Soaring mercury creates crisis situation in Kerala
byThiruvananthapuram, April 10 (IANS) The mercury has been soaring high in Kerala with the maximum temperature touching 41 degrees Celsius in Palakkad district, close…
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Uttar Pradesh towns sizzle
byLucknow, April 10 (IANS) With dry winds blowing across Uttar Pradesh, the state is set for hot summer ahead as major towns Lucknow and…
Warm Wednesday in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 10 (IANS) It was a warm, clear Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling three notches above…
One killed, five injured in human-animal conflict in Assam
byGuwahati, April 9 (IANS) A man was killed and five others were injured in human-animal conflicts in two incidents in Assam’s Morigaon district, officials…
Warm day in Delhi, rain likely Wednesday
byNew Delhi, April 9 (IANS) It was a warm Tuesday in Delhi, with clouds appearing in the sky for some hours in the evening,…
BHEL, NTPC to float 100 MW power joint venture
byChennai, April 9 (IANS) Two of India’s power sector majors — equipment-maker BHEL and power-generator NTPC — are together to set up a 100…
Trees cut for PM’s Greater Noida visit
byGreater Noida, April 9 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Greater Noida next month would prove expensive for the city’s green cover, environmentalists…
Only 10 percent power projects executed in Himachal
byShimla, April 9 (IANS) Only 10 percent of hydropower projects allocated by the government in Himachal Pradesh were executed in the past 20 years,…
Jaiprakash seeks land for cement plant in Himachal
byShimla: Infrastructure group Jaiprakash Associates has asked the Himachal pradesh government for permission to start land acquisition for its cement plant in the state,…
Russian bear paws seized at China border
byVladivostok (Russia), April 9 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian border guards in the Far East seized five kg of bear paws which poachers tried to transport…