People see wetlands as a wasteland
By Kushagra Dixit and Ashish Mishra New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) While wetlands are naturally programmed to help with disaster control, and are also a source of water, food, and even medicinal plants, they are…
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Sri Sri Ravi Shankar pitches for proper toilets, sanitation
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Spiritual leader and Art of Living Founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Thursday urged people to focus on proper toilets and sanitation to make society disease-free. “People need to focus…
Awareness generation campaign to protect wetlands
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Union Environment Ministry will start a radio outreach and awareness generation campaign to sensitise the people about conservation of wetlands to mark the ‘World Wetlands Day-2017’, an official statement…
86% Keralites want high-speed rail project
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) The proposed high-speed rail project in Kerala, which will pass through 11 districts, has the approval of 86 per cent people, according to a survey. The result of the survey was…
Panasonic urges Japan employees not to work past 8 p.m.
Tokyo, Feb 2 (IANS) Electronics giant Panasonic has urged its employees to leave office by 8 p.m., during a time when Japan is reviewing its long working hours following the 2015 suicide by a young…
Jairam Ramesh expresses shock over water seepage question in RS
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) Congress leader Jairam Ramesh was “amazed” to hear a question in the Rajya Sabha relating to water seepage in an MP’s official residence on Thursday. The former union minister, after…
Protesters block Srinagar-Jammu highway at Bannihal
Jammu, Feb 2 (IANS) Protesters blocked the Srinagar-Jammu highway on Thursday in Ramban district of Jammu and Kashmir after a woman died in the local hospital allegedly due to negligence of the medical staff. Police…
VRS plea of food protester constable cancelled: BSF
New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) on Thursday said that it has cancelled the voluntary retirement plea of constable Tej Bahadur Yadav, who had uploaded a video in social media over…
Mentally challenged son kills parents in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu, Feb 2 (IANS) A mentally challenged youth allegedly killed his parents on Thursday and injured three other persons in the hilly Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir. Firdous Ahmed, 25, stabbed his father and…
Widespread protests across Kerala over placing of liquor outlets
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 2 (IANS) Following the recent directive of the Supreme Court that there should be no liquor outlets on national and state highways, the new locations decided for these shops in the state has…
Archbishop apologises for reporting ‘child abuser’
London, Feb 2 (IANS) The Archbishop of Canterbury has issued an “unreserved and unequivocal” apology on behalf of the Church of England for not reporting a child abuser to the police in the 1970s, a…
Kanpur building collapse toll rises to 7
Kanpur, Feb 2 (IANS) The death toll in a building collapse here in Uttar Pradesh rose to seven on Thursday, with three more labourers succumbing to their injuries, a police official said. Eight persons trapped…
Budget evokes mixed reactions among Delhiites
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Union Budget 2017-18 that was presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday evoked mixed reactions from people here. The budget aims to reduce the tax liability for the entry…
Lower cash limit won’t make political funding transparent: Experts
By Vishav New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Lowering the limit for anonymous cash donations from Rs 20,000 to Rs 2,000 will not help bring about transparency in political funding, experts said here on Wednesday. The…
Jilted lover sets himself, girlfriend ablaze
Kottayam, Feb 1 (IANS) A 25-year-old jilted lover set his girlfriend and himself ablaze here in Kerala on Wednesday, leaving both in critical condition. Adarsh and Lekshmi were battling for life at the Kottayam Medical…
‘TEC’ defines government’s agenda for next financial year
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Giving an outline of the philosophy that decided the shape of the Union Budget 2017-18, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday also unveiled the government’s agenda for the next financial…
North-East gets Rs 2,682 cr, substantial hike across ministries
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) Even though Finance Minister Arun Jaitley did not announce any new initiative for the North-East Region (NER), the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER)…
JNU VC hails Budget for higher education
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) JNU Vice-Chancellor M. Jagadesh Kumar, hailed the measures for higher education announced by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley here on Wednesday in the 2017-18 Union Budget. “Which institutions will get autonomy…
Budget disappoints RSS labour wing
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS) on Wednesday described the union budget as disappointing, saying the workers, salaried class and poor were overlooked. The BMS, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s labour wing,…
Australian state to enforce penalties for smoking
Sydney, Feb 1 (IANS) Changes to Australia’s Queensland state smoking laws went into effect on Wednesday, putting restrictions on anyone lighting up in National Parks and public spaces. The tough new legislation is not an…