Over 8,000 held for food crimes in China
byBeijing, June 19 (IANS) More than 8,200 people have been arrested in China since a crackdown on food safety crimes was launched in January,…
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Thousands missing in Kedarnath, death toll may zoom
byDehradun/Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Thousands of people are missing following the devastating floods in Uttarakhand, officials said Wednesday, adding the death toll may run…
Konkan Railway introduces ‘green’ toilets (With Image)
byMumbai, June 19 (IANS) Regular toilets will be replaced by eco-friendly bio-toilets for disposing human waste at all stations of the Konkan Railway (KR),…
18-month-old stable after complex surgery
byGurgaon, June 19 (IANS) An 18-month-old girl suffering a rare disorder in which her head swelled to an unprecedented 94 cm is stable and…
Radioactive element found in groundwater near Japan n-plant
byTokyo, June 19 (IANS) High levels of a toxic radioactive isotope have been found in groundwater near the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan,…
Two units of Assam’s Kopili hydel project shut down
byShillong, June 19 (IANS) Two units of the 275 MW Kopili Hydel Project in Assam, owned by the North Eastern Electric Corp (NEEPCO), has…
350 families moved from flooded Haryana villages
byChandigarh: Authorities in Haryana’s Palwal district today shifted nearly 350 families from two villages after the water level in the Yamuna river crossed the…
Yamuna to break 35-year record Wednesday
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The water level in the Yamuna river here will reach 207.7 metres by Wednesday evening, the highest ever recorded…
Is UP heading for a flood crisis?
byLucknow, June 19 (IANS) With monsoon rains lashing Uttar Pradesh and river banks breached in several districts, the state may be headed for one…
Sunstroke claims three more lives in Tripura
byAgartala/Guwahati, June 19 (IANS) Sunstroke has claimed three more lives in Tripura, taking the total number of people dying of excessive exposure to sun…