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Flash Floods Block Major Highway, Himachal's Monsoon Death Count Rises To 261
Multiple flash flood incidents were reported on Sunday in Mandi district at Panarsa, Takoli, and Nagwain areas along the Mandi-Kullu stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway.
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NASA-ISRO's $1.3 Billion Satellite NISAR Deploys Its Antenna In Orbit
In a landmark moment for global Earth science and international space collaboration, the world's most expensive civilian Earth imaging satellite-the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)-has successfully deployed its radar antenna in orbit.
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Boy Falls Into Drain While Chasing Kite In Delhi
A seven-year-old boy fell into an open drain while trying to catch a kite in Northeast Delhi's Welcome area on Friday evening, prompting a search and rescue operation that was later suspended due to darkness, police said.
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Fire At Thane's Residential Building Cafe, 35 Rescued So Far
A fire broke out at a cafe located in a multi-storey residential building in Maharashtra's Thane city early Thursday morning, following which 35 persons were evacuated from the structure.
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2 Pregnant Women Rescued From Disaster-Hit Dharali, Relief Efforts Intensify
Two pregnant women were airlifted from the disaster-affected Dharali village in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi and are now receiving medical attention at the district hospital.
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GPR Scanning Helps Identify 20 Spots In Dharali Where People Could Be Trapped
Rescuers said they have identified 20 spots at a depth of 2.5-3 metres using Ground Penetrating Radars in the lower areas of Dharali where there is the possibility of people being trapped.
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Delhi Waterlogged After Rain, Weather Office Forecasts Thunderstorms
Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Tuesday. Areas including Minto Bridge, Vijay Chowk, Moti Bagh flyover, Rafi Marg, and Nizamuddin flyover witnessed intense showers.
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Watch: Engineers Cross Raging River To Restore Power In Uttarkashi After Cloudburst
Days after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the Dharali village of the Uttarkashi district, a team of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) was seen braving a swollen river to restore power supply in the area.
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarakashi Underway, 816 Rescued So Far
After the devastating flash-floods that hit Dharali and Harsil, 816 civilians have been rescued by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till Saturday
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Cloudburst In Himachal Pradesh's Kullu, No Casualties Reported
An incident of cloudburst was reported in the Sharod Nala area of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh on Friday as per the information received from the Central Water Commission, Mohal.
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What Caused Uttarkashi Flash Floods? ISRO Satellite Images Reveal Clues
The devastating mudslide that swept through the Dharali area in Uttarkashi has left the region reeling.
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Gujarat Woman Tears Dupatta, Ties It As Rakhi To Uttarakhand Chief Minister During Flood Inspection
A tourist from Gujarat tore a part of her dupatta and tied it to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's wrist during his inspection tour of the disaster-affected areas in Dharali, Uttarkashi.
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How ISRO's Satellite Insights Are Helping Uttarkashi Disaster Relief Ops
Satellite images, extracted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), have revealed the scale of destruction caused by the deadly flash floods in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi earlier this week.
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"Papa, We Won't Survive": Nepal Man's Last Call With Son Missing In Uttarkashi Flood
When migrant labourers from Nepal Kali Devi and her husband Vijay Singh completed their task and left Harsil Valley in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi on Tuesday, little did they imagine that they would perhaps be the sole survivors of an impending disaster
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Rain Data Doesn't Support Claim Cloudburst Caused Uttarkashi Disaster: Experts
A cloudburst in the upper catchment of the Kheer Ganga river is widely believed to have triggered the flash flood in Uttarkashi's Dharali, but experts feel the amount of rain the Uttarkashi district received on Tuesday was not enough.
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Flash Floods Block Major Highway, Himachal's Monsoon Death Count Rises To 261
Multiple flash flood incidents were reported on Sunday in Mandi district at Panarsa, Takoli, and Nagwain areas along the Mandi-Kullu stretch of the Chandigarh-Manali National Highway.
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NASA-ISRO's $1.3 Billion Satellite NISAR Deploys Its Antenna In Orbit
In a landmark moment for global Earth science and international space collaboration, the world's most expensive civilian Earth imaging satellite-the NASA-ISRO Synthetic Aperture Radar (NISAR)-has successfully deployed its radar antenna in orbit.
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Boy Falls Into Drain While Chasing Kite In Delhi
A seven-year-old boy fell into an open drain while trying to catch a kite in Northeast Delhi's Welcome area on Friday evening, prompting a search and rescue operation that was later suspended due to darkness, police said.
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Fire At Thane's Residential Building Cafe, 35 Rescued So Far
A fire broke out at a cafe located in a multi-storey residential building in Maharashtra's Thane city early Thursday morning, following which 35 persons were evacuated from the structure.
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2 Pregnant Women Rescued From Disaster-Hit Dharali, Relief Efforts Intensify
Two pregnant women were airlifted from the disaster-affected Dharali village in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi and are now receiving medical attention at the district hospital.
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GPR Scanning Helps Identify 20 Spots In Dharali Where People Could Be Trapped
Rescuers said they have identified 20 spots at a depth of 2.5-3 metres using Ground Penetrating Radars in the lower areas of Dharali where there is the possibility of people being trapped.
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Delhi Waterlogged After Rain, Weather Office Forecasts Thunderstorms
Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Tuesday. Areas including Minto Bridge, Vijay Chowk, Moti Bagh flyover, Rafi Marg, and Nizamuddin flyover witnessed intense showers.
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Watch: Engineers Cross Raging River To Restore Power In Uttarkashi After Cloudburst
Days after a cloudburst triggered flash floods in the Dharali village of the Uttarkashi district, a team of Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) was seen braving a swollen river to restore power supply in the area.
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Evacuation In Disaster-Hit Uttarakashi Underway, 816 Rescued So Far
After the devastating flash-floods that hit Dharali and Harsil, 816 civilians have been rescued by the Indian Army, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) till Saturday
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Cloudburst In Himachal Pradesh's Kullu, No Casualties Reported
An incident of cloudburst was reported in the Sharod Nala area of Kullu in Himachal Pradesh on Friday as per the information received from the Central Water Commission, Mohal.
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What Caused Uttarkashi Flash Floods? ISRO Satellite Images Reveal Clues
The devastating mudslide that swept through the Dharali area in Uttarkashi has left the region reeling.
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Gujarat Woman Tears Dupatta, Ties It As Rakhi To Uttarakhand Chief Minister During Flood Inspection
A tourist from Gujarat tore a part of her dupatta and tied it to Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami's wrist during his inspection tour of the disaster-affected areas in Dharali, Uttarkashi.
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How ISRO's Satellite Insights Are Helping Uttarkashi Disaster Relief Ops
Satellite images, extracted by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), have revealed the scale of destruction caused by the deadly flash floods in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi earlier this week.
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"Papa, We Won't Survive": Nepal Man's Last Call With Son Missing In Uttarkashi Flood
When migrant labourers from Nepal Kali Devi and her husband Vijay Singh completed their task and left Harsil Valley in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi on Tuesday, little did they imagine that they would perhaps be the sole survivors of an impending disaster
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Rain Data Doesn't Support Claim Cloudburst Caused Uttarkashi Disaster: Experts
A cloudburst in the upper catchment of the Kheer Ganga river is widely believed to have triggered the flash flood in Uttarkashi's Dharali, but experts feel the amount of rain the Uttarkashi district received on Tuesday was not enough.
