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…
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…
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…
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…
By Saket Suman Thimphu, Aug 25 (IANS) Conservation of the environment is one of the four pillars of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness philosophy but “the greatest mistake” the Himalayan nation can make is “to live…
New York, Aug 25 (IANS) Polluted air increases the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) which occurs when a person’s kidneys are damaged, or cannot filter blood properly, researchers, including one of Indian origin, have…
New York, Aug 25 (IANS) With smartphones capable of measuring atmospheric pressure, temperatures and humidity, a novel study suggested that the devices may one day be able to track and anticipate weather patterns that leads…
Shimla, Aug 25 (IANS) Traffic on the Chandigarh-Manali national highway has been blocked following a massive landslide along the Beas river in Himachal Pradesh, police said on Saturday. However, there were no reports of any…
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) It was a sunny Saturday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 27 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the Met Office said. It…
Jammu, Aug 25 (IANS) The strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was closed for traffic on Saturday due to landslides, police said. The landslides hit the highway in Ramsu area of Ramban district. “Clearing operations have begun. Scores…
Bengaluru, Aug 25 (IANS) Karnataka on Friday sought Rs 2,000 crore interim relief from the central government for relief and rehabilitation of flood victims in the southern state’s Kodagu district. “I appeal to you to…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Congress on Friday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi for “betraying the people of Varanasi” by failing to clean Ganga as promised, saying that pollution level in the river has…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Delhi government on Friday approved a number of key projects to improve the water and wastewater services provided by the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) in the city. One of the…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday said it has built 22,000 community toilets in the national capital since the Aam Aadmi Party came to power in the city in 2015. Urban…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) Keeping in view the unprecedented floods in Kerala, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed with the Disaster Management sub-committee that the water level at Mullaperiyar dam be maintained at 139.99…
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) The first-ever Humboldt penguin, born in Mumbai zoo last week, died here two days ago, an official said here on Friday. Hatched on August 15, the penguin died on August 22…
Shimla, Aug 24 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur on Friday said that the state had suffered a loss of Rs 990.54 crore due to monsoon rains that also claimed 35 lives. “The…
Johannesburg, Aug 24 (IANS) An international team of paleontologists have found how a meat-eating species of dinosaurs, that share many similarities with birds, lost their fingers. The fossil specimens of “Xiyunykus pengi” and “Bannykus wulatensis”,…
New Delhi, Aug 24 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.5 on the Richter scale hit Andaman Islands on Friday, said the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD). According to the IMD, the earthquake occurred at 4.19 p.m and…
Sabarimala (Kerala), Aug 24 (IANS) The Indian Army is set to build two bailey bridges near the Sabarimala temple to facilitate the pilgrims’ return to the temple town, the authorities said on Friday. The the…