Himachal Pradesh University limping back to normalcy
byShimla: Police manning the campus ahead of the scheduled President of India Pranab Mukherjee visit, next week, students’ violence has abated after the tough…
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Another hot day in Delhi, no respite Sunday
byNew Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The hot, sunny weather continued in the national capital Saturday as the maximum temperature settled four notches above average…
Conservationists hail decision to ban dolphineriums
byPanaji, May 18 (IANS) Animal conservationists have hailed the central government’s decision to ban dolphineriums in India, even as several states had been gearing…
Changing the oil game – Shale gas
byShale gas is fast transforming the world’s energy industry. It is cheap, abundant and has the ability to burn cleaner than fossil fuels and…
The Himalayas-Once Moaning, now Groaning
byPalampur: The Himalayas are being pounded again. Timber was stolen first; medicinal and aromatic herbs next. Now power projects are stealing water, life line…
Stressful job might take life
byLondon, May 18 (IANS) A stressful job can change the way body handles fat, resulting in raised cholesterol levels and even a heart disease,…
‘Dispel myths about vitiligo’ (May 19 is Vitiligo Awareness Day in India)
byNew Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Eighteen-year-old Priyanka Sharma says she feels like an outcast when fellow commuters get up as she sits beside them…
CMJ University to appeal against HC order to stop admissions
byShillong, May 18 (IANS) CMJ University Saturday decided to file a writ appeal after the Meghalaya High Court directed the controversial private varsity to…
NHRC summons Odisha chief secretary
byBhubaneswar, May 18 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has summoned the Odisha chief secretary for failing to submit a report on the…
Western Ghat report has imperialist mindset: Ecologist
byPanaji, May 18 (IANS) Ecologist Madhav Gadgil has picked holes in former ISRO head K. Kasturirangan’s high-level working group (HLWG) report on the environmentally…