Everest draws 33% more visitors in 2016
Kathmandu, Jan 2 (IANS) The number of tourists visiting the Mount Everest region has risen by 33.66 per cent in 2016 as compared to 2015, the media reported on Monday. According to Tourist Police Office,…
Kathmandu, Jan 2 (IANS) The number of tourists visiting the Mount Everest region has risen by 33.66 per cent in 2016 as compared to 2015, the media reported on Monday. According to Tourist Police Office,…
Sydney, Jan 2 (IANS) The rapid growth in wing length of a common Western Australian bird may be related to climate change, according to a study released on Monday. Scientists from the University of Notre…
Shimla, Jan 2 (IANS) The tourist resorts of Kufri and Narkanda near Shimla experienced mild snow in the past 24 hours, the weather bureau said on Monday, triggering a rush of tourists. The state capital…
Beijing, Jan 2 (IANS) Beijing on Monday continued the orange alert for heavy air pollution until Thursday. The Chinese capital dawned with blue skies and less-polluted haze due to cold air from the north, but…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) At least 53 trains were running late while three trains were cancelled on Monday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to…
New Delhi, Jan 2 (IANS) It was a foggy Monday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 11 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The sky would remain partly cloudy in the day with…
Srinagar, Jan 2 (IANS) Light rain at isolate places is likely to occur in Jammu and Kashmir as the weather office on Monday said rain and snowfall activity would become widespread between January 4 and…
Ranchi, Jan 1 (IANS) The toll in Jharkhand coal mine cave-in has risen to 17 with the recovery of one more body, an official said on Sunday. “Rescue teams of the National Disaster Response Force,…
Shimla, Jan 1 (IANS) Hill stations of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday experienced a sunny morning on the first day of 2017, but there are chances of snow this week, a weather official said here. “Dry…
Srinagar, Jan 1 (IANS) Despite partial cloud cover on Sunday, dry and cold wave conditions continued in Jammu and Kashmir as the weather office said there can be snowfall by the middle of this week….
New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) There was moderate fog on Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 9.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average, the weather office said. “The sky will…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) At least 80 trains were running late while four were cancelled on Saturday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the…
New York, Dec 31 (IANS) The rapid rise in the atmospheres oxygen roughly 500 million years ago which made advanced animal life possible on Earth is linked to the process that led to the formation…
Beijing, Dec 31 (IANS) China will ban the processing and sale of ivory for commercial purposes by the end of 2017, closing down the world’s biggest ivory market, officials reported on Saturday. The State Council…
Shimla, Dec 31 (IANS) Hill stations in Himachal Pradesh may ring in a white New Year as the Met Office on Saturday forecast snow in some areas in the state. In the state capital, a…
Srinagar, Dec 31 (IANS) Night temperatures across Jammu and Kashmir and the Ladakh region on Saturday remained notches below the freezing point as the weather office said dry, cold conditions would continue for next 24…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) At least 69 trains were running late while four were cancelled on Saturday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to the…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature settling at 8.2 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average, the weather office said. According to the weather…
New York, Dec 31 (IANS) More than 100,000 residents living in northeastern part of the US are without power due to heavy snowfall and harsh winds that also left roads slippery and hazardous mess. The…
New Delhi, Dec 30 (IANS) At least 70 trains were running late while 11 others were cancelled on Friday due to heavy fog in many parts of north India, a railway official said. According to…