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Court Orders Rs 20 Lakh Compensation For Parents of Students Drowned In Beas River
The Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed payment of compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the parents of each of the 24 engineering students of a Hyderabad college who were washed away in river Beas in near Thalot in Kullu district of the state on June 8,2014.
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Water Level in Himachal Dams Rises
The water levels in Himachal Pradesh's major dams -- Bhakra and Pong -- have increased comfortably with the monsoon active in the region, an official said today.
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No Spare Water for Any State: Parkash Singh Badal
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said his state did not have any spare water to share with other states, a day after his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar said the state would approach the Supreme Court to seek completion of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal in neighbouring Punjab.
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Beas River Tragedy: Dam Officials, College Faculty Members Named in Charge-Sheet
Six officials of the Larji Dam Project and three faculty members of an engineering college have been named in a charge-sheet over the Beas river tragedy in Himachal Pradesh which had claimed 25 lives.
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The New York Times Blames 'Sand Mafia' for Beas Tragedy
Less than a month after 24 students of an engineering college from Hyderabad were swept away in Himachal Pradesh's Beas river, a US daily on Wednesday blamed the "sand mafia" for the tragedy.
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Beas Tragedy: Three More Bodies Found, Eight Students Still Missing
Almost two weeks after 24 visiting students from an engineering college in Hyderabad and a tour operator were washed away in the Beas river, three more bodies were recovered on Sunday, taking the total number of bodies retrieved to 16, officials said.
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Beas Tragedy: Necessary Action Will be Taken, Says Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said the inquiry report submitted by the Mandi Divisional Commissioner on the Beas tragedy has been forwarded to the Chief Secretary for necessary follow-up action.
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Inquiry Report Blames Hydropower Project Authorities for Beas River Tragedy
An inquiry report on the death of 24 students and a tour guide near Mandi on June 8, who were washed away when water was released into the river without warning from the nearby Larji Hydropower project, has blamed the dam authorities for the tragedy.
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Beas Tragedy: No Trace of Missing Students, Rains Hamper Rescue Operations
Rescuers failed to recover the body of any of the 17 missing persons, swept away in the Beas River on June 8, with pre-monsoon rains posing hurdles before them.
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Beas River Tragedy: Get Ready to Pay Heavy Compensation, High Court tells Himachal Pradesh Government
The Himachal Pradesh High Court today said it was not satisfied with the status-report filed by the state government on the June 8 tragedy in which 24 students from a Hyderabad engineering college were killed in the Beas river
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Beas River Tragedy: High-Tech Device Deployed to Trace Bodies
A massive search operation resumed on Sunday by using a high-tech device that can scan the riverbed full of silt and boulders to locate bodies of 16 engineering students and a tour operator from Hyderabad who were washed away in the Beas river near this town last week.
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No Negligence Behind Beas River Tragedy, Says Himachal Chief Minister
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh has said the drowning of 24 students in Beas River was not caused by negligence on the part of authorities.
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Beas River Tragedy: Search Continues as Water Level Lowered in River
The water level in the Beas river was lowered Saturday morning for the first time to find the remaining 16 missing students and one tour operator who was washed away in a strong current in Mandi last week, rescue officials said. So far eight bodies have been recovered.
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Beas River Tragedy: More Divers to Join Search Operation, Says Telangana Home Minister
The search operation to trace the 17 persons still missing following the tragedy in the Beas river involving a group of engineering students from Hyderabad resumed on its fifth day today with more personnel set to join the efforts.
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Beas River Tragedy: One More Body Found, 18 Still Missing
One more body was found by the search teams scouring Beas River on Thursday, four days after 25 people were washed away when water was released into the river without warning from a nearby hydropower project.
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Court Orders Rs 20 Lakh Compensation For Parents of Students Drowned In Beas River
The Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed payment of compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the parents of each of the 24 engineering students of a Hyderabad college who were washed away in river Beas in near Thalot in Kullu district of the state on June 8,2014.
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Water Level in Himachal Dams Rises
The water levels in Himachal Pradesh's major dams -- Bhakra and Pong -- have increased comfortably with the monsoon active in the region, an official said today.
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No Spare Water for Any State: Parkash Singh Badal
Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal today said his state did not have any spare water to share with other states, a day after his Haryana counterpart Manohar Lal Khattar said the state would approach the Supreme Court to seek completion of the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal in neighbouring Punjab.
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Beas River Tragedy: Dam Officials, College Faculty Members Named in Charge-Sheet
Six officials of the Larji Dam Project and three faculty members of an engineering college have been named in a charge-sheet over the Beas river tragedy in Himachal Pradesh which had claimed 25 lives.
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The New York Times Blames 'Sand Mafia' for Beas Tragedy
Less than a month after 24 students of an engineering college from Hyderabad were swept away in Himachal Pradesh's Beas river, a US daily on Wednesday blamed the "sand mafia" for the tragedy.
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Beas Tragedy: Three More Bodies Found, Eight Students Still Missing
Almost two weeks after 24 visiting students from an engineering college in Hyderabad and a tour operator were washed away in the Beas river, three more bodies were recovered on Sunday, taking the total number of bodies retrieved to 16, officials said.
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Beas Tragedy: Necessary Action Will be Taken, Says Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister
Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today said the inquiry report submitted by the Mandi Divisional Commissioner on the Beas tragedy has been forwarded to the Chief Secretary for necessary follow-up action.
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Inquiry Report Blames Hydropower Project Authorities for Beas River Tragedy
An inquiry report on the death of 24 students and a tour guide near Mandi on June 8, who were washed away when water was released into the river without warning from the nearby Larji Hydropower project, has blamed the dam authorities for the tragedy.
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Beas Tragedy: No Trace of Missing Students, Rains Hamper Rescue Operations
Rescuers failed to recover the body of any of the 17 missing persons, swept away in the Beas River on June 8, with pre-monsoon rains posing hurdles before them.
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Beas River Tragedy: Get Ready to Pay Heavy Compensation, High Court tells Himachal Pradesh Government
The Himachal Pradesh High Court today said it was not satisfied with the status-report filed by the state government on the June 8 tragedy in which 24 students from a Hyderabad engineering college were killed in the Beas river
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Beas River Tragedy: High-Tech Device Deployed to Trace Bodies
A massive search operation resumed on Sunday by using a high-tech device that can scan the riverbed full of silt and boulders to locate bodies of 16 engineering students and a tour operator from Hyderabad who were washed away in the Beas river near this town last week.
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No Negligence Behind Beas River Tragedy, Says Himachal Chief Minister
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Virbhadra Singh has said the drowning of 24 students in Beas River was not caused by negligence on the part of authorities.
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Beas River Tragedy: Search Continues as Water Level Lowered in River
The water level in the Beas river was lowered Saturday morning for the first time to find the remaining 16 missing students and one tour operator who was washed away in a strong current in Mandi last week, rescue officials said. So far eight bodies have been recovered.
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Beas River Tragedy: More Divers to Join Search Operation, Says Telangana Home Minister
The search operation to trace the 17 persons still missing following the tragedy in the Beas river involving a group of engineering students from Hyderabad resumed on its fifth day today with more personnel set to join the efforts.
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Beas River Tragedy: One More Body Found, 18 Still Missing
One more body was found by the search teams scouring Beas River on Thursday, four days after 25 people were washed away when water was released into the river without warning from a nearby hydropower project.
