Pitfalls and Perils of Politicized Food Insecurity
byWith food and hunger being basic human issues, there is an urgent need to extensively work at grass-root levels like neighborhood and community-based support…
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Weather deteriorates; relief rescue operations hampered in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : There is a virtual stream of people at the Jollygrant airport here, with photographs of their near and dears, who have yet…
Himachal bye election records moderate turnout
byShimla: Political parties were not able to indulge voters in Mandi parliamentary seat much as only a moderate turnout has been recorded by 5…
Chopper crashes: Bad weather hits Uttarakhand rescue relief operation
by43 private and Indian Air Force helicopters are undertaking ferries to the higher reaches of Uttarkhand, bad weather has come as a damper.
Uttarakhand disaster management minister resorts to lies to save face
byDehradun : Realising that the state government could come under heavy criticism of the centre and will have to face the ignominy of justifying…
Kerala to help returning migrants from Saudi, Kuwait get work
byThiruvananthapuram, June 20 (IANS) The Kerala government Thursday decided to help migrants returning from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, following the tightening of labour laws…
Was Char Dham Yatra stopped after heavy rain warning ?
byDehradun : Though the number of dead in the gruesome tragedy that hit Uttarakhand is officially being put at a little over 200, senior…
NRI lawyer wins Iran bank case in British Supreme Court (With Image)
byLondon/Mumbai, June 19 (IANS) Mumbai-born Parsi lawyer Sarosh Zaiwala Wednesday notched a remarkable success in a bank case in the British Supreme Court, with…
Nepal-Africa film festival opens with ‘Earth Anthem’
byKathmandu, June 19 (IANS) The third edition of the Nepal-Africa Film Festival opened with the screening of “Earth Anthem”, a short film written, produced…
5,000 Indian expats in Saudi Arabia get new jobs
byDubai, June 19 (IANS) Around 5,000 expatriate Indians in Saudi Arabia, affected by a new labour policy in the Gulf nation, have found new…