Jammu, Feb 21 (IANS) The Jammu-Srinagar national highway remained closed for the second consecutive day Tuesday stranding scores of vehicles and passengers on the over 300 km long road, an official said. No traffic would…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) unveiled a “one of a kind” park here on Monday which is adorned with artistic installations built with waste material from Metro construction sites…
Jammu, Feb 20 (IANS) Heavy rains hampered landslide clearance operations on the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Monday, leading to its closure. Multiple landslides occurred in Ramban district of Jammu region on Monday night. Sonam Lotus, Director…
Shimla, Feb 20 (IANS) The hills of picturesque tourist resorts Manali and Shimla on Monday saw rainfall, while high hills in Himachal Pradesh received a fresh spell of snowfall. Shimla and its upper reaches like…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the West Bengal Environment Secretary to appear before it on Wednesday along with a status report on the critically and severely polluted areas in…
Bhubaneswar, Feb 20 (IANS) The endangered Olive Ridley turtles have laid a record 3.55 lakh eggs on Odisha coast within a span of one week, an official said on Monday. “Over 3,55,000 eggs have been…
Hyderabad, Feb 20 (IANS) A horse being ridden by a youth went berserk and kicked two motorcyclists passing by it, killing one of them and severely injuring the other, here early Monday, the police said….
By Azera Parveen Rahman Guwahati, Feb 20 (IANS) Its not a typically pretty bird to ‘ooh and ‘aah over. Far from it, the Greater Adjutant Stork is a big bird with a dull-orange bill and…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the West Bengal Environment Secretary to appear in court on Wednesday along with a status report on the critically and severely polluted areas in…
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) It was a sunny Monday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 16.4 degrees Celsius, six notches above the season’s average. “The sky will remain clear during the day…
Jammu, Feb 20 (IANS) Strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway was on Monday closed for traffic due to multiple landslides in Ramban district in the Jammu region. According to a traffic department official, the highway has been…
Indore, Feb 19 (IANS) The joint declaration of the South Asian Speakers’ Summit on Sunday asserted that the Paris Agreement must continue to be guided by the principles of UN Framework Convention and called for…
Beijing, Feb 19 (IANS) China’s Environment Minister has urged strict monitoring and crackdown on automobiles with excessive exhaust emissions to improve air quality. Emissions from mobile sources, such as heavy diesel trucks and old cars,…
Indore, Feb 19 (IANS) The joint declaration of the South Asian Speakers’ Summit on Sunday asserted that the Paris Agreement must continue to be guided by the principles of UN Framework Convention and called for…
Los Angeles, Feb 19 (IANS) A fierce storm, dubbed “bombogenesis” or “weather bomb”, has eased in California, while pressing on further north in the US state. Torrential rain, flash floods and mud slides wreaked havoc…
Shimla, Feb 19 (IANS) More than five crore saplings were planted on 48,000 hectares in the four years in Himachal Pradesh, resulting in increase in forest cover, the government said on Sunday. The plantation included…
Kabul, Feb 19 (IANS) At least 14 persons have died in snowfall and freezing weather in Afghanistan, an official said on Sunday. Ten people died due to snowfall in Jawzjan and the neighbouring Saripul province…
Kolkata, Feb 19 (IANS) Kashmir makes headlines in terrorism and insurgency but a bunch of young filmmakers from the region has appealed to people through short films to save the beauty and blossoms of the…
Washington, Feb 19 (IANS) A baby chimpanzee rejected by her mother last year and raised so far by humans at the Kansas City Zoo is expected to join the public primate exhibit, a media report…
Indore, Feb 19 (IANS) South Asian Speakers Summit will conclude on Sunday with signing of Indore Declaration comprising of implementation of sustainable development goals. The concluding day of the summit began here with a working…