Goa CM seeks donation for Kerala
Panaji, Aug 27 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday appealed to the public in the state to donate for relief work in flood-hit Kerala. In a statement issued here on Monday, Parrikar, who…
Environment
Karnataka gets Rs 46 cr for relief work in flood-hit Kodagu
Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) Karnataka has so far received Rs 46.15 crore as funds for relief and rehabilitation of people in flood-hit Kodagu district, an official statement said. “The Chief Minister’s relief fund has received…
HC directs Bihar to ban plastic bags
Patna, Aug 27 (IANS) The Patna High Court on Monday directed the Bihar government to impose a ban on the usage of plastic bags. A bench comprising Patna High Court Chief Justice M.R. Shah asked…
Online art auction to help raise funds for Kerala relief work
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) An online fundraiser sale for the relief work in flood-hit Kerala will see 32 works of modern and contemporary Indian art being auctioned from Wednesday on art dealer Saffronarts online…
Elephants trample 60-year-old man
Ranchi, Aug 27 (IANS) A 60-year-old man was trampled to death by wild elephants in Jharkhand’s Giridih district on Monday, an official said. A Forest Department official said Dhaneshwar Rai was sleeping when a herd…
4 killed in Taiwan rains
Taipei, Aug 27 (IANS) At least four people were killed and 143 injured following torrential rains in Taiwan that also caused agricultural losses worth more than 563.2 million Taiwanese dollars ($18 million), authorities said on…
Light rains in some parts of Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) With light rains in the morning in some parts of the national capital on Monday, the minimum temperature settled at 26.5 degrees Celsius, the season’s average. The Met Office predicted…
2 killed in Uttarakhand rains
Dehradun, Aug 27 (IANS) At least two people were killed as incessant rains continued to batter Uttarakhand, an official said on Monday. The victims were a woman from Pithoragarh and a 65-year-old man, who was…
Himachal may see decline in rains
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) Days after a heavy rainfall that led to landslides and snapping of several road links, the hills of Himachal Pradesh will see subdued rainfall activity the coming week, the Met office…
Green group favours impact assessment of each hydro project in Himachal
Shimla, Aug 26 (IANS) Environment group Himdhara Collective on Sunday sent a letter to the expert committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, demanding cumulative impact assessment of each hydropower project on…
IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Odisha for 2 days
Bhubaneswar, Aug 26 (IANS) Several parts of Odisha are likely to experience heavy rainfall for the next two days, under the impact of a low pressure formed over the Bay of Bengal, the Met office…
Pleasant Sunday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) It was a pleasant and sunny Sunday morning here in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 27 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. The Met…
Jammu-Srinagar highway closed for second day
Jammu, Aug 26 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the second day on Sunday due to landslides in Ramban district. Traffic officials said torrential rains have a clearance operation in Magarkote sector of…
SpiceJet to conduct India’s first test flight partially powered by bio-fuel
New Delhi/Dehradun, Aug 25 (IANS) Budget passenger carrier SpiceJet is set to conduct India’s first test flight which will be partially powered by bio-fuel, on Monday. According to sources, a concoction of bio-fuel will power…
CPI leader approaches SC over foreign funds for Kerala flood
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Binoy Viswam, Rajya Sabha MP from Kerala, on Saturday approached the Supreme Court seeking direction to Centre to allow or accept funds from foreign governments and international organisation as assistance…
Haryana strengthening irrigation system: Khattar
Chandigarh, Aug 25 (IANS) Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Saturday said that until the state gets its rightful share in the Sutlej-Yamuna Link canal, equitable water supply would be ensured right up to…
Traffic restored on Chandigarh-Manali highway
Shimla, Aug 25 (IANS) Traffic on the Chandigarh-Manali national highway, which remained blocked for over 12 hours following a massive landslide along the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh, was restored on Saturday, police said. Incessant…
Good Samaritan saves rare owl
Agra, Aug 25 (IANS) A chance discovery by a good Samaritan helped save an rare Indian Eagle Owl which narrowly missed being run over by a train. The bird appeared to have collapsed on the…
Heavy rainfall warning issued in 9 districts of Bengal
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) After a few spells of moderate rain and thundershowers, Met officials on Saturday predicted heavy rainfall in almost nine districts of Gangetic West Bengal in the next two days and advised…
Over 7,3074 LPG connections provided in Himachal
Shimla, Aug 25 (IANS) Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur said on Saturday that over 7,3074 liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections have been provided to beneficiaries in Himachal Pradesh under Ujjwala Yojna and that all eligible…