Rhino horn seized in Assam
byGuwahati, June 19 (IANS) In continuing operations against illegal trade of rhino horn, police in Assam’s Jorhat district Wednesday recovered a rhino horn worth…
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Seven schoolkids killed in Tamil Nadu accident
byChennai, June 19 (IANS) Seven school students, hitching a ride in a milk van, and the van’s driver died when their vehicle hit a…
Stranded pilgrims slam Uttarakhand government, demand Bahuguna quit
byHaridwar, June 19 (IANS) A number of trapped pilgrims and tourists from flood-affected areas in Uttarakhand have accused the local government of doing nothing…
Maharashtra allocates Rs.10 crore for state residents stranded in Uttarakhand
byMumbai, June 19 (IANS) Moved by the plight of the people from Maharashtra stranded in flood-hit Uttarakhand, the state government Wednesday announced allocation of…
US man wanted for child sex abuse held in Mexico
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) A former college professor in the US who was on the FBI’s “10 most wanted” list over allegations of child…
PM sanctions Rs.1,000 crore for Uttarakhand disaster relief
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday granted Rs.1,000 crore for disaster relief in Uttarakhand and said the death toll in…
Child, abducted for adoption, rescued in Ghaziabad
byGhaziabad, June 19 (IANS) A nine-month-old child, abducted by his family’s neighbour for adoption by his childless brother-in-law, was rescued Wednesday and the kidnappers…
Priority to rescuing stranded people in Uttarakhand: PM
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday said the priority of the government was to rescue people stranded by heavy rains…
Priority to evacuate people in danger: R.P.N. Singh
byNew Delhi, June 19 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh said Wednesday everything possible was being done to rescue flood-affected people…
UN headquarters in Somalia attacked
byWashington, June 19 (IANS) An attacker Wednesday blew himself up at the entrance to the UN headquarters in the Somali capital of Mogadishu, CNN…