Another seven were injured in the incident in Kohistan district of Badakhshan province, district governor Mohammad Rustam Raghi told AFP. read more

The ruling comes after the state government filed a comprehensive affidavit along with documents related to ‘The Uttarakhand River Rafting\/Kayaking Rules, 2014’ before the high court. read more

The police constable who tried to stop illegal mining in Tamil Nadu was allegedly attacked by a gang with iron rods, police said. read more

The river bed materials has a high demand in the state and is also taken to some parts of Uttar Pradesh by the operators. read more

At least 20 people are feared dead and 30 injured when a bus plunged into Son river in Sidhi district of Madhya Pradesh. read more

Builders claim that the water is not released into Bhima river from Bhama Ashked dam due to dispute with villagers. read more

Expert committee had failed to file the report on the environmental impact of part of the Metro line planned on Mutha river bed as directed by NGT in its last hearing. read more

The Pathri police late on Thursday registered a case against a stone crusher operator and unknown people for obstructing an inspection team of the central pollution control board at the Ganga river bed in Haridwar’s Pathri village read more

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The remains of a Soviet fighter-bomber plane and two crew members shot down by Germans in 1945 have been found in a river in central Poland, a museum official said. read more

The central government asking the state government not to grant permission for river bed mining up to five hectares of area has created flutter in the state. read more

The Himachal Pradesh government has decided to auction all the quarries along river bed and both government as well as forest land through competitive bidding. read more

With first of its kind, the rescue teams would launch a special search operation to trace the bodies of the engineering students by lowering the water level in the Beas River to the minimum possible level. read more

Having witnessed two consecutive disasters in 2012 and 2013, residents of Uttarkashi district are infuriated with the inadequate arrangements and support from the state government read more

Officials said armed Maoists abducted six persons engaged in lifting sand from Kiul river bed, between Jamui and Chanan in south eastern Bihar and set afire two sand drilling machines, late on Thursday. read more