24 Students Washed Away

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  Court Orders Rs 20 Lakh Compensation For Parents of Students Drowned In Beas River

  The Himachal Pradesh High Court today directed payment of compensation of Rs 20 lakh to the parents of each of the 24 engineering students of a Hyderabad college who were washed away in river Beas in near Thalot in Kullu district of the state on June 8,2014.

• Beas Tragedy: Three More Bodies Found, Eight Students Still Missing

  Almost two weeks after 24 visiting students from an engineering college in Hyderabad and a tour operator were washed away in the Beas river, three more bodies were recovered on Sunday, taking the total number of bodies retrieved to 16, officials said.

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  Inquiry Report Blames Hydropower Project Authorities for Beas River Tragedy

  An inquiry report on the death of 24 students and a tour guide near Mandi on June 8, who were washed away when water was released into the river without warning from the nearby Larji Hydropower project, has blamed the dam authorities for the tragedy.

• Beas Tragedy: Rescuers Battle Strong Rapids, Low Visibility

  Rescuers scouring the Beas river where a wall of water washed away 24 engineering students are battling strong rapids and low visibility. A special underwater camera to locate the bodies is also to be deployed.

• River Tragedy Forces Himachal Government to Announce Preventive Measures

  Shaken by the massive outrage over Sunday's tragedy in which 24 students from a Hyderabad engineering college were washed away by a sudden gush of water in the Beas river, the Himachal Pradesh government has announced a slew of measures to prevent a recurrence of such incidents.

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  Strong Words From Court on Students Drowning: 10 Developments

  A fifth student's body was discovered by rescuers this morning who are searching the River Beas in Mandi where 24 students were washed away after water was released from a dam, allegedly without warning.

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  Help Came Hours Later, Say Student Survivors of Beas River Tragedy

  Rescuers have recovered the bodies of five students from the River Beas in Himachal Pradesh who were swept away along with 19 classmates on Sunday evening in a sudden surge of water released from a dam.

• Smriti Irani in Himachal Pradesh Following River Tragedy

  Union HRD Minister Smriti Irani Monday reached the accident spot in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district where 24 visiting students of a Hyderabad engineering college were washed away in the Beas river.

• 'In Front of My Eyes... They Drowned': Friend of Hyderabad Students Feared Washed Away in Himachal

  Young Ravi Kumar says he saw his friends being washed away by the strong current of the swift Beas river in Himachal Pradesh on Sunday evening but couldn't call out. 24 engineering students from Hyderabad are feared drowned, five bodies have been recovered.

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  Help Came Hours Later, Allege Student Survivors of Beas River Tragedy

  Rescuers have recovered five bodies today from the River Beas in Himachal Pradesh in a search for 24 students from Telangana who were washed away in a sudden surge of water released from a dam.

• 24 Engineering Students From Hyderabad Washed Away in Himachal Pradesh; Two Bodies Recovered

  Twenty four students from an engineering college in Hyderabad are feared to have been washed away in the Beas river near Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. Six of them are girls.

• 24 Engineering Students From Hyderabad Feared Washed Away in Himachal Pradesh

  24 students from an engineering college in Hyderabad are feared to have been washed away in Beas river near Mandi in Himachal Pradesh. Six of them are girls.