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Government official in India drains reservoir to recover his dropped cellphone

Headline from Delaware Public Media, on the newest of 2 developments

It took three days to pump out the water. The official, who was taking a selfie when he dropped the phone, said it contained sensitive info, but when found it no longer worked. He's been suspended.

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  1. India official ordered a reservoir drained to retrieve his phone

    Headline from Digital Journal ·

  2. Newest

    Government official in India drains reservoir to recover his dropped cellphone

    Headline from Delaware Public Media ·

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30 articles, oldest first.

  1. The Guardian

    Indian official suspended after draining reservoir to retrieve phone (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    More than 2m litres of water pumped from dam on orders of food inspector who said device held sensitive government data

  2. Digital Journal

    India official ordered a reservoir drained to retrieve his phone (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    Rajesh Vishwas, a food inspector, was suspended after he drained an essential reservoir to find his smartphone.

  3. RedState

    Indian Official Suspended for Some Reason After Draining Entire Reservoir Just to Retrieve His Phone (opens RedState)

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    RedState's feed description

    The Indian official's phone was too soaked to work any longer.

  4. FOX 29 Philadelphia

    Indian official drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie (opens FOX 29 Philadelphia)

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    FOX 29 Philadelphia's feed description

    In videos that went viral on social media, the official is seen sitting under a red umbrella as diesel pumps run to drain water from the reservoir.

  5. KTVZ Bend

    Indian official drains reservoir to retrieve phone dropped while taking selfie (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    KTVZ Bend's feed description

    By Kunal Sehgal, CNN (CNN) — A government official in India who drained a reservoir to retrieve a phone he dropped while taking a selfie has been suspended from his job. More than 2 million liters of water were pumped out of the Paralkot reservoir, over a period of four days, in an effort to

  6. NBC New York

    Indian Official Suspended After He Drains Reservoir to Save Phone He Dropped While Taking Selfie (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained so he could retrieve his smartphone, which he had dropped while taking a selfie.

  7. New York Post

    India official suspended after draining reservoir to retrieve lost phone (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    For three days, the pumps ran and emptied 440,000 gallons of water — which is reportedly enough to irrigate nearly 1500 acres of farmland.

  8. Al Jazeera

    Indian official suspended for draining dam to retrieve smartphone (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The official in Chhattisgarh state ordered reservoir to be drained after his mobile phone dropped while taking selfie.

  9. WFMZ Allentown

    Indian official suspended after he drains reservoir to retrieve phone he dropped while taking selfie (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained so he could retrieve his smartphone, which he had dropped

  10. Washington Times

    Indian official drains dam to find phone he dropped taking selfie (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A government official in India has been suspended after he had a dam reservoir drained so he could retrieve the phone he dropped while taking a selfie.

  11. Delaware Public Media

    Government official in India drains reservoir to recover his dropped cellphone (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Delaware Public Media's feed description

    It took three days to pump out the water. The official, who was taking a selfie when he dropped the phone, said it contained sensitive info, but when found it no longer worked. He's been suspended.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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