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Nepal: Death toll due to earthquake rises to six
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The death toll from a house collapsing in Nepal after the country went through subsequent tremors rose to nine on Wednesday, local police informed.
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Earthquake in Delhi-NCR, locals recount experience of tremors
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The locals in the national capital who felt the earthquake tremors in the city in the early hours of Wednesday recounted their experiences of the jolt they faced.
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Himachal Assembly polls: Locals in Shimla resolve to elect candidate on is
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The election fervour is at its peak in the hill state of Himachal, and adding to this taste, is the people's resolve to elect a candidate who can preserve the environment while also working for the development of the city.
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New skills needed to support domestic tourism as it transforms, with welln
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar urged leaders of the hotel industry to draw a roadmap for making Patnitop a vibrant tourist destination, taking into consideration its local advantages and resources.
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BSF builds 'Bamboo bridge' in East Jaintia Hills to ease commute in remote
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Continuing its yeoman services in the interior parts of Meghalaya, BSF constructed this Bamboo bridge to help locals of the village commute smoothly with the other parts, which was a grave problem faced by them.
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Afghanistan: Taliban member kills young girl after she rejected marriage p
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Afghanistan's Taliban security head killed a young girl in Balkh province after she rejected his marriage proposal, Khaama Press reported citing local sources.
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Chhattisgarh: Health worker drowns after boat overturns in Indravati river
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A 27-year-old pharmacist drowned as a boat in which he was travelling overturned in Indravati river on the border of Bijapur and Dantewada district. The team of Bijapur health workers was returning after a health camp organised in the Kosalnar locality.
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Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami inaugurates India pavilion at
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
India's High Commissioner to UK, Vikram Doraiswami on Tuesday (local time), inaugurated the India pavilion and several state tourism pavilions at the World Travel Market (WTM) London.
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FS Kwatra interacts with high ranking US officials
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra on Tuesday (local time) met high-ranking United States Government officials at India House.
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MoS Muraleedharan pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at City Park in Brazil
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Minister of State (MoS) for External Affairs V Muraleedharan on Tuesday (local time) paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at City Park in Brasilia and said that he is glad to learn about the impact of Gandhian values among the local communities.
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Far-flung areas of Kalakote in J-K's Rajouri getting roads under PMGSY, t
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY-I) was launched in 2000 as a one-time special intervention to provide rural connectivity, by way of a single all-weather road, to the eligible unconnected habitations of designated population as per Census 2001.
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Collaboration with mountain communities might help water systems to adapt
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Local communities have often developed ingenious local solutions such as water sowing and harvesting practices, wetland conservation, and interconnected storage reservoirs. A better scientific evidence base can help integrating these practices and river basin management plans, to offset some
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