farmer in Antur village of Gadag district allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison, here today.Police said the diseased was identified as Govindgouda Shivangouda Patil (50). Patil had incurred heavy loss during the recent rain fall and took loans from various banks to the tune of Rs three lakhs.He was admitted to KIMS in a serious condition. A case was registered and investigation is on,...
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Withered maize crops due to lack of rain at A. Vellode village near Dindigul on Wednesday.DINDIGUL: Rain fed crops in thousands of acres in several pockets in the district are at withering stage owing to the lack of rain fall.Expecting at least moderate rain either in September or in October, farmers have raised rain fed crops in large scale in Vedasandur, Reddiyarchatram, Oddanchatram, Palani, Dindigul...
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Low-lying areas in this port city were inundated due to flash flood caused following heavy rain accompanied with ghasty winds lashing the port city since last 24 hours.Normal life was thrown out of gear and movement of vehicles were badly affected as flood waters flowing on the streets at knee level.Water has entered several shops and business establishments.However, the situation improved later in...
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Heavy rain is expected to fall on the UK overnight following the storms which hit much of the country on Saturday.BBC weather forecaster Liam Dutton said "fairly heavy rain" would fall in most of England and Wales before dawn.The Environment Agency has eight flood warnings and 60 less serious flood watches in place in England and Wales.Mr Dutton said that Sunday would see sunshine and showers in the...
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flood warnings remain in place in Wales following heavy rainfall on Sunday night, with strong winds expected to remain throughout the day.The lower Dee valley from Llangollen in Denbighshire to Chester, and Tenby in Pembrokeshire are the affected areas.In Powys, the A4077 between Crickhowell and the A465 at Gilwern closed after a tree fell, and will not reopen until later in the morning.A weather watch...
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road traffic to Thirparappu falls was affected for over 2 hours after two electric poles fell across the road at Pinamthode in the early hours of Tuesday. According to sources, following heavy rains two trees fell on the electric poles disrupting the road traffic.On information the police and fire service personnel rushed to the spot and cleared the...
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General Manager, Southern Railway, M.S.Jayanth (second from left), addressing a press conference in Coonoor on Sunday.Udhagamandalam: The loss on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) line caused by the recent heavy rain and landslips is estimated to be Rs. 12 crore, according to M.S. Jayanth, General Manager, Southern Railway.Stating this to journalists at Coonoor on Sunday, Mr. Jayanth said that the...
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seventh and final ODI between India and Australia has been abandoned due to the bad weather in Mumbai.The final game in the seven-match one-day series was scheduled for Wednesday at the D.Y Patil stadium, but rain continued to fall throughout the day.Australia had already sealed the series win by going 4-2 in front in Guwahati on Sunday, and that will remain the final score after persistent rain in...
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JOHANNESBURG: Rain delayed the startof the first One-Day International between South Africa and England at theWanderers Stadium on Friday.With rain falling and more predicted,the players of both teams remained in their hotels pending an indication thatthere might be play later in what is scheduled to be a day-night game. A minimumof 20 overs a side is necessary for a result to be achieved.Thematch...
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The loss on the Nilgiri Mountain Railway (NMR) line caused by the recent heavy rain and landslips is estimated to be Rs. 12 crore, according to M.S. Jayanth, General Manager, Southern Railway.Stating this to journalists at Coonoor on Sunday, Mr. Jayanth said that the figure might have to be revised upwards.The track and other railway property, including buildings and quarters, and about 66 bridges...
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