Warm, sunny day in Delhi
byNew Delhi, May 13 (IANS) It was a cool, clear morning in the national capital Monday with the minimum temperature settling two notches below…
Environment
China forecasts seven typhoons in 2013
byBeijing, May 12 (IANS) Between seven and nine typhoons will land along China’s coastal areas this year, the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre said…
Bad weather leaves nomadic Gujjars stranded in Kashmir
byJammu: Owing to unseasonal snowfall and heavy rains, thousands of nomadic Gujjar graziers and their livestock have been left stranded in higher reaches of Kashmir’s…
Cloudy Sunday in Delhi, hot Monday expected
byNew Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The skies remained cloudy for a major part of the day Sunday and the maximum temperature settled three notches…
A bow here, wow there, bow-wow everywhere (Letter from Shimla)
byShimla: Just over a month after the Himachal Pradesh High Court directed the Shimla Municipal Corporation to ensure that the streets of this popular…
Jharkhand to get Rs.800 crore for forest livelihood project
byRanchi, May 12 (IANS) Jharkhand is all set to get Rs.800 crore for advancement of livelihood and forestry for ecological security, an official said…
Delhi Metro set to be even cleaner
byNew Delhi: The Delhi Metro has a record for being neck and shoulders above the rest of the city, when it comes to cleanliness…
Delhi sees warm Sunday morning
byNew Delhi, May 12 (IANS) Delhi woke up to a warm Sunday morning with the minimum temperature settling one notch above average at 26.7…
Mercury rises to 46.4 degrees, heat wave sweeps Odisha
byBhubaneswar, May 11 (IANS) The heat wave continued to sweep Odisha Saturday, with one town recording over 46 degrees Celsius, an official said. The…
Landslides, house collapses kill eight in Mizoram; 11 missing
byAizawl, May 11 (IANS) At least eight people were killed and 11 were missing, while 25 others sustained injuries in Mizoram Saturday, when nine…