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Army builds Bailey bridge over Tawi within 12 hours

Jammu, Aug. 30 -- The Indian Army swiftly constructed a 110-foot Bailey bridge over the Tawi river in Jammu city within 12 hours after a section of the Rs.147-crore bridge collapsed due to heavy rainf... Read More


Woman dead, another missing in Kullu landslide

Shimla, Aug. 30 -- A woman was killed while another is feared missing after a landslide buried two residential houses in the remote village of Patarna in Karad panchayat under the Anni subdivision of ... Read More


North India saw twice the rain of its wettest normal last week

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- A death toll in the dozens, floodwater gushing through highways, and the strain on the reservoir capacity of dams make it clear that the past week was unusually rainy in India's ... Read More


Himachal assembly passes bill to defer polls by 2 years

Shimla, Aug. 30 -- The Himachal Pradesh assembly on Friday passed amendments to the Municipal Council and Municipal Corporation Acts, empowering the state government to postpone elections in the newly... Read More


SpiceJet flight makes safe landing in Srinagar

Srinagar, Aug. 30 -- A SpiceJet flight from Delhi to Srinagar made a safe emergency landing at the Srinagar International Airport on Friday afternoon after experiencing a mid-air cabin pressure issue,... Read More


Five killed, 11 missing as rains wreak havoc in Uttarakhand

Dehradun/Mussoorie, Aug. 30 -- At least five people were killed and 11 others went missing after suspected cloudbursts, flash floods and mudslides lashed Chamoli, Rudraprayag, Tehri Garhwal and Bagesh... Read More


Double-decker buses may make comeback in Delhi after 35 years

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- After more than three decades, double-decker buses may once again be plying on Delhi's roads. The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) is preparing a pilot run to test the feasibili... Read More


City roads deadlier than metros despite fewer mishaps

Chandigarh, Aug. 30 -- City Beautiful may have fewer road accidents than most million-plus cities in the country, but when crashes do occur, they are far more likely to turn fatal. This was revealed i... Read More


High alert as Ghaggar, Sukhna water levels up

Chandigarh/Mohali/Panchkula, Aug. 30 -- The tricity of Chandigarh, Panchkula and Mohali were on Friday put on flood alert following a sharp rise in the water level of the Ghaggar river and the opening... Read More


Belgium court rejects Choksi's bail request

New Delhi, Aug. 30 -- In another setback to fugitive diamantaire Mehul Choksi, a court of appeal in Belgium has again rejected his bail plea, further extending his prison stay there, people familiar w... Read More