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Water Taxis Reducing Travel Time Between Gateway Of India And Navi Mumbai To Launch On September 22
Mumbai is welcoming new taxis driving on water. The water taxi service offers a faster, cleaner, and more comfortable commute in comparison to the existing wooden boats.
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18 Kanwariyas Killed In Bus-Truck Collision In Jharkhand's Deoghar
18 Kanwariyas lost their lives and 10 others were injured in a devastating road accident near a village in Jharkhand. This occurred during the Shravani Mela, when thousands of devotees travel to offer sacred water at the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple.
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Pakistan, Russia To Expand Connectivity For Access To Warm Waters: Report
Pakistan and Russia agreed to accelerate infrastructure development across the region to facilitate trade and economic integration.
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Water Metro In Mumbai, Other Places Soon? What Head Of Kochi Project Said
The Water Metro in Kochi has been successful and the Centre is now planning to start the ferry transportation system in 21 other places, the project's Managing Director Loknath Behera has said.
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India Gets First Water Transport Service 'Uber Shikara' In Srinagar
Uber Shikara marks a significant milestone for the company as it is the first water transport offering in Asia after similar services in select European countries like Italy.
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Rain Continues In Chennai For 2nd Day, Waterlogging Reported In Many Areas
Heavy rain continued in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, bringing residential neighborhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides affecting public transport services.
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Will Ban Construction Work In Areas With Severe Air Quality For 5 Days In Row: Delhi Environment Minister
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced a construction ban in areas with an AQI above 400 for five consecutive days due to worsening air quality.
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Rs 120 Billion Water Transport Corridor Being Planned In East-India: Report
Coal India Ltd, a government-owned port, and a state waterways body, are together considering investing up to 120 billion rupees ($1.46 billion) to establish an industrial water transport corridor in the country's east, two government sources said.
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Give Food, Water To Those Relocated From Slums: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed authorities to provide food, clean drinking water, livelihood and transport facilities to individuals who will be relocated from the slums at Bhairo Marg here that have to be demolished.
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Assam Boat Capsize: 9 Including Inland Water Transport Staffers Detained For Questioning
At least six employees of Assam's Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department have been arrested for allegedly not following safety norms which led to the capsizing of a boat carrying over 90 passengers in the Brahmaputra a few days ago, leaving two per
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J&K Government Imports 1st Luxury Boat To Revive Water Transport On Jhelum
Jammu and Kashmir's water transport authority has brought the first imported luxury boat for cruise on the Jhelum river with an aim to revive water transport in Kashmir.
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Kerala Boat Ferries Lone Passenger To Help Her Take Exam
In a heart-warming gesture, a 70-seater boat of the Kerala State Water Transport department was sent to ferry a lone passenger, a 17-year-old student, to enable her to appear for the plus one examination (11th standard) on two days last month in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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5 Big Points From Supreme Court Order On Migrants
The Supreme Court today gave a detailed interim order about the transportation of migrant labourers, which has become a matter of controversy since the Centre started running special trains from May 1. Over the last days, a series of instances were reported of hungry and desperate migrants looting foodcarts at various railway stations. Several migr...
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"Give Food, Contain Them": Home Ministry On Migrant Workers Amid Lockdown
The Home Ministry has directed all states and union territories to provide "temporary accommodation, food, clothing, medical care" to the tens of thousands of migrant workers stranded around the country. Many of them are daily wagers without jobs and money after the 21-day "total lockdown" ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to halt the spread ...
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Government Said to Propose Incentives to Woo Apple, Samsung Suppliers
India is considering a plan to offer subsidised loans to mobile handset manufacturers in a bid to attract Apple and Samsung’s suppliers to open factories in the nation, a government official is claimed to say.
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Water Taxis Reducing Travel Time Between Gateway Of India And Navi Mumbai To Launch On September 22
Mumbai is welcoming new taxis driving on water. The water taxi service offers a faster, cleaner, and more comfortable commute in comparison to the existing wooden boats.
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18 Kanwariyas Killed In Bus-Truck Collision In Jharkhand's Deoghar
18 Kanwariyas lost their lives and 10 others were injured in a devastating road accident near a village in Jharkhand. This occurred during the Shravani Mela, when thousands of devotees travel to offer sacred water at the Baba Baidyanath Dham temple.
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Pakistan, Russia To Expand Connectivity For Access To Warm Waters: Report
Pakistan and Russia agreed to accelerate infrastructure development across the region to facilitate trade and economic integration.
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Water Metro In Mumbai, Other Places Soon? What Head Of Kochi Project Said
The Water Metro in Kochi has been successful and the Centre is now planning to start the ferry transportation system in 21 other places, the project's Managing Director Loknath Behera has said.
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India Gets First Water Transport Service 'Uber Shikara' In Srinagar
Uber Shikara marks a significant milestone for the company as it is the first water transport offering in Asia after similar services in select European countries like Italy.
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Rain Continues In Chennai For 2nd Day, Waterlogging Reported In Many Areas
Heavy rain continued in Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, bringing residential neighborhoods and roads under knee-deep water and leading to traffic congestion besides affecting public transport services.
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Will Ban Construction Work In Areas With Severe Air Quality For 5 Days In Row: Delhi Environment Minister
Delhi's Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced a construction ban in areas with an AQI above 400 for five consecutive days due to worsening air quality.
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Rs 120 Billion Water Transport Corridor Being Planned In East-India: Report
Coal India Ltd, a government-owned port, and a state waterways body, are together considering investing up to 120 billion rupees ($1.46 billion) to establish an industrial water transport corridor in the country's east, two government sources said.
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Give Food, Water To Those Relocated From Slums: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court has directed authorities to provide food, clean drinking water, livelihood and transport facilities to individuals who will be relocated from the slums at Bhairo Marg here that have to be demolished.
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Assam Boat Capsize: 9 Including Inland Water Transport Staffers Detained For Questioning
At least six employees of Assam's Inland Water Transport (IWT) Department have been arrested for allegedly not following safety norms which led to the capsizing of a boat carrying over 90 passengers in the Brahmaputra a few days ago, leaving two per
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J&K Government Imports 1st Luxury Boat To Revive Water Transport On Jhelum
Jammu and Kashmir's water transport authority has brought the first imported luxury boat for cruise on the Jhelum river with an aim to revive water transport in Kashmir.
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Kerala Boat Ferries Lone Passenger To Help Her Take Exam
In a heart-warming gesture, a 70-seater boat of the Kerala State Water Transport department was sent to ferry a lone passenger, a 17-year-old student, to enable her to appear for the plus one examination (11th standard) on two days last month in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
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5 Big Points From Supreme Court Order On Migrants
The Supreme Court today gave a detailed interim order about the transportation of migrant labourers, which has become a matter of controversy since the Centre started running special trains from May 1. Over the last days, a series of instances were reported of hungry and desperate migrants looting foodcarts at various railway stations. Several migr...
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"Give Food, Contain Them": Home Ministry On Migrant Workers Amid Lockdown
The Home Ministry has directed all states and union territories to provide "temporary accommodation, food, clothing, medical care" to the tens of thousands of migrant workers stranded around the country. Many of them are daily wagers without jobs and money after the 21-day "total lockdown" ordered by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to halt the spread ...
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Government Said to Propose Incentives to Woo Apple, Samsung Suppliers
India is considering a plan to offer subsidised loans to mobile handset manufacturers in a bid to attract Apple and Samsung’s suppliers to open factories in the nation, a government official is claimed to say.
