Bridge Collapse

A driver of anexcavator had a narrow escape when a bridge over the Ganga Canal in Uttar Pradesh - that was undergoing demolition - collapsed into the water along with the machine.

Many members of the official delegation were left hanging but fortunately, did not fall to the ground.

The Chakki bridge in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh collapsed today after one of its three pillars damaged completely as heavy rainfall continues in the state.

The Kiwis lost five wickets for 110 in a tense evening session at Trent Bridge and head into the final day with a lead of 238.

According to reports eight people were injured with broken bones.

The historic Hassanabad bridge in Pakistan collapsed on Saturday after a heatwave caused a glacial lake to release large amounts of water into a stream. No immediate injuries were reported.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said he was amazed at the response of an IAS officer who attributed the collapse of a portion of an under-construction road bridge in Sultanganj to 'strong winds'.

A British-era bridge on the dry Sukthwa river in Madhya Pradesh's Narmadapuram collapsed while a trailer-truck was crossing on Sunday, leading to traffic disruption on the Bhopal-Nagpur national highway, a senior police official said.

One person was rescued and at least six others were believed trapped after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Nubra sub-division of Leh district on Saturday evening, officials said.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday rattled buildings and roused people from their sleep, leaving one injured and causing a half-constructed bridge in the island's east to collapse.

At least 27 labourers were injured on Sunday when the iron shuttering over an under-construction bridge collapsed in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The bridge connects Moradabad-Budaun with the Jalalabad-Bareilly-Etawah state road.

Dehradun and nearby areas have received continuous rains over the past few days, leading to flooding. Parts of a bridge over River Jakhan collapsed in Ranipokhari. A road in the state capital, too, has caved in. No loss of life has been reported.

A government report accessed by NDTV says that there is no record of cost incurred on the bridges built on Datia's Sewda in 1982 and Sheopur's Manpur in 1985.

The bridge was built over the Kulagar rivulet on the Tanakpur-Tawaghat national highway, close to the Indo-China border, district official AK Shukla said.

A driver of anexcavator had a narrow escape when a bridge over the Ganga Canal in Uttar Pradesh - that was undergoing demolition - collapsed into the water along with the machine.

Many members of the official delegation were left hanging but fortunately, did not fall to the ground.

The Chakki bridge in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh collapsed today after one of its three pillars damaged completely as heavy rainfall continues in the state.

The Kiwis lost five wickets for 110 in a tense evening session at Trent Bridge and head into the final day with a lead of 238.

According to reports eight people were injured with broken bones.

The historic Hassanabad bridge in Pakistan collapsed on Saturday after a heatwave caused a glacial lake to release large amounts of water into a stream. No immediate injuries were reported.

Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said he was amazed at the response of an IAS officer who attributed the collapse of a portion of an under-construction road bridge in Sultanganj to 'strong winds'.

A British-era bridge on the dry Sukthwa river in Madhya Pradesh's Narmadapuram collapsed while a trailer-truck was crossing on Sunday, leading to traffic disruption on the Bhopal-Nagpur national highway, a senior police official said.

One person was rescued and at least six others were believed trapped after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Nubra sub-division of Leh district on Saturday evening, officials said.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake that struck off the coast of Taiwan early Wednesday rattled buildings and roused people from their sleep, leaving one injured and causing a half-constructed bridge in the island's east to collapse.

At least 27 labourers were injured on Sunday when the iron shuttering over an under-construction bridge collapsed in Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.

The bridge connects Moradabad-Budaun with the Jalalabad-Bareilly-Etawah state road.

Dehradun and nearby areas have received continuous rains over the past few days, leading to flooding. Parts of a bridge over River Jakhan collapsed in Ranipokhari. A road in the state capital, too, has caved in. No loss of life has been reported.

A government report accessed by NDTV says that there is no record of cost incurred on the bridges built on Datia's Sewda in 1982 and Sheopur's Manpur in 1985.

The bridge was built over the Kulagar rivulet on the Tanakpur-Tawaghat national highway, close to the Indo-China border, district official AK Shukla said.