAI) has issued guidelines for settlement of claims of victims in recent floods ...

Representative image (PTI) These are the top stories we are covering this afternoon: IMD issues yellow alert in Hyderabad after heavy rains lash Telangana; Released from detention, Mehbooba Mufti says won’t forget the “insult” of August 5; Shiv Sena may seek recall of Governor Koshyari after letter spat; Rajinikanth ...

LONDON: The UK should take more assertive action against Iran by ditching the nuclear deal and following the US lead in introducing economic sanctions that “bite,” a British MP has said. Bob Blackman, a UK Conservative Party MP, also told Arab News that Tehran’s diplomatic footprint across Europe should ...