Elephants crush two to death in Jharkhand
byRanchi, May 18 (IANS) Rampaging elephants trampled two people to death in a village on the outskirts of the Jharkhand capital Ranchi Friday, an…
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Sanawar boys to attempt Everest Peak next week
byIn the shadow of several 8000 meter high peaks, which include Everest, Lhotse, Nuptse, Lohla, Lingtern Pumori and others, the Sanawar Everest Team has…
NHRC notice to Haryana over girls’ harassment
byNew Delhi: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has sought a response from Haryana’s chief secretary and director general of police over media reports that…
US couple donates land to Argentine park
byBuenos Aires, May 18 (IANS/EFE) The Conservation Land Trust, a project of US philanthropists and environmental activists Douglas and Kris Tompkins, donated 15,000 hectares…
Warm morning in Delhi, hot day ahead
byNew Delhi, May 18 (IANS) It was a warm morning in the capital Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 24.8 degrees Celsius, a…
Russia to test drones to track wildlife, poachers
byMoscow, May 18 (IANS/RIA Novosti) In a bid to track its wildlife and hunt down poachers, Russia is all set to test unmanned aerial…
Woman dies of swine flu in UP
byLucknow, May 18 (IANS) A woman died here of swine flu late Friday, health officials said Saturday. Neelam Singh had recently returned from Delhi…
Mukherjee, Karzai to attend varsity convocation in Jalandhar
byJalandhar: President Pranab Mukherjee will confer the first honoris causa degree of the Lovely Professional University (LPU) to Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai at the varsity’s…
Social mobilisation key to polio eradication in India: Bill Gates
byWashington, May 17 (IANS) Expected to be the hardest, polio eradication was made possible in India thanks to social mobilisation and mapping of houses…
Maharashtra generates highest amount of hazardous waste
byNew Delhi, May 17 (IANS) India generates 7.9 million tonnes of hazardous waste every year with the highest amount generated by Maharashtra, the environment…