Heat wave warning again for Telangana, after respite
Hyderabad, May 14 (IANS) After a respite of a few days due to unseasonal rains, mercury has started rising again in Telangana and the met office has issued a heat wave warning. Several places in…
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Monsoon to hit Odisha coast by June 8
Bhubaneswar, May 14 (IANS) The south-west monsoon will hit the Odisha coast by June 8, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday said. “The onset of south-west monsoon will take place over Andaman and…
Himachal sees rising mercury
Shimla, May 14 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday experienced warm weather with the state’s Una town recording a high of 41.8 degrees Celsius, a weatherman said here. “Temperatures increased due to prevailing…
Yamuna riverfront to be developed, but not on lines of Sabarmati: Delhi water minister
By Ashish Mishra New Delhi, New May 14 (IANS) Delhi will have its first riverfront on the Yamuna but it will not be on the lines of the Sabarmati in Gujarat, along which Prime Minister…
NFR to test night vision cameras in Alipurduar elephant corridor
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) To help drivers spot elephants and avoid accidents, the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR)’s Alipurduar Division in West Bengal will soon begin field trials of night vision cameras installed in locomotives, an…
Curiosity measures seasonal patterns in Mars atmosphere
Washington, May 14 (IANS) The local atmosphere in Mars is clear in winter, dustier in spring and summer, and windy in autumn, show measurements by NASA’s Curiosity rover that has completed recording environmental patterns through…
Canadian PM inspects wildfire-destroyed western region
(151020) — MONTREAL, Oct. 20, 2015 (Xinhua) — Canada’s Liberal party leader Justin Trudeau gives his victory speech after the federal election, in Montreal early Oct. 20, 2015. The Liberal party defeated Prime Minister Stephen…
Sunny, warm Saturday morning in Delhi
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) It was a sunny and warm morning on Saturday in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 27 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season’s average. “The skies…
Monsoon to reach Kerala bit early, predict weather experts
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Monsoon is expected to hit Kerala by May 28 – two to three days early, predict weather analysts. The monsoon this year would reach Andaman and Nicobar Islands by May…
Latur officials asked for water train expenditure: Railways
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The Railways on Monday said Latur officials had requested the Central Railway to “indicate” the cost of ferrying water by train to the parched district in Maharashtra. It said settlement…
Hottest May 13 in 5 years scorches Delhiites
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Friday, the 13th, turned out to be hot as hell for Delhiites with the maximum temperature soaring to 43 degrees Celsius — making it the hottest May 13 since 2011,…
Maneka, Wildlife SOS urge Amazon to stop selling animal specimens, hunting equipment
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) A wildlife welfare organisation on Friday criticised and urged the US-based online retailer Amazon to take down protected wild and aquatic animal specimens and hunting equipment from its ‘sale list’….
NGOs launch initiative to recharge 10,000 borewells in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, May 13 (IANS) The Society for Advancement of Human Endeavour (SAHE), a not for profit organisation, on Friday announced an initiative to recharge 10,000 defunct or dried up borewells in Hyderabad. The initiative is…
Assam CM stresses on ecological issues regarding road project
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday said ecological and environmental balance has to be maintained while constructing the 3,300-km East-West Corridor or the Silchar-Saurashtra Mahasadak project, which has been…
Hisar sizzles at 44.3 degrees as heat wave back in Haryana, Punjab
Chandigarh, May 13 (IANS) With maximum temperatures at most places in Haryana and Punjab soaring beyond 40 degrees on Friday, heat wave conditions returned to the region after a respite of over 10 days. Haryana’s…
UAE researcher helps discover new ant species
Abu Dhabi, May 13 (IANS/WAM) A UAE researcher has contributed to the discovery of a new species of ant, according to a paper published in the Journal of Natural History. The study, led by Mostafa…
Kallo the camel has grand wedding in Madhya Pradesh
Shivpuri, May 13 (IANS) An animal lover in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh hosted hundreds people at a grand wedding for his she-camel Kallo with he-camel Gopal from Rajasthan. Naresh Raghuvanshi distributed about a thousand…
Mercury rises in Himachal but rain in store
Shimla, May 13 (IANS) The hills of Himachal Pradesh saw the mercury rising on Friday, but the Met office forecast rains and thundershowers soon. “A fresh western disturbance is likely to be active in the…
Congress skips 3-year rule celebrations in Karnataka
Bengaluru, May 13 (IANS) In the wake of severe drought and various controversies, the ruling Congress in Karnataka has decided not to celebrate completion of its three-year rule in the state on Friday. Instead, Chief…
5.3 magnitude quake hits Pakistan
Islamabad, May 13 (IANS) An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter Scale hit parts of Balochistan in Pakistan on Friday, leaving residents in panick and fear. Tremors were felt in Quetta, Chaman, Killa Abdullah and…