Tranquiliser fails to drug rogue elephant
byDehra Dun : The planners who decided on carving out the Ganga Canal from the Ganga in Hardwar for irrigation purposes, bang along the…
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Hazare to protest at Jantar Mantar Dec 11
byRalegan Siddhi (Maharashtra) : Activist Anna Hazare Tuesday said he will sit on a day-long protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar Dec 11 against the…
With 40,000 birds , Pong is Himachal’s tiny paradise
byPong Dam (Himachal Pradesh) The Pong dam wetlands are playing home to an estimated 40,000 migratory birds right now, once again turning into a…
Stomach that! 421 coins, bolts found in man’s belly
byRaipur : It took S.N. Yadav a few moments to make sense of what he saw in the operation theatre. After all, it isn’t…
Red Ribbon Club Kangra starts blood donor directory
byDharamsala: Red Ribbon Club of Kangra has set out to have a ready blood donor directory that could be readily accessed by the…
‘Rohtang’s ecology needs preservation’
byManali : Human interference disturbing the fragile ecology of a high Himalayan mountain pass overlooking this tourist resort has caught the attention of the…
33 percent of teachers’ posts vacant in JNU
byNew Delhi : Nearly 33 percent of the teaching posts in Delhi’s premier Jawaharlal Nehru University are lying vacant, Minister of State for Human…
Sewage, saltwater used to grow trees in Israel desert
byJerusalem: Scientists in Israel are growing trees in the barren land of the Arava desert by using recycled sewage and saltwater. This forest planted…
Alcoholism could be in your genes!
byLondon: Scientists have found that people may be genetically inclined to becoming alcoholics at birth. Researchers studying the brainwaves of problem drinkers have discovered…
Vidya Balan is now ‘Bombaat Balan’
byMumbai : Actress Vidya Balan has been rechristened “Bombaat Balan” by her fans after her sensuous avatar as Silk in her forthcoming movie “The…