Weather improves in Kashmir after 6 days
Srinagar, March 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) Sun rays filtered out of clouds after six days in the Kashmir Valley on Monday as the MET office forecast dry weather for the next 48 hours till Wednesday. “Weather is…
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Ravi Kishan prepares for push to Bhojpuri cinema
Lucknow, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Actor-turned-MP Ravi Kishan on Sunday met Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and discussed the issue of promoting Bhojpuri cinema in the state. The actor explained, in detail, the road map…
Silchar bamboo to be grown in UP’s Pilibhit
Pilibhit (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) To revive this dying industry of flute making in Pilibhit, the Yogi Adityanath government has decided to cultivate the delicate Assam bamboo (schizostachyum), which is known to be highly…
Rare coins find common destination at Yusuf’s collection
New Delhi, Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nothing can define the passion, it could be towards anybody or anything, and sometimes it becomes the only reason to dedicate the whole life. Syed Rumanul Faizi Yusuf’s has a…
A cricket tourney exclusively for Brahmin priests in Andhra
By Sharon Thambala Bhimavaram (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Akin to school, college and university cricket tournaments, some enthusiasts of the sport are soon organising an exclusive state level tournament for ‘purohitulu’ (Brahmin priests) at…
DPS Srinagar rewards girl who braved odds
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi Public School (DPS) Srinagar on Saturday announced scholarship and reward for the daughter of a daily wage labour who excelled in class 10 exams braving all odds…
‘The Code Breaker’ is an uplifting tale in trying times
New Delhi, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) In these days of the coronavirus pandemic, Walter Isaacson, the bestselling author of “Leonardo da Vinci” and “Steve Jobs”, returns with “The Code Breaker” (Simon & Schuster), a gripping account…
India must play pro-active role on Indus Waters Treaty
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) brokered between India and Pakistan by the World Bank in 1960 has weathered three wars in 1965, 1971 and 1999 — as…
Fresh snowfall on J&K mountains
Srinagar, Feb 27 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rains in plains and snowfall in higher reaches of J&K occurred on Saturday as the meteorological (MET) department forecast same weather conditions during the next 24 hours till Sunday. “Intermittent light…
Railways to restore 8 heritage stations in Karnataka
Bengaluru, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The South Western Railway (SWR) would restore 8 heritage stations in its Bengaluru division, with the help of Intach (Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage), an official said on…
Rooster that accidentally killed its owner to be produced in court
Hyderabad, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a bizarre incident, the police in Telangana’s Jagtiyal district will produce a rooster in court which accidentally killed its owner. The knife tied to the leg of the bird accidentally…
Contempt proceedings into tigress Avni’s killing ends
New Delhi, Feb 26 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Supreme Court on Friday closed the contempt proceedings in the killing of tigress Avni in 2018, after it was submitted that the order to shoot the animal was affirmed…
Another Andhra love story goes wrong
Narsaraopeta (Andhra Pradesh), Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) In yet another love story ending tragically in Andhra Pradesh, a 19-year-old youth in Andhra Pradesh’s Guntur murdered a girl he purportedly was in relationship with after suspecting her…
Can tweak & relaunch Covid vax within weeks: Harvard scholar amid rising mutations
By Sumit Saxena New Delhi, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) India is fighting one of the toughest battles against the Covid-19 outbreaks. The battle turned intense after daily cases resurged following a few weeks drop from a…
Girish Karnad Memorial Lecture on ‘US Politics: Why Here, and Where from Here?’ on March 12
Bangalore, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) At a time when US President Joe Biden is known to have a China plan in which India has a role, and a clutch of Indian American have been named to…
Srinagar-Leh highway likely to open from Sunday
Srinagar, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rain lashed parts of J&K as the border roads organisation (BRO) said the Srinagar-Leh highway would be thrown open to traffic on February 28. Following improvement in weather and with the…
Ganga to have lane separators to prevent boat traffic jams
Varanasi, Feb 25 (SocialNews.XYZ) To prevent boat traffic jams on the Ganga river in Varanasi, the district administration has decided to set up lane separators on the river. Divisional commissioner Deepak Agrawal told reporters, “The…
Angry mob kills leopard in Karnataka village
Hassan (Karnataka), Feb 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Villagers from Karnataka’s Hassan district have killed an adult leopard which has attacked and injured at least five people in two neighbouring villages. The leopard was killed in the Bendekere…
Covid fear helps detect metal pin in Mumbai girl’s chest
Mumbai, Feb 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) A 10-year-old Mumbai girl got a fresh lease of life after doctors at a private hospital extracted a 3-cm long pointed metal pin she had accidentally swallowed nearly two years ago,…
Snow, rain likely in J&K on Friday
Srinagar, Feb 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Night temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley remained above or around the freezing point on Wednesday as the weather office forecast a spell of rain or snow in Jammu and Kashmir and…