Bhima River

The flood situation remained grim on Sunday in four districts of Karnataka with Krishna and Bhima rivers in spate as the Army, the national and state disaster response forces undertook rescue work, evacuating hundreds of marooned people, officials said.

Eight labourers were killed after the cables of an elevator snapped when they were coming out of an underground tunnel today, police said. The underground tunnel, which police said is more than 100 feet beneath the surface, is being constructed near Akole village as part of the Nira-Bhima river-linking project on the outskirts of Indapur town, 120 ...

The bodies of the four doctors from Solapur who drowned on Sunday were recovered early on Monday morning. The quartet was on the boat taking selfies when it tipped and capsized on Sunday at around 5.30 pm. While one body was recovered later in the evening, the other three were fished out of the water the next morning.

Government plans to link Bhima and Manjara rivers in Maharashtra to tackle water crisis situation in drought-hit Marathwada region of the state in the long-run, Rajya Sabha was informed today.

The flood situation remained grim on Sunday in four districts of Karnataka with Krishna and Bhima rivers in spate as the Army, the national and state disaster response forces undertook rescue work, evacuating hundreds of marooned people, officials said.

Eight labourers were killed after the cables of an elevator snapped when they were coming out of an underground tunnel today, police said. The underground tunnel, which police said is more than 100 feet beneath the surface, is being constructed near Akole village as part of the Nira-Bhima river-linking project on the outskirts of Indapur town, 120 ...

The bodies of the four doctors from Solapur who drowned on Sunday were recovered early on Monday morning. The quartet was on the boat taking selfies when it tipped and capsized on Sunday at around 5.30 pm. While one body was recovered later in the evening, the other three were fished out of the water the next morning.

Government plans to link Bhima and Manjara rivers in Maharashtra to tackle water crisis situation in drought-hit Marathwada region of the state in the long-run, Rajya Sabha was informed today.