Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) Vice-President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said happiness will not come simply by prosperity and stressed the need for people-centric and nature-centric development. Stating that focus should be not just on…
Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh’s popular tourist destinations Kufri and Dalhousie received more snowfall on Saturday leading to a drop in temperatures by several notches. A government spokesperson said services of state-run buses in…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) It was a pleasant Saturday morning here with a clear sky, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 8.4 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season’s average, the weather office…
Srinagar, Feb 9 (IANS) An intense cold wave gripped the Kashmir Valley on Saturday bringing the minimum temperatures several notches below the freezing point, the weather office said. “Due to a clear night sky, the…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) The Centre on Friday announced that the Great Indian Bustard (GIB) will be its mascot for the 13th Conference of Parties (COP) of the UN Convention on the conservation of…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) With the aim to protect and conserve the worlds last ranging free population of Asiatic Lions, the Ministry of Environment on Friday launched a three-year Asiatic Lion Conservation Project in…
Prayagraj, Feb 8 (IANS) Union shipping and transport minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said that a detailed project report (DPR) for waterways between New Delhi and Prayagraj was ready and that work on the ambitious…
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) Twelve people were killed while one went missing in Jammu and Kashmir following the season’s heaviest snowfall on Thursday. Relief and rescue teams have recovered seven bodies from a police post…
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) Seven people were killed and five went missing in Jammu and Kashmir following season’s heaviest snowfall on Thursday. Two people were rescued alive on Friday by relief and rescue teams from…
Panaji, Feb 8 (IANS) Expressing disappointment with their meeting on Wednesday with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Goa Mining People’s Front has now threatened to take the battle to the ruling BJP in the upcoming…
Jakarta, Feb 8 (IANS) Indonesian authorities have declared a state of emergency on Siau island following the continuous eruption of a volcano, which has caused the evacuation of over 100 people, officials said on Friday….
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) Four persons were killed, while 10 went missing and hundreds remained stranded on Friday due to the heaviest spell of snow in Jammu and Kashmir so far this season, authorities said….
Dehradun, Feb 8 (IANS) Heavy snowfall in Uttarkhand hills especially in Mussoorie-Dhanaulti severed road links on Friday as authorities closed schools after the Met forecast heavy rains. The overnight snow that continued in the morning…
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) Two persons were killed, while 10 others went missing and hundreds remained stranded on Friday due to the heaviest spell of snowfall in Jammu and Kashmir so far. A couple was…
Shimla, Feb 8 (IANS) The Himachal Pradesh’s capital on Friday woke up to a sunny morning with plentiful snowfall overnight, hampering traffic and snapping of electricity cables. “It was bright and sunny across the state…
Srinagar, Feb 8 (IANS) Weather improved in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday after the state recieved the heaviest snowfall so far this season, with the Met predicting further improvement by Saturday. “The western disturbance that…
New Delhi, Feb 8 (IANS) It was a cloudy morning here on Friday with the minimum temperature recorded at 7 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average, against Thursday’s minimum which was six notches…
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the youngest woman to serve in the US Congress, has unveiled her ambitious plan to combat climate change by drastically reducing the United States’ greenhouse-gas emissions. Introduced on Thursday…
Jammu, Feb 8 (IANS) Ten people were reported missing after an avalanche hit the Jammu-Srinagar highway. The strategic 300 km-long road remained closed for the third consecutive day on Friday due to heavy snowfall and…
New Delhi, Feb 7 (IANS) After nearly a decade, heavy hailstorm accompanied by rains lashed several parts of Delhi-NCR on Thursday, providing the city with fresh air while also making the people experience the winter…