KATHMANDU: Nepal’s government is trying to tackle rising pollution levels in the smog-choked Kathmandu Valley, but a powerful bus mafia that controls the capital’s roads is the main obstacle. The rulers of Kathmandu’s streets are a web of transport syndicates made up of private bus owners who have repeatedly blocked official attempts to modernise the […]
New Delhi: Cash withdrawal has been falling rapidly, post demonetisation, as borne out by the fact that it is down to Rs 32,500 crore in the week to March 24 from a peak of Rs 52,800 crore for the week ended January 13, says a report. According to SBI research report Ecowrap, even in the […]
New Delhi: The apex consumer commission has directed a hospital in Chennai to pay Rs three lakh for medical negligence which led to the death of a 15-year-old boy in 2000. The boy was treated for two days for measles, when he, in fact developed TEN disease. Toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) is a potentially life-threatening […]
Gilbert Baker, the man who created the iconic Rainbow Flag which became a symbol for LGBT rights, died this weekend Friday March 31. Baker was 65. CBS News reported Baker died in New York. He had moved to New York City in 1994, according to a biography on his website. Gilbert Baker created the Rainbow Flag, […]
Sir, As a liberal, intelligent, Indian male, I must place on record the utter distaste I feel when reading the news about the bad state of affairs in Uttar Pradesh. Ever since the new CM has been sworn in, (He was a man whom nobody voted for, because he never stood for an election) hell […]
Guwahati, Assam: President Pranab Mukherjee said India’s traditions never allowed the practice of intolerance as unity in diversity with mutual coexistence and understanding is the strength of the country. (March 31) Speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the ‘Namami Brahmaputra’ festival here, Mukherjee said he does not agree when people label Indians as intolerant. “There […]
A missing Indonesian man was found dead inside the body of a python, according to local police. Akbar went missing on Sunday on the island of Sulawesi, after leaving to harvest palm oil. In the search for the 25-year-old, police told themedia that they had found a huge snake they suspected had swallowed the man. […]
A question of tattered ‘patriotic’ symbolism? India’s tallest flag, which towers over the border with arch-rival Pakistan, is causing red faces – because it cannot stand up to the weather, says a BBC report. The tricolour was hoisted last month but keeps getting torn by the wind and is being replaced for a fourth time. […]
New Delhi: Some Politicians and the government seem to be ganging up to prevent boorish politicians from being thrown off flights! An MP slippered an airline staffer, refused to deplane, and caused a ruckus. Any private citizen doing such a thing would have been cooling his heels in jail, but not our ‘celebrated’ (or shall […]
Ghaziabad (UP): Around hundred men and women were arrested after they were allegedly found in ‘objectionable positions’ during raids on hotels on railway road in Bazariya area of the city says a PTI report dated march 20, quoting local police said. It is thought that the area was used for illegal trafficking or sex work […]
The Parsi New Year, Jamshed-e-Navroz is celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Shehenshai calendar followed by the Zoroastrian faith. [This year it falls on 20-21 March] Jamshed Navroz is one of the three major festivals celebrated in the Parsi calendar. It is the first day of the first month of […]
The house sparrow is Bihar’s State Bird, and what are we doing to protect them? Make your office or home Sparrow friendly Put bird boxes and bird feeders on your office windows and terraces. Plant hedges in and around your office to convert it into a mini bird sanctuary. [We have to remember that this […]
