On the occasion of 75th Republic Day, the Srinagar District Administration on January 26 decorated the rooftops of 120 ‘Shikara’ boats on Dal Lake, in Tricolour. The ‘Shikara’ boats together showcased three colours of the National Flag, i.e. Saffron, white and green with an Ashoka Chakra in the middle.
27 January,2024 01:42 PM IST | Delhi
A boat carrying children capsized in Vadodara's Harni Motnath Lake on January 18. 12 school children and two teachers were killed due to a boat capsizing incident. School children were on a picnic in Vadodara's Harni Motnath Lake when the mishap took place. The NDRF team is carrying out the rescue operations and rescued 20 people so far. Prime Minister Modi condoled the loss of lives due to a boat capsizing in Vadodara. He also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased. Meanwhile, Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel reached the incident site and inspected the rescue operations. The CM has ordered a strong inquiry and relevant sections of IPC have been invoked against accused. FIR has been registered and 9 teams have been formed to arrest the accused. CM Bhupendra Patel also visited the postmortem centre located at SSG Hospital in Vadodara. He also met the families of the children who lost their lives in the boat capsize incident. State Govt has announced Rs 4 Lakhs each for the next of kin of deceased, Rs 50,000 for injured.
19 January,2024 10:41 AM IST | Mumbai
The rain has unleashed its fury in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. The IMD has issued a 'Red' alert for Tenkasi, Thoothukudi, Tiruvaneli and Kanyakumari districts. 40 lakes in the Kovilpatti area of Thoothukudi district have reached full capacity. According to IMD, heavy rain was expected to occur in one or two places over Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, and Thoothukudi. It has been raining continuously since the morning of December 17 in Kovilpatti and areas of Thoothukudi. On December 19, thunderstorms and lightning are likely to occur at one or two places in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu government has taken precautionary measures to ensure people's safety following the Tamil Nadu rains.
19 December,2023 12:00 PM IST
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi embarked on a bike ride to Pangong Lake in eastern Ladakh on Saturday, where he would stay overnight in a tourist camp. According to party sources, Rahul will celebrate his father and former PM Rajiv Gandhi's birthday on August 20 at Pangong Lake. Gandhi, during his maiden visit to Ladakh on Friday, held an interactive session with over 500 youth in Leh. The Congress leader arrived in Leh on Thursday on a two-day visit to the region. However, his tour has been extended till August 25.
19 August,2023 05:52 PM IST | Mumbai
Jammu and Kashmir government started adventure activities ahead of the G-20 presidency summit. It aims to boost the overall adventure tourism in Kashmir. G20 tourism working group meeting will be held in Kashmir between May 22 and 24. J&K Tourism Secretary Syed Abid Rasheed Shah and other officers of Tourism Dept inaugurated the adventure activities. Activities like hot air balloons, cycling, trekking expeditions, and other activities were organised on the banks of Dal Lake. School children, and tourists participated in adventure activities organised on the banks of Dal Lake. Dal Lake attracts lakhs of tourists who enjoy different water adventures including surfing, boat riding, and Shikaras.
13 May,2023 01:16 PM IST | Mumbai
After two weeks of incessant rain, the city may finally witness sunshine again on Saturday. Mumbaikars can enjoy their weekend on beaches as there isn’t any red or orange alert for now. The heavy rain also boosted the water stock in the seven lakes supplying water to the city to 75 per cent.
16 July,2022 09:01 PM IST | Mumbai
Mumbai lakes providing water to the city finally received water over the past two days of torrential rain and collected enough water for a month’s supply water level went up from 18 per cent two days ago to 29 per cent after heavy rain in catchment areas.
20 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
#Mumbai may have had spells of heavy rain in the past few days, but the catchment areas of the seven lakes that supply water to the city are yet to see similar showers. As a result, the total water stock in the water bodies was just 17 per cent on Thursday. Around this time last year, the stock was about 24 per cent, while it was 48 per cent the year before.
16 July,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Last week Mid-Day had reported that Mumbaikars may soon be able to take crocodile safaris at Powai Lake. Now the Wildlife Institute of India has suggested some measures before starting the activity. One of them is fitting crocodiles with Platform Transmitter Terminals to study their daily and seasonal movement in the lake. Watch this video to find out more.
09 February,2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai
Mumbaikars may soon be able to go on crocodile safaris at Powai Lake
Mumbaikars and tourists will soon have another spot in the city that’s sure to get their adrenalin pumping! If all goes according to plan, people may soon be able to enjoy a crocodile safari boat ride at Powai Lake. Watch this video to find out more.
04 February,2021 12:00 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
