How an entire village was submerged inside a lake in Wisconsin? 4,500-year-old canoe baffles researchersIn an amazing discovery, Wisconsin historians have found ancient canoes and an age-old boat dating back to 2500BC in a Badger State lake, w...
30 May, 2024, 08.58 PM IST
This village near Goa appears only once a yearEvery summer, Kurdi village in Goa emerges from beneath the waters, revealing a glimpse of its rich history. Once a thriving community subm...
19 Apr, 2024, 03.08 PM IST
Flood situation in Assam's Dhemaji continues to be grim, about 18,000 people affectedThe flood situation in the Dhemaji district of Assam has become grim as nearly 18,000 people have been affected by the current wave of floo...
09 Jul, 2023, 01.36 PM IST
Pradhan urges Culture Ministry for restoration of 500-year-old temple found in riverIn a letter to Union Culture Minister Prahlad Singh Patel, Pradhan said non-profit Indian National Trust for Art & Cultural Heritage (INTAC...
18 Jun, 2020, 11.26 AM IST
Maharashtra constitutes panel to look into Medigadda barrage projectThe Medigadda project was being trumped as an example of interstate co-operation between two border states as Maharashtra allowed the Telan...
13 Jun, 2020, 11.36 PM IST
Southern Mizoram rivers in spate, 100 families homelessFlood in the Khawthlangtuipui river on the Bangladesh border submerged around 30 houses rendering around 70 families homeless.
01 Aug, 2015, 03.08 PM IST
North Eastern Electric Power Corp hydel power project facing oppositionLocal villagers said the dam will submerge 600 sq km and in the process over 20 inhabited villages will be hit directly affecting over 1000...
16 Apr, 2015, 04.06 PM IST
- Activists protest against decision to raise Sardar Sarovar dam height
The Central government had in June this year gave green waiver to raise height of the Sardar Sarovar dam by 17 meters.
16 Oct, 2014, 08.16 PM IST
Floods in Jammu & Kashmir worst in 109 years: Rajnath SinghThe govt asserted that its main focus was on providing succour to people affected by the worst-ever floods in 109 years.
12 Sep, 2014, 05.19 PM IST
- Polavaram project likely to submerge 276 villages in Andhra
The government today said that 276 villages in Andhra Pradesh, four villages in Chhattisagarh and eight villages in Odisha are likely to be...
13 Aug, 2014, 04.26 PM IST
- HPC objects to Tuivai hydro electric project
Hmar People's Convention (HPC) today objected to the construction of the proposed 210-megawatt Tuivai hydro electric project in north easte...
26 Sep, 2013, 11.39 AM IST
Ganga floods: 15 villages submerged, 10,000 affected in WB's Malda districtThe Ganga was flowing 25 cm above the danger level and breached an embankment at Gopalpur area in Manikchak block submerging several villag...
23 Aug, 2013, 12.51 PM IST
- National Green Tribunal okays raising Maheshwar dam's reservoir level for 3 months
NGT has given its nod to the promoters of the 400 MW Maheshwar Hydro Power Project over Narmada river to increase the water level of the da...
12 Aug, 2012, 10.10 AM IST
- Flood situation grim in Arunachal Pradesh
The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh was today grim with reports of fresh areas being inundated by flood waters in several districts.
26 Jun, 2012, 12.36 PM IST
- Green tribunal says no to filling Maheshwar dam reservoir
The proposed trial run of the Maheshwar dam power project in Madhya Pradesh hit a roadblock with the National Green Tribunal today restrain...
31 May, 2012, 07.24 PM IST
- Flood fear grips Delhi as Yamuna crosses danger mark
The water level in the River Yamuna crossed the danger mark on Wednesday, creating a flood-like situation in Delhi.
25 Aug, 2010, 04.20 PM IST
- 25 million displaced in South Asia
Rajkhand Katonjha, Bihar: Hundreds of people fearfully chant a Hindu prayer to the dead as they cower on rooftops in this submerged village.
06 Aug, 2007, 03.28 AM IST