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Sikkim Flood News Live Updates: Toll rises to 14, 102 people missing; NHPC's 2 power plants affected

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Oct 05, 2023, 23:21:13 IST

Sikkim Flood News Live Updates: Toll rises to 14, 102 people missing; NHPC's 2 power plants affected

Sikkim Floods Live: Fourteen people have died and 102 others, including 22 army personnel, were missing after the cloudburst over Lhonak Lake in North Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin, officials said on Thursday. So far, 2,011 people have been rescued, while the calamity that happened on Wednesday affected 22,034 people, the Sikkim State Disaster Management Authority (SSDMA) said in its latest bulletin. The state government has set up 26 relief camps in the four affected districts, it said. A total of 1,025 people are taking shelter in the eight relief camps in Gangtok district, while the number of inmates at the 18 other relief camps was not available immediately. State-owned NHPC's two hydro power plants in Teesta Basin in Sikkim have been affected following flash floods on Wednesday. According to a BSE filing, the two affected projects are Teesta-V Power Station (510 MW) and Teesta-VI (500 MW), being executed by Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NHPC. Stay with TOI for all the latest updates:

23:21 (IST) Oct 05

Railway has approved the name change of three railway stations of Pratapgarh district. -Pratapgarh station will now be called Maa Belha Devi Dham Pratapgarh Junction Antu will be called Maa Chandrika Devi Dham Antu Bishnathganj will be called Shanidev Dham Bishnathganj!!

22:57 (IST) Oct 05

Kerala: Veteran CPI(M) leader and CITU State President Anathalavattom Anandan passes away (PTI)

22:56 (IST) Oct 05

ED searches Bengal food minister's house in alleged irregularities in hirings by civic bodies (PTI)

22:56 (IST) Oct 05

Man held in MP for raping 3-year-old in Gurugram (PTI)

22:56 (IST) Oct 05

Three held for making, circulating fake currency notes in Delhi-NCR: UP STF (PTI)

22:51 (IST) Oct 05

About 40 two-wheelers were left extensively damaged in a major fire that broke out around 7.45am on Thursday at the service center of a prominent vehicle dealer near Navshya Maruti temple off the Sinhagad road. No one was reported injured in the fire.

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21:42 (IST) Oct 05

Delhi: Court sends accused in Bhogal jewellery shop burglary case to two-day police custody (ANI)

21:42 (IST) Oct 05

Delhi HC closes PIL seeking relief for families affected by Yamuna floods (PTI)

21:42 (IST) Oct 05

Man arrested for sending obscene pictures of woman singer in UP's Meerut (PTI)

21:42 (IST) Oct 05

HC directs AIIMS to pay minimum of pay scale of regular nurses to contractual counterparts (PTI)

21:42 (IST) Oct 05

390 sanitation workers regularised: MCD; Bharadwaj emphasises on dignity of labour (PTI)

21:42 (IST) Oct 05

Dalit girl gang raped in UP village (PTI)

21:42 (IST) Oct 05

Man nabbed in Delhi for posting video hurting religious sentiments (PTI)

21:06 (IST) Oct 05

MP: 12 ex-officials of insurance firm get 4-year RI in Rs 39 lakh scam dating back to 1997 (PTI)

21:06 (IST) Oct 05

3.73 kg of gold, foreign currency worth Rs 16.46 lakh seized at Hyderabad airport (ANI)

21:06 (IST) Oct 05

Delhi man booked on charge of sexual assault (PTI)

21:06 (IST) Oct 05

Mahadev app case: ED summons Kapil Sharma, actors Huma Qureshi and Hina Khan (PTI)

21:06 (IST) Oct 05

UP: Man assaulted on road allegedly in cops' presence, probe ordered (PTI)

21:05 (IST) Oct 05

Killing of 6 people in Deoria: UP CM orders suspension of 15 police, revenue personnel for negligence (PTI)

21:05 (IST) Oct 05

Man killed, 2 injured in clash due to rivalry over panchayat elections (PTI)

21:05 (IST) Oct 05

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21:04 (IST) Oct 05

Engineering student walking to college threatened with axe, raped in Nagpur (PTI)

20:55 (IST) Oct 05

Ministry of Home Affairs today declared the Jammu and Kashmir Democratic Freedom Party (JKDFP) as an unlawful association for a period of five years. (ANI)

19:47 (IST) Oct 05

Karnataka: Mandya Police detained members of pro-Kannada organisations, protesting over the Cauvery Water Issue. (ANI)

18:24 (IST) Oct 05

After one week, on Thursday morning, the fully decomposed body of Chetan Sonawane, who had drowned in Ulhas river during Ganpati immersion, along with 3 others has been found washed ashore about 7 kms away near Dahiwali village in Neral area of Karjat taluka.

18:08 (IST) Oct 05

Breaking-Actor Ranbir Kapoor will not appear befor the ED on Friday for his statement, he asked for two weeks exemption.ED has summoned him in a money laundering case connected to Mahadev Book Online gaming-betting apps.Kapoor through advertisement had promoted one of the Mahadev betting apps and ED is investigating about payment his received.

18:03 (IST) Oct 05

LG orders CBI inquiry into the appointment of seven teachers in Delhi Government-aided school, using forged documents, also orders the termination of these teachers. LG constitutes a Committee to study the recruitment process in Government-aided schools and suggest measures to streamline the process of recruitment: Office of Delhi LG (ANI)

17:06 (IST) Oct 05

Varanasi court grants four more weeks to ASI to complete survey of Gyanvapi mosque complex and submit report (PTI)

17:04 (IST) Oct 05

Vijayawada ACB court extends TDP chief and former CM Chandrababu Naidu's remand up to October 19th in connection with the alleged skill development scam.

14:04 (IST) Oct 05

Sikkim: Soldiers provide food to over 200 stranded civilians in Sirwani

Soldiers on Thursday provided food to over 200 stranded civilians & children at Govt Secondary School in Sirwani in Sikkim.

13:11 (IST) Oct 05

NHPC's 2 power plants in Sikkim affected due to flash floods

State-owned NHPC's two hydro power plants in Teesta Basin in Sikkim have been affected following flash floods on Wednesday. According to a BSE filing, the two affected projects are Teesta-V Power Station (510 MW) and Teesta-VI (500 MW), being executed by Lanco Teesta Hydro Power Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of NHPC."It is also to inform that considering the emergent situation, all units of Teesta-V Power Station have been shut down," the filing said.Detailed assessment of losses/ damages will be carried out after the water level recedes. (PTI)

12:25 (IST) Oct 05

Did Nepal earthquake trigger Sikkim flash flood? Scientists to investigate

On Tuesday afternoon, four earthquakes jolted Nepal in a span of just one hour, sending strong tremors across large parts of north India. A day later, the south Lhonak lake outburst in Sikkim triggered a flash flood in the Teesta river basin, leaving several dead.Now, scientists are investigating whether the earthquake that occured a day earlier may have something to do with the flash flood in Sikkim.

11:40 (IST) Oct 05

Sikkim flash floods: 16 houses damaged, more than 100 people taken to a relief camp in a nearby government school in Dikchu of Mangan District. Search and rescue operation is underway. (ANI)

11:01 (IST) Oct 05

The situation is very disturbing. People have suffered and there is uncertainty even now. Flash floods are something that cause concern everywhere. We have to see what can be done immediately and what preventive measures can be taken...A calamity does not have any geographical borders...So, close cooperation with all stakeholders is necessary - whether it is Governments, civil society, management authorities and people --- all of them have to act together.

West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose

10:53 (IST) Oct 05

Sikkim: Project Swastik of BRO carried out damage mitigation along with rescue operations in coordination with State Administration in severely affected Chungthang and Mangan area of North Sikkim where four critical bridges have been severely damaged. More than 200 persons have been moved to safer areas. (ANI)

10:04 (IST) Oct 05

West Bengal: Several villages in Potashpur of Purba Medinipur district reel under flood as Bagui and Keleghai rivers overflow

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09:45 (IST) Oct 05

Over 20 motorcycles gutted in fire at two-wheeler service station in Pune

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09:34 (IST) Oct 05

Magnitude-3.2 earthquake hits Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi

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09:33 (IST) Oct 05

West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose arrives in Bagdogra to visit the flash flood-affected areas in Jalpaiguri, Darjeeling and Kalimpong. (ANI)

09:16 (IST) Oct 05

Himachal Pradesh: Tourists in Shimla are enthralled as the regular train services have started on the Kalka-Shimla heritage railway line after nearly three months. (ANI)

07:44 (IST) Oct 05

Income tax department raids properties linked to DMK MP Jagathrakshakan in Chennai, suburban areas

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07:32 (IST) Oct 05

IMD red alert for western Assam

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07:30 (IST) Oct 05

Heavy rain likely in Bihar: Met

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07:29 (IST) Oct 05

Monsoon likely to exit Maharashtra early next week

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07:29 (IST) Oct 05

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07:29 (IST) Oct 05

Man dies of kala-azar at Kolkata hospital, 1st death this year

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