Srinagar, Feb 10 (IANS) One-way traffic on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway was allowed on Friday after many parts of the road remained closed due to snowfall and landslides, officials said. “No vehicle will be allowed…
Lucknow, Feb 10 (IANS) Weather conditions improved slightly across Uttar Pradesh on Friday as the the icy winds blowing for the last 72-hours subsided. According to the Regional Met Office, the winter chill will end…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) It was a clear Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The day will remain clear….
Wellingon, Feb 10 (IANS) At least 300 pilot whales were found dead on Friday in New Zealand after over 400 of them were stranded in the remote Golden Bay in South Island. Sources from the…
Sydney, Feb 10 (IANS) Australia’s New South Wales (NSW) state is bracing for bushfires on Friday, as authorities issue high alert warnings for an extreme heatwave. State Emergency Services Minister Troy Grant said the “catastrophic…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the first phase of a solar power project in the President’s Estate on Friday, an official release said. The project would generate 670 KW of…
Brussels, Feb 9 (IANS) The European Union and India underlined their desire on Thursday to strengthen strategic partnership and to boost cooperation in many sectors, including political, security, trade, economy, human rights and environment. “India…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will inaugurate the first phase of a solar power project in the President’s Estate on Friday, an official release said. The project would generate 670 KW of…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) Real estate company IREO on Thursday announced a collaboration with GRIHA Council for implementation of the green building concepts and obtaining GRIHA rating for its upcoming projects. “GRIHA Council will…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The National Green Tribunal (NGT) on Thursday asked the Ministry of Water Resources and the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) to file an affidavit listing the actions taken in…
Hyderabad, Feb 9 (IANS) GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd. (GHIAL), which operates the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here, has won the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) Chairman’s Order of Merit for its focus…
Pilibhit/New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) A tiger with signs of abnormality was declared a man-eater on Thursday after it killed and ate its fifth prey — a sleeping person — in Pilibhit district of Uttar…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) The Delhi government on Thursday decided to employ Israeli technology to clean the Yamuna river for a cleaner environment and water, the Israeli Embassy here said. Ayala Water and Ecology…
Shimla, Feb 9 (IANS) The Biodiversity Act of 2002 will be implemented in the entire Himachal Pradesh soon so that all gram panchayats could avail its benefits, state Chief Secretary V.C. Pharka said on Thursday….
New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Facebook has rolled out a new feature that shows full weather forecast on its mobile app and desktop site. According to a report in TechCrunch, within the new Weather section,…
Los Angeles, Feb 9 (IANS) Indian actress Priyanka Chopra has teamed up with Hollywood stars Tom Hardy and Casey Affleck for a new PETA video that encourages viewers to treat their dogs like family by…
By Vishal Gulati Manali, Feb 9 (IANS) At first glance, it looks like a Mexican shack seen in movies about the Wild West. Then you realise it’s made out of snow blocks. Welcome to what…
Beijing, Feb 9 (IANS) More than 1,600 pieces of crocodile skins and 500 kg of what appeared to be crocodile meat were seized in China’s Guangxi Zhuang province, officials said Thursday. The seizures were made…
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) At least 21 trains were delayed and eight rescheduled on Thursday due to fog in parts of northern India, a railway official said. The Amritsar-Jaynagar Shaheed Express was also cancelled….
Lucknow, Feb 9 (IANS) Despite warm sunny days, the winter chill continues in most parts of Uttar Pradesh and will remain for few more days, the weather office said on Thursday. The chill would continue…