Rescue team stranded at Kedarnath;heavy rains stop relief work
byDehradun : With no let up in the rains, there intensity actually increasing in the last 24 hours, and the weatherman predicting that they…
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Central Pollution Control Board official gets six extensions
byShimla: J.S. Kamyotra, member-secretary of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in the ministry of environment and forests, is one officer the central government does…
Will ‘babudom’ responsible for Uttarakhand tragedy be nailed ?
byDehradun : Terming the recent macabre tragedy in Uttarakhand as an “ecological and environmental disaster” and not a natural disaster, the National Green Tribunal…
Himachal court defers ban on plastic packed food items
byShimla: Ban of plastics used for storage and sale of processed food items like biscuits, potato chips, candies and others that was to come…
Depletion of Himalayan natural resources alarming
byManali: The nightmare of sudden outburst of clouds in Uttarakhand resulting in massive destruction that has taken thousands of human lives only exemplifies the gross…
AAP leader injured in accident
byGhaziabad, June 30 (IANS) An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate for the coming assembly elections in Delhi was seriously injured Sunday when a speeding…
Ex-Bedian’s express concern over alma mater
byShimla: From having been one of the most prestigious women institutions of the country, ex-Bedians have expressed concern about St Bede’s College not having…
Goofed up priorities in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : One can but just twiddle one’s thumbs and feel sorry for Uttarakhand and its people for the governments that have ruled the…
Yamuna starts receding in Delhi, still above danger mark
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna started receding in Delhi Thursday but stayed above the danger mark of 204.83…
New bill soon for for regulating medical equipment: Official
byNew Delhi, June 20 (IANS) The government will soon bring a bill for regulating the medical equipment industry, separating it from drug manufacturing, an…