Narmada dam oustees in Madhya Pradesh, some of whose districts face the threat of submergence due to closure of the gates of the Sardar Sarovar dam in neighbouring Gujarat, today stood their ground even as the water level in the Narmada river is rising steadily. The state government had askedContinue Reading
Sixteen persons, including 12 pilgrims, were killed and 22 injured in road accidents across Punjab and Haryana on Monday. Seven pilgrims were killed and 12 injured when a pickup van they were travelling in collided with a truck near Dhakwala village on the Meerut-Karnal road. The police said the vehicleContinue Reading
the incident occurred on July 28Continue Reading
Spiti’s nearly 12,000 inhabitants, who eke out a living farming green peas and barley, have a much bigger concern: their main sources of water — streams, rivers, ponds — are drying up.Continue Reading
Guwahati: Razed to the ground twice by two powerful earthquakes that ravaged Assam in the 19th century, the historic Christ Church located at the heart of the city is now going to be the site for a heritage conservation effort, for the first time in its 173-year-old history. Members ofContinue Reading
Baripada: Irate villagers tied three miscreants to an electric pole and beat them mercilessly while they were trying to kidnap a girl in Odisha’s Baripada town in Mayurbhanj district Sunday. After getting information, police rushed the spot, rescued the accused and took them to police station, reported odishasuntimes. The accusedContinue Reading
Funeral is scheduled for August 2 at Father Attummel’s native parish in KeralaContinue Reading
Siliguri is a business hub with strategic significance as it connects the hills, the entire Northeast and the eastern frontline with the rest of the countryContinue Reading
The money saved will be used for the poor Continue Reading
