1,446 people rescued from flooded north India areas: NDRF
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) A total of 1,446 people were rescued by the NDRF from areas affected by floods caused by torrential rains…
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400 Nepalis stranded in Uttarakhand
byKathmandu, June 20 (IANS) At least 400 Nepalis, on pilgrimage to the Badrinath and Kedarnath shrines, are stranded in the Indian state of Uttarakhand…
Yamuna recedes in Delhi but flows above danger mark
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna started receding in Delhi Thursday morning but stayed above the danger mark of…
Iron ore polluting Goa’s rivers
byPanaji, June 20 (IANS) The ferrying of iron ore from Goa’s mining hinterland to the sea port by river for decades could be taking…
Pleasant morning in Delhi, partly cloudy day ahead
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) It was a pleasant morning in the capital Thursday with the minimum temperature settling at 25.3 degrees Celsius, three…
UAE’s efforts to preserve environment exemplary, says daily
byAbu Dhabi, June 20 (IANS/WAM) Environment related authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have not been resting on their laurels since receiving an…
12 rhino poachers jailed in Nepal
byKathmandu, June 20 (IANS) Twelve poachers of the one-horned rhinos have been sentenced to a jail term, ranging between 10 -15 years, and fined…
Delhi sees sultry day, highest Yamuna level since 1978
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi residents experienced a sultry, rainless Wednesday as the maximum temperature shot up a little at 35.5 degrees Celsius…
Thousands missing in Uttarakhand flood fury, death toll could mount (Roundup)
byDehradun/New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Thousands are said to be missing in Uttarakhand after unprecedented rains and cloudburst led to landslides and flash floods…
Jayalalithaa requests Gogoi for rhino pair
byChennai, June 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa requested her Assam counterpart Tarun Gogoi to spare a pair of the greater one-horned…