Bhubaneswar, July 21 (IANS) Heavy rainfall triggered by a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has thrown normal life out of gear in several parts of Odisha. This prompted Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik to…
Kochi/Alappuzha/Kottayam, July 21 (IANS) A team led by Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju toured various flood-hit districts of Kerala on Saturday and announced compensation of Rs 4 lakh for each of the…
Chandigarh, July 21 (IANS) A heavy downpour on Saturday afternoon disrupted normal life in several areas of Chandigarh with roads inundated and traffic snarls occurring at several places. Traffic was badly affected as water accumulated…
Alwar, July 21 (IANS) A 28-year-old man has been beaten to death by suspected cow vigilantes in Rajasthan’s Alwar district, police said on Saturday. Two persons have been arrested. Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje condemned the…
Shimla, July 21 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh may experience heavy rainfall in the next two days starting Sunday, a weather official said on Saturday. The government has advised motorists to take precautions while…
Lilongwe (Malawi), July 21 (IANS) A lion suspected to have escaped from Zambia’s South Luangwa National Park has injured at least three people and killed six cattle in Malawi’s border district of Chitipa, officials said….
New Delhi, July 21 (IANS) It was a cloudy Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 28 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, said the Met office. “The…
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Expressing concern over non-utilisation of Rs 77,000 crore meant for environment protection, the Supreme Court on Friday asked Centre as to how it intends to spend the “huge amount.” A…
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) As many as 13 persons were killed and four injured in lightning strikes at different places in Odisha, officials said on Friday. “We have received reports from various districts regarding the…
Chandigarh, July 20 (IANS) The Punjab government claimed on Friday that there has been a 45 per cent drop in stubble burning cases in the state during the 2017 paddy harvesting season as compared to…
Washington, July 20 (IANS) The features of a new species of armoured dinosaur discovered in the US align more closely with its Asian ancestors, says a new study. The new species of ankylosaurid dinosaur –…
Thiruvananthapuram, July 20 (IANS) Even the incidence of rains that caused huge damage across Kerala have come down, three more deaths were reported on Friday, taking the death toll to 20 since the last two…
Shimla, July 20 (IANS) Upset over the delay in getting the encroached government land back from apple growers in upper Shimla, the Himachal Pradesh High Court on Friday asked the Eco-Task Force, comprising ex-servicemen, to…
Bhopal, July 20 (IANS) The water level in most of the 17 major reservoirs in Madhya Pradesh continues to remain below the highest level despite copious rain in most parts of the state. Officials said,…
Bhubaneswar, July 20 (IANS) The Odisha government on Friday asked all the District Collectors to remain alert to meet any possible flood situation with the Met Department predicting heavy rainfall across the state in the…
New York, July 20 (IANS) At least 11 people have died after an amphibious “duck boat” carrying tourists capsized in stormy weather in the US state of Missouri, police said. Stone County Sheriff Doug Rader…
Manila, July 20 (IANS) Philippines was on alert on Friday as tropical storm Ampil intensified, leading to fears of heavy rainfall, extensive flooding and landslides, according to the country’s meteorological agency. Several provinces including Zambales,…
Ulan Bator, July 20 (IANS) Strong winds and rain across Mongolia caused a massive power blackout across the country, an official said on Friday. A total of 75 subdivisions in eight provinces were left without…
Shimla, July 20 (IANS) The Southwest monsoon remained subdued in Himachal Pradesh on Friday and only some of the areas experienced rainfall, a Met official here said. However, there could be widespread rains from Sunday…
Hanoi, July 20 (IANS) At least two persons were killed and two others went missing in a flash flood triggered by Typhoon Son Tinh in Vietnam’s Thanh Hoa province on Friday, an official said. The…