By Sahana Ghosh Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) West Bengal has evolved a rather unique solution to growing human-elephant conflicts (HECs) — constructing toilets so that villagers don’t have to defecate in the open and face…
Shimla, Jan 8 (IANS) Popular tourist destinations Shimla, Manali, Chamba and Dalhousie remained cut off from the rest of Himachal Pradesh for the second consecutive day on Sunday. The supply of essential commodities and transportation…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) At least 41 trains were running late and five cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Sunday morning, a railway official said. According to the Northern…
Srinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Life continued to remain disrupted in Kashmir Valley on Sunday as heavy snowfall blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway for the third consecutive day. According to officials, the rail service between the valley…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) It was a chilly Sunday morning here with the mercury further dropping by two degree, and the minimum temperature recorded at 11.6 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season’s average….
Mumbai, Jan 7 (IANS) Actress, entrepreneur and social activist Juhi Chawla on Saturday sought to create awareness about menace of using plastic. “Using plastic has an alarming effect not only in society but in the…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) As part of a study on Mahatma Gandhi and his work on sanitation, eight academicians from US’ Cardinal Stritch University visited Sulabh International, which runs low-cost pay-and-use public toilets across…
Beijing, Jan 7 (IANS) One of the world’s most polluted cities, Beijing will set up a green police force to contain pollution which has reached endemic proportions in the megapolis. Besides, the authorities will ban…
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) Chandigarh and its surrounding areas experienced a cold day on Saturday with the maximum temperature plunging to 12.6 degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal. Chandigarh and its surrounding areas have been…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) Moderate to heavy snowfall and rain on Saturday brought much-needed relief for people from an otherwise largely dry winter but caused disruption to normal life, especially in the hill states…
Shimla, Jan 7 (IANS) Popular tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie remained cut off throughout Saturday from the rest of Himachal Pradesh following continuous snowfall, officials said. Electricity supply was snapped here and Manali as…
Beijing, Jan 7 (IANS) The Beijing weather forecast bureau said on Saturday that snow followed by cold winds will clean up the air this weekend. Snow fell in many parts of the Chinese capital on…
Bangkok, Jan 7 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and one reported missing while thousands have been affected by heavy floods in Thailand, officials said on Saturday. After days of heavy rain, the central…
Chandigarh, Jan 7 (IANS) Widespread rainfall was experienced in parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday. Chandigarh and its surrounding areas were lashed by rainfall since Friday evening, with people feeling the chill. Reports of…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) At least 70 trains were running late and seven were cancelled due to dense fog in parts of north India on Saturday morning, a railway official said. According to the…
New Delhi, Jan 7 (IANS) It was a rainy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 13.5 degrees Celsius, six notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. The city has received…
Lucknow, Jan 7 (IANS) The winter chill in Uttar Pradesh aggravated on Saturday due to rainfall at some places, the meteorological department said. More thunder showers along with dense fog is expected to follow. According…
Shimla, Jan 7 (IANS) Traffic to tourist destinations Shimla, Manali and Dalhousie were cut off from the rest of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday following heavy snowfall overnight, officials said. Electricity supply was snapped here and…
Srinagar, Jan 7 (IANS) Moderate to heavy snowfall brought Kashmir Valley to a standstill as land and air links with the outside world as well as inter-district road connectivity remain suspended on Saturday. All flights…
Chandigarh, Jan 6 (IANS) The Haryana government will soon sign an MoU with yoga guru Ramdev’s Patanjali Yogpeeth for the development of the World Herbal Forest, a minister said on Friday. The herbal forest will…