Survey of tiger reserves to check corridors for movement
byDehradun : Taking cognisance of the fact that the elephant problem in Uttarakhand had reached jumbo proportions because the forest corridors used by the…
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Uttar Pradesh government favoured Ponty Chadda : CAG
byLucknow : The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) government in Uttar Pradesh has been indicted in yet another scam, this one related to divestment of…
Police action arbitrary, Ramdev didn’t cooperate: Supreme Court
byNew Delhi : The Supreme Court Thursday slammed Delhi Police for acting in an arbitrary manner and using excessive force in disbursing Baba Ramdev…
Indian economy may grow at 8 percent in 2012-13: Rangarajan
byNew Delhi : India’s economy may grow at 7.1 percent this financial year and inch up to 8 percent next fiscal if the global…
Supreme Court pulls up Modi on FIR against activist
byNew Delhi : The Supreme Court Tuesday pulled up the Gujarat government for filing a frivolous FIR against social activist Teesta Setalvad in connection…
For Kashmiri Hindus and Muslims, Shivratri bridges a gap
byJammu : As bells tolled in the temples of Lord Shiva Monday, what emerged was a heartening story of healing wounds between Hindus and…
Poverty not declining in Bihar, despite high growth
byPatna : Bihar has been changing and developing fast but its poverty is not declining, warned Planning Commission member Abhijit Sen here. “It is…
Kashmiri woman’s 15-year wait for husband
bySrinagar : Whenever a postman enters this village in Kupwara district of Kashmir, Jameela Rayees cannot stop herself from rushing to the door in…
Road accidents cost India 1 lakh crore every year
byNew Delhi : India suffers a staggering hit of Rs.1 lakh crore ($20 billion) every year due to road accidents, according to the International…
Shiv Sena-BJP-RPI wins in Mumbai, Thane civic polls; MNS gains
byMumbai : The Shiv Sena-Bharatiya Janata Party-Republican Party of India alliance Friday came up trumps in Mumbai and Thane municipal corporations elections, while the…