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Delhi: No water supply on Friday for 12 hours in these areas of national capital

The Delhi Jal Board has requested residents to store sufficient water and use it judiciously

Residents of Kusumpur Pahari line up their containers to fill water from a Delhi Jal Board water tanker. ((Vipin Kumar/HT Photo))

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Updated on Oct 23, 2024 11:17 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Missing 5-year-old girl found dead in neighbour's water tank in Bhopal

The girl’s disappearance had triggered a frantic search by her family and local authorities.

The minor went missing from her house situated in the Shahjahanabad locality of Bhopal. (HT File)

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Published on Sep 26, 2024 03:10 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

2 MP students tasked to clean hostel’s water tank electrocuted: Police

The two students were found in the hostel’s water tank on Wednesday morning by some villagers who raised an alarm

The district has announced an ex-gratia assistance of <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>3 lakh each from two funds (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on Sep 25, 2024 06:52 PM IST

ByShruti Tomar

Ludhiana: Sangrur couple duped of ₹10L: Immigration firm’s licence cancelled

A day after a Sangrur couple climbed atop a water tank near Ishmeet Singh Chowk in Model town Extension to push for action against an immigration firm, the district administration on Tuesday cancelled the company’s licence.

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Updated on Aug 14, 2024 05:50 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Shops evacuated as Shimla’s Ridge begins to sink again

The fresh cracks that appeared on the road in Lakkar Bazaar have raised fears of a potential collapse, which could also put the water tank built on the ridge at risk

The sunken area at Shimla’s Ridge has been cordoned off to prevent any accidents. (HT)

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Published on Jul 13, 2024 06:29 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Shimla

Ludhiana: High drama as woman, son climb atop water tank over property dispute

As per information, police had received an alert almost two hours after the duo climbed atop the tank, while subsequent negotiation with the mother-son duo took the authorities another half an hour.

Crowd gathered near the spot where the woman and son climbed atop an overhead tank in Ludhiana on Monday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)

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Updated on Jul 02, 2024 05:22 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

UP: 2 dead, 12 injured after water tank built in 2021 collapses in Mathura

The water tank was built by the Jal Nigam in 2021 with cost ₹6 crore under the Gangajal Drinking Water Project.

The water tank of the municipal corporation collapsed due to a heavy downpour in Mathura on Sunday. (ANI Photo) (K.K.Arora)

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Updated on Jul 01, 2024 05:01 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Water woes plague LDA high-rises in Lucknow

The residents shared multiple videos showing black water and uncleaned tanks. However, the Residents Welfare Association (RWA) of Janeshwar Enclave refuted these claims.

Condition of water tank at LDA’s Janeshwar Enclave (Sourced)

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Updated on May 25, 2024 05:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Lucknow

Noida: Varsity employee, mother held for killing his 30-year-old girlfriend

Police had initially identified the deceased as Kaushal -- Kapil’s separated wife (who is still alive) but she was actually his live-in partner Poonam Yadav

Even locals were unaware of her true identity since Kapil had introduced Poonam as his wife to everyone, the officer said. (HT Photo)

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Updated on May 12, 2024 06:08 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Greater Noida: Woman found dead in hostel water tank of Gautam Buddha University

She resided with her husband and mother-in-law in the domestic staff quarters of the hostel. Both the husband and mother-in-law are missing, and presumed to be on the run, said police

The body has been sent for an autopsy and based on its report, a case will be registered, police said, adding that efforts are underway to locate the woman’s husband and mother-in-law. (HT Archive)

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Updated on May 08, 2024 05:36 AM IST

ByArun Singh, Noida

Noida: Woman's body found in water tank of Gautam Buddha University

The body of a woman was found in the water tank of Gautam Buddha University, with the victim's husband currently on the run.

A woman's body was found in the water tank of a university in Noida (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

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Published on May 07, 2024 11:13 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Animal bones found in water tank at Panjab Univeristy’s arts block 1

Apart from Panjab Univeristy’s evening studies department, the water tanks on the building’s terrace supply water to English, Punjabi and Sanskrit departments

Students held a protest after animal bones were found in water tank at Panjab Univeristy. (HT File)

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Updated on Apr 13, 2024 08:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

BMC’s probe blames contractor for death of 2 children in Wadala park

Preliminary investigations by BMC hold contractor responsible for children's deaths in water tank incident at Maharishi Karve garden, Wadala West.

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Updated on Mar 27, 2024 07:04 AM IST

BySabah Virani

Kolkata businessman's body found in jute sack, biz partner arrested

The body of Bhavo Lakhani, who lived in Ballygunge area here, was found in a jute sack beneath the tank at the residence of his business partner.

Forensic tests and a post-mortem examination revealed that the deceased had been subjected to physical assault. (Representational Image)

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Published on Mar 13, 2024 01:56 PM IST

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Rajasthan: 35-year-old woman, 2 children found dead in water tank of their house

It is suspected that the woman threw the two children into the water tank and died by suicide by jumping into it

Police reached the spot and recovered the bodies but could not ascertain the reason behind the incident (Representative Image)

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Updated on Feb 14, 2024 07:07 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

3-yr-old, reported missing on Jan 26, found dead in tank

Mahadev Kumbhar, senior police inspector, Bhiwandi City police station said the police had formed six teams to look for the missing boy following instructions from deputy commissioner of police Navnath Dhavale, but he remained untraced till Sunday

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Updated on Jan 29, 2024 07:14 AM IST

ByN K Gupta

16-year-old found dead, family accuses teacher of rape and murder in Raj

According to the complaint, the accused teacher illegally entered the house around midnight and raped the girl

A first information report was registered against the 30-year-old teacher, who taught Hindi in the minor’s school, for rape and murder (Getty Images)

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Updated on Jan 23, 2024 06:22 AM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani, Barmer

Contractual teachers in Ludhiana seeking regularisation scale

The agitating teachers claimed that the state government had in July last regularised 12,700 teachers, but left 120 of them, as they had at the time not completed 10 years in service

Contractual teachers during the protest at Jawahar Nagar Camp area in Ludhiana. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Jan 23, 2024 05:28 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Delhi: Aunt drowns 2-year-old boy in water tank in Bawana, arrested

Basanti Devi killed her sister Reena Das’s son due to a monetary dispute with the child’s father and jealousy stemming from her inability to bear a male child

The deceased child was identified by police as Ayush Das. Police said that the boy’s parents were out for work at the time of the incident. (Representational image)

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Updated on Dec 16, 2023 01:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Ferozepur: Father-son duo drown in water tank

According to eyewitnesses, there was a water tank near Nirmal Singh’s field used for irrigation, and two weeks back, Sukhbir’s mobile phone fell into the tank. On Sunday, father-son attempted to retrieve it. Sukhbir descended into the water tank with his father holding the rope.

Police retrieved the bodies from the tank and sent them for post-mortem examination at the government hospital. (HT File)

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Updated on Nov 20, 2023 07:44 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ferozepur

Malabar Hill ALM suggests CPWD land for water tank to save 389 trees

The Little Gibbs Road Advanced Locality Management has suggested to the BMC that they use a CPWD plot to build a water tank and avoid cutting down trees.

Mumbai, India - Nov. 3, 2023: CPWD land plot at Walkeshwar, in Mumbai, India, on Friday, November 3, 2023. (Photo by Anshuman Poyrekar/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

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Updated on Nov 04, 2023 08:06 AM IST

ByLinah Baliga, Mumbai

Rajasthan man dies by suicide hours after being accused of rape: Police

Police said the abetment to suicide case has been registered against four men and a woman who accused him of trying to rape her

Bijrad SHO Guman Singh said a case of abetment to suicide has been registered on a complaint by the man’s family (Getty Images)

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Updated on Aug 22, 2023 06:32 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

15-yr-old girl, 25-yr-old man found dead in Rajasthan’s Barmer

The girl’s family members alleged that the accused had first kidnapped her and later raped and killed her. On the other hand, the man’s family lodged a complaint of suicide

Police said that prima-facie investigation indicated that both were in love and died by suicide. (Representative Image)

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Updated on Jun 11, 2023 02:35 PM IST

ByMukesh Mathrani

Varanasi admn makes temporary arrangements for ‘wuzu’ at Gyanvapi

The Supreme Court had directed the district collector to convene a meeting for working out a “congenial arrangement” on the Gyanvapi mosque management committee’s plea for arrangement for ‘wuzu’ during Ramzan prayers near the section in the mosque complex where a Shivling was stated to have been found during a survey last year

Muslim devotees come out of Gyanvapi mosque after offering prayers on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramzan, amid tight security arrangements, in Varanasi. (PTI Photo)

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Updated on Apr 22, 2023 12:45 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Varanasi admin prepares plan to allow wuzu at Gyanvapi in Ramzan

Temporary arrangements for wuzu (ritual ablutions) during Ramzan will be made in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi and a water tank will be set up on the premises.

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Updated on Apr 19, 2023 12:15 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Varanasi

PMC calls for two-day water cut, meet to discuss supply plan

There will be no water on Tuesday and Wednesday in Sinhagad Road area and the eastern parts due to repair work

The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) along with the state water resources department has called a meeting on Tuesday, April 18, to discuss water planning and cuts (HT FILE PHOTO)

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Updated on Apr 17, 2023 11:31 PM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

2 women killed, 3 injured as wall collapses in Kurukshetra

The victims were employees at a brick kiln in Kurukshetra and the incident took place on Tuesday when they were washing clothes near a water tank, the wall of which collapsed suddenly.

omen were killed and three others injured after a wall collapsed in Thana village of Kurukshetra, police said on Wednesday. (HT File)

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Updated on Apr 12, 2023 07:52 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Karnal

PMC garden dept serves notice to water supply dept as residents complain of illegal tree cutting

In 1975, the PMC had identified more than one acre of land for a water tank in survey number 44 on Vetal Tekdi but the land was lying idle. The corporation has now decided to level this land and construct a compound wall as part of the 24x7 equitable water supply scheme

Trees cut by water supply department at Vetal Tekdi. (HT photo)

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Updated on Apr 06, 2023 11:47 PM IST

BySiddharth Gadkari

Man arrested for ‘purifying’ tank with cow urine after Dalit woman drank water

The woman, Shivamma, drank water on November 18 from the tank in an upper-caste locality in the Heggatora village and prompted Mahadevappa to allegedly “purify” it.

Mahadevappa, the accused, has been sent to judicial custody. (HT PHOTO)

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Updated on Nov 23, 2022 03:01 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

No toilets, a sanitation challenge at farmer agitation sites in Delhi

With no toilets made available for them at the city’s borders, the farmers are compelled to either use empty plots and agricultural fields or are at the mercy of the goodwill of local residents, fuel stations owners and a few businesses that have remained open around them.

While bathing and drinking water has not been a major concern for most of them, using the toilets has been.(PTI)

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Updated on Dec 01, 2020 12:50 AM IST

Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

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The Delhi Jal Board has requested residents to store sufficient water and use it judiciously

The girl’s disappearance had triggered a frantic search by her family and local authorities.

The two students were found in the hostel’s water tank on Wednesday morning by some villagers who raised an alarm

A day after a Sangrur couple climbed atop a water tank near Ishmeet Singh Chowk in Model town Extension to push for action against an immigration firm, the district administration on Tuesday cancelled the company’s licence.

The fresh cracks that appeared on the road in Lakkar Bazaar have raised fears of a potential collapse, which could also put the water tank built on the ridge at risk

As per information, police had received an alert almost two hours after the duo climbed atop the tank, while subsequent negotiation with the mother-son duo took the authorities another half an hour.

The water tank was built by the Jal Nigam in 2021 with cost ₹6 crore under the Gangajal Drinking Water Project.

The residents shared multiple videos showing black water and uncleaned tanks. However, the Residents Welfare Association (RWA) of Janeshwar Enclave refuted these claims.

Police had initially identified the deceased as Kaushal -- Kapil’s separated wife (who is still alive) but she was actually his live-in partner Poonam Yadav

She resided with her husband and mother-in-law in the domestic staff quarters of the hostel. Both the husband and mother-in-law are missing, and presumed to be on the run, said police

The body of a woman was found in the water tank of Gautam Buddha University, with the victim's husband currently on the run.

Apart from Panjab Univeristy’s evening studies department, the water tanks on the building’s terrace supply water to English, Punjabi and Sanskrit departments

Preliminary investigations by BMC hold contractor responsible for children's deaths in water tank incident at Maharishi Karve garden, Wadala West.

The body of Bhavo Lakhani, who lived in Ballygunge area here, was found in a jute sack beneath the tank at the residence of his business partner.

It is suspected that the woman threw the two children into the water tank and died by suicide by jumping into it

Mahadev Kumbhar, senior police inspector, Bhiwandi City police station said the police had formed six teams to look for the missing boy following instructions from deputy commissioner of police Navnath Dhavale, but he remained untraced till Sunday

According to the complaint, the accused teacher illegally entered the house around midnight and raped the girl

The agitating teachers claimed that the state government had in July last regularised 12,700 teachers, but left 120 of them, as they had at the time not completed 10 years in service

Basanti Devi killed her sister Reena Das’s son due to a monetary dispute with the child’s father and jealousy stemming from her inability to bear a male child

According to eyewitnesses, there was a water tank near Nirmal Singh’s field used for irrigation, and two weeks back, Sukhbir’s mobile phone fell into the tank. On Sunday, father-son attempted to retrieve it. Sukhbir descended into the water tank with his father holding the rope.

The Little Gibbs Road Advanced Locality Management has suggested to the BMC that they use a CPWD plot to build a water tank and avoid cutting down trees.

Police said the abetment to suicide case has been registered against four men and a woman who accused him of trying to rape her

The girl’s family members alleged that the accused had first kidnapped her and later raped and killed her. On the other hand, the man’s family lodged a complaint of suicide

Temporary arrangements for wuzu (ritual ablutions) during Ramzan will be made in the Gyanvapi Masjid complex in Varanasi and a water tank will be set up on the premises.

There will be no water on Tuesday and Wednesday in Sinhagad Road area and the eastern parts due to repair work

The victims were employees at a brick kiln in Kurukshetra and the incident took place on Tuesday when they were washing clothes near a water tank, the wall of which collapsed suddenly.

In 1975, the PMC had identified more than one acre of land for a water tank in survey number 44 on Vetal Tekdi but the land was lying idle. The corporation has now decided to level this land and construct a compound wall as part of the 24x7 equitable water supply scheme

The woman, Shivamma, drank water on November 18 from the tank in an upper-caste locality in the Heggatora village and prompted Mahadevappa to allegedly “purify” it.

With no toilets made available for them at the city’s borders, the farmers are compelled to either use empty plots and agricultural fields or are at the mercy of the goodwill of local residents, fuel stations owners and a few businesses that have remained open around them.

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