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Mount Everest's Height Linked to Ancient River Changes from 89,000 Years Ago
A recent study indicates that Mount Everest may have increased in height due to a river capture event that occurred approximately 89,000 years ago. Researchers from University College London, including Adam Smith, explored how the unusual behaviour of the Arun River and its erosion contributed to this change. The findings suggest that the capture o...
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PM Modi To Inaugurate Historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu In Bihar On Friday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the "historic" Kosi rail mega bridge through video-conference on Friday and also inaugurate 12 rail projects related to passenger facilities in Bihar, his office said.
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No Relief For Azam Khan-Run University In Land Encroachment Case
The tribunal had said last month that since river Kosi is a tributary of river Ganga, concerned statutory authorities may take appropriate action against the encroachers.
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8 Dead In Bihar's Bhagalpur After Boat Topples In Kosi River, 7 Rescued
Eight people have drowned after the boat they were travelling in capsized in Bihar's Kosi river, the police said. Seven people have been rescued.
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Bihar Floods Force People Along Kosi To Eat Rats
At 9 in the morning Gauri Devi is waiting for her 15-year-old son to bring rats. That's the only food the family now depends on, being surrounded by flood water.
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Rising Kosi Floods 50 Villages, Threatens Many Bihar Districts
The rain-swollen Kosi river has flooded about 50 villages in Supaul district of Bihar, forcing people to abandon their homes, and the river system is threatening hundreds of villages in over half a dozen districts, officials said.
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Bihar Flood Threat Eases, 30,000 Villagers Told to Return Home
About 30,000 evacuated villagers in Bihar began returning home on Tuesday after the threat of floods due to a landslide in neighbouring Nepal eased, but 100,000 remained in relief camps, government officials said.
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Nepal Rescuers Stop Search after Heavy Rain: Official
Heavy rains in Nepal on Tuesday forced rescuers to halt their search for bodies buried under tonnes of mud following the deadliest landslide in the country for almost a decade, police said.
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Over 70,000 Evacuated in Bihar Amid Flood Alert; Situation Under Control, Says Government
Over 70, 000 people have been evacuated in Bihar so far amid a flood alert in Kosi river following a landslide in neighbouring Nepal. The state government, though, said that the "situation is under control" and "there is no need to panic".
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Kosi Floods: Bihar Government Orders Forcible Evacuation
With the danger of flood looming large in the Kosi belt along Bihar-Nepal border, the Bihar government on Sunday ordered forcible evacuation of people living in the space between the river and its embankments in nine districts of the state.
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Bihar Flood Alert: Over One Lakh to be Evacuated, Centre Sends Army to Help
The Bihar government has issued a flood alert in the northern districts of the state and evacuated thousands of people in the wake of a massive landslide in Nepal.
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As Bihar's Kosi River Threatens to Flood, 20,000 Evacuated
The Bihar government has issued a high alert and evacuated 20,000 people living along the embankment of the Kosi River in four districts as a 10-metre high wall of water is expected to sweep down the river from Nepal soon, officials said.
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Bihar Orders Immediate Evacuation as Kosi River Threatens Four Districts
Bihar government has ordered immediate evacuation of people living along the embankment of the Kosi river in four districts as a 10-metre high wall of water is expected to sweep down the river from Nepal by this evening or tonight, officials said.
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Bihar Issues High Alert on Kosi River After Nepal Landslide
Bihar government today issued a high alert cautioning several northern districts about imminent floods due to drastic rise in water level of Kosi.
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Fear of floods back in Bihar
After two consecutive years of drought, the fear of floods is back in Bihar with incessant rains and heavy water discharge into the Kosi River from Nepal. However, some officials on Friday said there was no need to panic.Water levels in the Kosi, Mahananda, Gandak, Bodhi Gandak and Bagmati rivers have increased after heavy rains in the state ...
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Mount Everest's Height Linked to Ancient River Changes from 89,000 Years Ago
A recent study indicates that Mount Everest may have increased in height due to a river capture event that occurred approximately 89,000 years ago. Researchers from University College London, including Adam Smith, explored how the unusual behaviour of the Arun River and its erosion contributed to this change. The findings suggest that the capture o...
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PM Modi To Inaugurate Historic Kosi Rail Mahasetu In Bihar On Friday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation the "historic" Kosi rail mega bridge through video-conference on Friday and also inaugurate 12 rail projects related to passenger facilities in Bihar, his office said.
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No Relief For Azam Khan-Run University In Land Encroachment Case
The tribunal had said last month that since river Kosi is a tributary of river Ganga, concerned statutory authorities may take appropriate action against the encroachers.
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8 Dead In Bihar's Bhagalpur After Boat Topples In Kosi River, 7 Rescued
Eight people have drowned after the boat they were travelling in capsized in Bihar's Kosi river, the police said. Seven people have been rescued.
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Bihar Floods Force People Along Kosi To Eat Rats
At 9 in the morning Gauri Devi is waiting for her 15-year-old son to bring rats. That's the only food the family now depends on, being surrounded by flood water.
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Rising Kosi Floods 50 Villages, Threatens Many Bihar Districts
The rain-swollen Kosi river has flooded about 50 villages in Supaul district of Bihar, forcing people to abandon their homes, and the river system is threatening hundreds of villages in over half a dozen districts, officials said.
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Bihar Flood Threat Eases, 30,000 Villagers Told to Return Home
About 30,000 evacuated villagers in Bihar began returning home on Tuesday after the threat of floods due to a landslide in neighbouring Nepal eased, but 100,000 remained in relief camps, government officials said.
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Nepal Rescuers Stop Search after Heavy Rain: Official
Heavy rains in Nepal on Tuesday forced rescuers to halt their search for bodies buried under tonnes of mud following the deadliest landslide in the country for almost a decade, police said.
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Over 70,000 Evacuated in Bihar Amid Flood Alert; Situation Under Control, Says Government
Over 70, 000 people have been evacuated in Bihar so far amid a flood alert in Kosi river following a landslide in neighbouring Nepal. The state government, though, said that the "situation is under control" and "there is no need to panic".
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Kosi Floods: Bihar Government Orders Forcible Evacuation
With the danger of flood looming large in the Kosi belt along Bihar-Nepal border, the Bihar government on Sunday ordered forcible evacuation of people living in the space between the river and its embankments in nine districts of the state.
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Bihar Flood Alert: Over One Lakh to be Evacuated, Centre Sends Army to Help
The Bihar government has issued a flood alert in the northern districts of the state and evacuated thousands of people in the wake of a massive landslide in Nepal.
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As Bihar's Kosi River Threatens to Flood, 20,000 Evacuated
The Bihar government has issued a high alert and evacuated 20,000 people living along the embankment of the Kosi River in four districts as a 10-metre high wall of water is expected to sweep down the river from Nepal soon, officials said.
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Bihar Orders Immediate Evacuation as Kosi River Threatens Four Districts
Bihar government has ordered immediate evacuation of people living along the embankment of the Kosi river in four districts as a 10-metre high wall of water is expected to sweep down the river from Nepal by this evening or tonight, officials said.
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Bihar Issues High Alert on Kosi River After Nepal Landslide
Bihar government today issued a high alert cautioning several northern districts about imminent floods due to drastic rise in water level of Kosi.
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Fear of floods back in Bihar
After two consecutive years of drought, the fear of floods is back in Bihar with incessant rains and heavy water discharge into the Kosi River from Nepal. However, some officials on Friday said there was no need to panic.Water levels in the Kosi, Mahananda, Gandak, Bodhi Gandak and Bagmati rivers have increased after heavy rains in the state ...
