UAE’s efforts to preserve environment exemplary, says daily
byAbu Dhabi, June 20 (IANS/WAM) Environment related authorities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have not been resting on their laurels since receiving an…
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12 rhino poachers jailed in Nepal
by Hill Post WireKathmandu, June 20 (IANS) Twelve poachers of the one-horned rhinos have been sentenced to a jail term, ranging between 10 -15 years, and fined…
DU gets around 1.5 lakh paper forms, online registration triples
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi University (DU) received around 1.5 lakh offline admission forms while its online registration tripled compared to last year…
Delhi sees sultry day, highest Yamuna level since 1978
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Delhi residents experienced a sultry, rainless Wednesday as the maximum temperature shot up a little at 35.5 degrees Celsius…
Thousands missing in Uttarakhand flood fury, death toll could mount (Roundup)
by Hill Post WireDehradun/New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Thousands are said to be missing in Uttarakhand after unprecedented rains and cloudburst led to landslides and flash floods…
Jayalalithaa requests Gogoi for rhino pair
by Hill Post WireChennai, June 19 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa requested her Assam counterpart Tarun Gogoi to spare a pair of the greater one-horned…
Two degree rise in temperature will hit India’s agriculture: Report
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) An expected two degrees Celsius rise in the world’s average temperatures in the next few decades would make India’s…
IMA slams Shahrukh Khan over surrogacy reports
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Indian Medical Association (INA) Wednesday slammed Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan over reports that he and his wife were…
Monsoon catches Delhi unawares this year too
by Hill Post WireNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Submerged roads, crippled traffic, people wading in knee-deep water mixed with sewage — these are common scenes in the…
Rhino horn seized in Assam
by Hill Post WireGuwahati, June 19 (IANS) In continuing operations against illegal trade of rhino horn, police in Assam’s Jorhat district Wednesday recovered a rhino horn worth…