A large number of trees on both sides of the Jan Marg face threat to their existence from termites. Many trees have been badly weakened and these may collapse anytime. An environmentalist, LR Budania, said preserving fully grown trees was as much important as planting new ones. The city had already lost many trees to […]
Shimla The tourism industry is buoyant as tourists are making a beeline to key tourist destinations in Himachal Pradesh to ring in the New Year and all hotels in the state capital are packed to capacity. There is a surge in tourist arrivals with record footfall expected following a prediction of snowfall on New Year […]
Fall in power demand following economic slowdown and ongoing winter season has prompted Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) to shut all units of its thermal power plants and instead buy power to meet the local demand. Power-surplus Punjab is currently finding it hard to sell electricity due to poor demand. As power demand in […]
New Delhi Spearheading a campaign in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday posted a video of spiritual guru Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, in support of the law. “Do hear this lucid explanation of aspects relating to CAA and more by @SadhguruJV. He provides historical context, brilliantly highlights our culture of […]
North India continued to reel under intense cold on December 29 as the Haryana government decided to close schools for two days and reduced visibility due to dense fog affected the movement of flights and trains at several places. In Haryana, where the minimum temperatures have been hovering close to the freezing point at some […]
Chandigarh The Chandigarh excise and taxation department has said a big ‘no’ to the restaurant, bar and club owners who were demanding an extension of timings on the New Year Eve’s parties. The parties will end at 1 am only. Also, if the entry passes of the parties are not stamped by the UT excise and taxation […]
New Delhi Indian Army chief General Bipin Rawat has been named as India’s first Chief of Defence Staff. General Rawat was named the Chief of Defence Staff just a day before he was to retire from service after completeing a full three-year term as the Chief of Army Staff. General Rawat is the first officer […]
Chandigarh A number of organisations pertaining to students, workers, and social activists held an emergency meeting in the wake of ongoing protests against the CAA, NRC, and NPR, on Sunday. The group, calling themselves ‘Citizens against divide’ decided to hold a protest march on January 1. The group feel that the Indian population is being divided […]
New Delhi Have you always been mystified and intrigued by the world of ghosts, the supernatural or the paranormal? Now you can learn ‘Bhoot Vidya’ or the ‘science of paranormal’ in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) which is starting a six month certificate course on the subject. Bhoot Vidya is essentially psychotherapy and in the […]
New Delhi The Indian Railways has claimed that zero passenger death was witnessed in the current financial year, that is, 2019-20, which is for the first time in the 166-year-long history of railways. “Safety First: First time in 166 years, Indian Railways had zero passenger deaths in the current financial year,” tweeted Railway Minister Piyush […]