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Rajasthan: Two children drown after going for a swim in Bharatpur river
The incident occurred in Khirakwas village around 5pm on Monday when four children went to the nearby Gambhiri river for a swim.
Published on Aug 06, 2024 01:29 PM IST
Suresh Foujdar
3.5kg heroin, drone seized; 2 held
Police and BSF arrest 2 smugglers, seize 3.5kg heroin and a drone in Ferozepur border area. 3kg heroin initially seized, 500gm later found.
Updated on Jul 31, 2024 07:04 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ferozepur
Amid mega revival plans, Kukrail’s origin still neglected
Work on the revival of Kukrail river (which shrank to a drain over the years), development of a riverfront and subsequent beautification project is going on full throttle in the city, but ironically its origin in Asti village in Bakshi Ka Talab is in a deplorable state, with shrinking water channels and encroachments proliferating .
Updated on Jul 26, 2024 07:34 AM IST
No hope of survivors in Nepal bus accident, 55 still missing
A landslide last week swept away two busses in Nepal, and rescuers are now ruling out the chance of finding any survivors.
Published on Jul 15, 2024 10:51 AM IST
Reuters |
65 people, including seven Indians, believed to be missing after landslide in Nepal: Media reports
65 people, including seven Indians, believed to be missing after landslide in Nepal: Media reports
Published on Jul 12, 2024 10:29 AM IST
PTI |
A court rules that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through Ecuador's capital
A court rules that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through Ecuador's capital
Updated on Jul 08, 2024 01:43 AM IST
AP |
Gold mine leak 'poisons' 185 people in ICoast: officials
Gold mine leak 'poisons' 185 people in ICoast: officials
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 04:17 AM IST
AFP |
India offers to take up Teesta project in B’desh
India’s announcement regarding its interest in Bangladesh’s long-pending plan to dredge and develop the Teesta river is significant in view of pressure from China over the project
Updated on Jun 23, 2024 05:54 AM IST
Rezaul H Laskar, New Delhi
4 Indians students drown in Russia, bodies of only two recovered so far
The Indian consulate in St Petersburg is coordinating with local authorities to repatriate the bodies of the students
Published on Jun 07, 2024 02:41 PM IST
Four Indian medical students drown in Russia's St. Petersburg, 1 rescued
The four students - two boys and two girls – were studying at nearby Novgorod State University in Veliky Novgorod city.
Updated on Jun 07, 2024 11:32 AM IST
Short Stream | In Son of the Soil, who is a native, and who is a foreigner?
Akanshya Bhagabati’s award-winning film on immigration, land rights and the sense of belonging is set in rural Assam
Published on Jun 01, 2024 05:37 PM IST
Rodeo star Spencer Wright's son wakes up after being declared brain dead
"LEVI WOKE UP!" Wright's wife, Kallie, said in a Facebook post after midnight on Friday.
Updated on May 24, 2024 09:09 PM IST
Shweta Kukreti
Kerala journalist killed in elephant attack while shooting herd crossing river
Video journalist AV Mukesh was rushed to the Palakkad district hospital after sustaining injuries in the tusker attack, but he could not be saved
Updated on May 08, 2024 03:19 PM IST
More homes flooded in Russian region bordering Kazakhstan, other areas
More homes flooded in Russian region bordering Kazakhstan, other areas
Published on Apr 22, 2024 10:06 PM IST
AP |
BSF recovers body of farmer washed away in river near Indo Pakistan border
The deceased was identified as Amarjeet Singh, a resident of Dona Telu Mal, a border village in Ferozepur.
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 03:27 AM IST
HT Correspondent, Ferozepur
Eight years into making, incomplete footbridge fails people of Gandbal
Gandbal was in mourning on Tuesday when a boat, carrying 15 people to cross the river towards Batwara, capsized, leaving six people, including three school children, dead
Updated on Apr 17, 2024 07:04 AM IST
Ashiq Hussain, Srinagar
‘Evil monster’: UK man pleads guilty to killing wife, chopping her in 224 pieces
Nicholas Metson, a 28-year-old resident of Shuttleworth House in Lincoln, has admitted to murdering his wife. He is scheduled to be sentenced on Monday.
Published on Apr 07, 2024 05:00 PM IST
Video: Overnight ferry catches fire in Thailand, 108 people rescued
Footage captured passengers swiftly exiting the ferry's cabin while donning life vests, as dense black smoke engulfed the vessel.
Published on Apr 04, 2024 03:44 PM IST
Mangaluru: 4 students drown after going for a swim post examination
Police suspect one student might have drowned while swimming, and the others died trying to rescue him
Published on Feb 28, 2024 09:34 AM IST
'Ganga Maha Aarti' at Varanasi's Dashashwamedh Ghat following Ram Temple event
Religious rituals are also being observed at various temples in Kashi, including the Kashi Vishwanath temple.
Published on Jan 22, 2024 12:43 PM IST
‘Lost everything in 30 minutes...’: Sikkim tragedy survivors recount horror
In other parts of Sikkim, the National Highway 10, which connects Sikkim to West Bengal, was washed away near Swetjhora, leaving tourists stranded.
Updated on Oct 05, 2023 07:10 AM IST
Pramod Giri, Siliguri
Days after 2 brothers jumped into Beas: SHO among three policemen booked for abetment to suicide
The decomposed body of one of the brothers was recovered from Dhundha village in Kapurthala district on Saturday; Navdeep Singh, who was posted as the SHO in Jalandhar commissionerate’s division number 1, was accused of physically and mentally harassing one of the brothers on the police station premises
Updated on Sep 04, 2023 12:44 AM IST
Navrajdeep Singh, Jalandhar
Severed head of elephant found in Bengal river; poachers' role suspected
On Friday evening, villagers living near Volka range of Buxa reserve spotted the severed elephant head in Sankosh river, close to Bengal-Assam border.
Updated on Aug 06, 2023 04:46 AM IST
Severed elephant head, with tusks removed, found floating in W Bengal river
The area from where the elephant head was found is close to the Bengal-Assam border and forest officials apprehend that the animal was killed recently
Updated on Aug 05, 2023 08:02 PM IST
35-year-old man dies after slipping into Ghaggar
During Haryana Assembly speaker Gian Chand Gupta’s recent visit to assess the damage caused by the swollen river to the Herbal park in Sector 26, residents had pointed out that the imposition of Section 144 by the district authorities remains on paper.
Updated on Jul 19, 2023 12:37 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Panchkula
Delhi flood: Yamuna meets walls of Salimgarh Fort, again
The visuals from Thursday reminded many residents of the past, as they drew parallels with archival images of the two forts
Updated on Jul 14, 2023 12:53 AM IST
Yamuna back to reclaim its floodplain in Delhi
Experts say that even temporary construction on the floodplain can destroy the local ecology and restrict the natural flow of water
Updated on Jul 14, 2023 02:19 PM IST
Jammu and Kashmir: Two soldiers feared drowned in Poonch district
A senior police officer said infromation was received around 2.30 pm about drowning of two soldiers in a swollen rivulet in Poshana area of Surankote
Updated on Jul 08, 2023 10:53 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Jammu
Under construction bridge collapses Bihar's Vaishali, 3rd incident this month
The bridge connected Raghopur to the Vaishali district headquarters. This is the third such incident in the state within a month.
Published on Jun 28, 2023 03:25 PM IST
Problematics | Go with or against the flow and keep it simple
Here's a puzzle that's not as difficult as it may seem. Can you solve it with calculations on relative velocity? Or is there a simpler way?
Updated on May 22, 2023 02:24 PM IST
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