Dehradun, Aug 10 (IANS) A massive landslide on the Gangotri highway in Uttarakhand has left 700 pilgrims stranded, an official said on Friday. The landslide took place 55-km away from Uttarkashi near Dabrani. District Magistrate…
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) It was a warm morning in the national capital on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. “The sky will remain…
Wellington, Aug 10 (IANS) New Zealand announced on Friday that it will phase out plastic shopping bags over the next year to protect the environment and its reputation as a clean, green country. “Every year…
Bengaluru, Aug 10 (IANS) Karnataka is rushing Rs 10 crore worth relief materials to the neighbouring flood-hit Kerala following heavy monsoon rains, said an official statement on Thursday. “Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy directed state Chief…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) The Kerala government on Thursday sought the Army’s help as the death toll in the rain-related incidents rose to 24 with large-scale damage reported from various parts of the state. A…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Water Resources Satya Pal Singh on Thursday told the Lok Sabha that a large number of projects have been taken up to combat pollution raised…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 9 (IANS) The Odisha government on Thursday said it would reward people on returning used bottles and OMFED polythene containers from October this year. This was decided at a meeting chaired by Chief…
Shimla, Aug 9 (IANS) Heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh led to an abnormal rise in the level of the silt content in the Satluj river, forcing the authorities to keep the operation of three mega…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) The death toll in rain-related incidents over the last 24 hours in Kerala reached 24 on Thursday as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan postponed Saturday’s annual Nehru boat race in Alappuzha following…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) In three years, a total of 12,849 trees have been cut in the national capital for various government projects, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Thursday. The Department of Forests…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Tamil Nadu government to seal or close down within 48 hours the 11 resorts and hotels constructed on an elephant corridor in the…
Jakarta, Aug 9 (IANS) Less than a week after a massive earthquake killed 259 people on the Indonesian island of Lombok, a 5.9 magnitude tremor hit the region on Thursday, sending frightened residents onto the…
Bhubaneswar, Aug 9 (IANS) A mild earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale was felt in several parts of Odisha in the wee hours on Thursday, the Met said. The earthquake, with its epicentre at…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) The toll in rain-related deaths in Kerala touched 20 on Thursday as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan postponed Saturday’s annual Nehru boat race in Alappuzha in view of heavy showers forecast. Speaking…
Bangkok, Aug 9 (IANS) A total of 177 people including tourists were rescued to safety from a rough sea off Thailand’s popular resort island of Phuket, authorities said on Thursday. Of the rescued people on…
Guatemala City, Aug 9 (IANS) Guatemala’s Fuego volcano, which erupted on June 3 killing 165 people, recorded a strong new explosion accompanied by avalanches around the crater, authorities said. According to the National Institute for…
Jakarta, Aug 9 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.9 on the Richter scale struck Indonesia’s Lombok Island on Thursday, less than a week after a major earthquake in the region left at least 168 people dead,…
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 9 (IANS) Fifteen people were killed in rain-related incidents as heavy showers lashed Kerala, authorities said on Thursday. Idukki district remained the worst affected with 10 deaths, of which five from one family…
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) It was a partly cloudy morning here on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average, according to the weather office. “The…
Kolkata, Aug 8 (IANS) Amid the ongoing ATM fraud fiasco in Kolkata, a film on the impending dangers of social media and the nuances of ethical hacking is set to hit the city screens next…