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On Camera, Tourist Rescues Man From Being Swept Away In Karnataka Dam
- Monday October 27, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The tourist jumped into the water, braving the current to rescue the man at Vani Vilas Sagar dam.
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www.ndtv.com
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Afghanistan To Echo India's Indus Water Move, Stop River Flowing Into Pak
- Friday October 24, 2025
- World News | NDTV News Desk
Afghanistan borrowed from India's playbook this week to restrict Pakistan's access to water by building dams across the Kunar River "as soon as possible".
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www.ndtv.com
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India's $77 Billion Hydro Plan As China Builds Upstream Dam
- Monday October 13, 2025
- India News | Reuters
India's power planning authority has drawn up a Rs 6.4 trillion ($77 billion) transmission plan to move more than 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047 to meet rising electricity demand.
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www.ndtv.com
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Picnic Turns Tragic As 7 Swept Away At Karnataka Dam, 1 Rescued
- Wednesday October 8, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
A holiday outing turned tragic when six people from Karnataka's Tumakuru were swept away in the strong currents downstream from the Markonahalli Dam.
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www.ndtv.com
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Couple Dies By Suicide In Madhya Pradesh, Leaves Behind Infant Son On Roadside
- Saturday September 27, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A couple ended their lives by jumping into a dam in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district on Saturday after leaving their two-year-old son by the roadside, a police official said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala's Munnar Joins Elite List Of Asia's Best Rural Escapes 2025: Report
- Friday September 12, 2025
- Travel | Edited by Shubham Bhatnagar
From tea gardens to misty valleys, this Kerala hill station has just been named one of Asia's top rural getaways.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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25 River Monitoring Stations Across India Record Severe Flood Conditions
- Monday September 8, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Central Water Commission (CWC) on Monday reported severe flood conditions at 25 stations across India, including 12 in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Bihar, and one each in Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and West Bengal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Video Captures Massive Landslide Amid Monsoon Havoc In Himachal
- Saturday September 6, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A massive landslide struck National Highway-5 (NH-5) near the Nathpa Dam in Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh. A horrifying video of the incident captured the sheer scale of destruction, as it showed rocks and rubble crash into the dam.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Look Back At 1988 Floods As Punjab Faces Its Worst Deluge In Decades
- Thursday September 4, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The devastating floods have killed at least 37 people and left a trail of destruction in Punjab. Exacerbated by continuous heavy rains and the release of water from upstream dams, the floodwater submerged over 1.75 lakh acres of farmland
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www.ndtv.com
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Pics: Fresh Rains Add To Misery In Flood-Hit Punjab, Schools Shut Till Sunday
- Wednesday September 3, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A fresh spell of heavy rains compounded the flood situation in Punjab, which is battling its worst deluge since 1988, as all 23 districts of the state have been hit and 30 lives lost so far.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Issues Fresh Flood Alerts On 'Humanitarian Grounds' To Pakistan Over Tawi River Overflow
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
India has issued fresh alerts to Pakistan about the "high probability" of flooding in the Tawi river, with incessant rainfall in the northern states forcing the release of excess water from major dams, sources said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Odisha YouTuber Missing For 5 Days After Being Swept Away At Duduma Waterfall, Search On
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 22-year-old YouTuber from Odisha's Berhampur city has been missing for five days after he was swept away by the strong currents of the Duduma waterfall in Koraput district while shooting reels, police said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Schools To Be Closed From August 27 To 30 Amid Heavy Rains
- Tuesday August 26, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced closure of all schools in the state from August 27 to 30 in the wake of heavy rains forecast.
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www.ndtv.com
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2-Km Crater Forms In Rajasthan Village As Dam Overflows Due To Heavy Rain
- Sunday August 24, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
A 2-km ditch has formed at a village in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur village after the Surwal dam overflowed. The water flowed over fields and the Jadawata village bore the brunt of the destruction.
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www.ndtv.com
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'We Have Noted, Are Monitoring': India On China's Brahmaputra 'Mega Dam'
- Thursday August 21, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Reports of the Chinese building a 'mega dam' across the lower reaches of the Tsangpo River - which becomes the Brahmaputra when it flows through India - have been noted, the government told Parliament Thursday, on the last day of the monsoon session.
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www.ndtv.com
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On Camera, Tourist Rescues Man From Being Swept Away In Karnataka Dam
- Monday October 27, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The tourist jumped into the water, braving the current to rescue the man at Vani Vilas Sagar dam.
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www.ndtv.com
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Afghanistan To Echo India's Indus Water Move, Stop River Flowing Into Pak
- Friday October 24, 2025
- World News | NDTV News Desk
Afghanistan borrowed from India's playbook this week to restrict Pakistan's access to water by building dams across the Kunar River "as soon as possible".
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www.ndtv.com
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India's $77 Billion Hydro Plan As China Builds Upstream Dam
- Monday October 13, 2025
- India News | Reuters
India's power planning authority has drawn up a Rs 6.4 trillion ($77 billion) transmission plan to move more than 76 gigawatts of hydroelectric capacity from the Brahmaputra basin by 2047 to meet rising electricity demand.
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www.ndtv.com
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Picnic Turns Tragic As 7 Swept Away At Karnataka Dam, 1 Rescued
- Wednesday October 8, 2025
- India News | Reported by Deepak Bopanna
A holiday outing turned tragic when six people from Karnataka's Tumakuru were swept away in the strong currents downstream from the Markonahalli Dam.
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www.ndtv.com
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Couple Dies By Suicide In Madhya Pradesh, Leaves Behind Infant Son On Roadside
- Saturday September 27, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A couple ended their lives by jumping into a dam in Madhya Pradesh's Betul district on Saturday after leaving their two-year-old son by the roadside, a police official said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Kerala's Munnar Joins Elite List Of Asia's Best Rural Escapes 2025: Report
- Friday September 12, 2025
- Travel | Edited by Shubham Bhatnagar
From tea gardens to misty valleys, this Kerala hill station has just been named one of Asia's top rural getaways.
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www.ndtv.com/travel
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25 River Monitoring Stations Across India Record Severe Flood Conditions
- Monday September 8, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Central Water Commission (CWC) on Monday reported severe flood conditions at 25 stations across India, including 12 in Uttar Pradesh, 10 in Bihar, and one each in Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and West Bengal.
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www.ndtv.com
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Video Captures Massive Landslide Amid Monsoon Havoc In Himachal
- Saturday September 6, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
A massive landslide struck National Highway-5 (NH-5) near the Nathpa Dam in Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh. A horrifying video of the incident captured the sheer scale of destruction, as it showed rocks and rubble crash into the dam.
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www.ndtv.com
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A Look Back At 1988 Floods As Punjab Faces Its Worst Deluge In Decades
- Thursday September 4, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
The devastating floods have killed at least 37 people and left a trail of destruction in Punjab. Exacerbated by continuous heavy rains and the release of water from upstream dams, the floodwater submerged over 1.75 lakh acres of farmland
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www.ndtv.com
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Pics: Fresh Rains Add To Misery In Flood-Hit Punjab, Schools Shut Till Sunday
- Wednesday September 3, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A fresh spell of heavy rains compounded the flood situation in Punjab, which is battling its worst deluge since 1988, as all 23 districts of the state have been hit and 30 lives lost so far.
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www.ndtv.com
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India Issues Fresh Flood Alerts On 'Humanitarian Grounds' To Pakistan Over Tawi River Overflow
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
India has issued fresh alerts to Pakistan about the "high probability" of flooding in the Tawi river, with incessant rainfall in the northern states forcing the release of excess water from major dams, sources said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Odisha YouTuber Missing For 5 Days After Being Swept Away At Duduma Waterfall, Search On
- Wednesday August 27, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A 22-year-old YouTuber from Odisha's Berhampur city has been missing for five days after he was swept away by the strong currents of the Duduma waterfall in Koraput district while shooting reels, police said on Wednesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Punjab Schools To Be Closed From August 27 To 30 Amid Heavy Rains
- Tuesday August 26, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Tuesday announced closure of all schools in the state from August 27 to 30 in the wake of heavy rains forecast.
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www.ndtv.com
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2-Km Crater Forms In Rajasthan Village As Dam Overflows Due To Heavy Rain
- Sunday August 24, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
A 2-km ditch has formed at a village in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur village after the Surwal dam overflowed. The water flowed over fields and the Jadawata village bore the brunt of the destruction.
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www.ndtv.com
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'We Have Noted, Are Monitoring': India On China's Brahmaputra 'Mega Dam'
- Thursday August 21, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Reports of the Chinese building a 'mega dam' across the lower reaches of the Tsangpo River - which becomes the Brahmaputra when it flows through India - have been noted, the government told Parliament Thursday, on the last day of the monsoon session.
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www.ndtv.com