The Capital saw a substantial rise in the number of gastroenteritis cases with 524 cases being reported in the past twenty-four hours, even as the municipal commissioner described the situation as

Apple farmers in this region are now fearing that the prolonged dry spell may irreperably affect the apple harvest this year. This could prove back-breaking for the already beleaguered apple economy

Faced with the task of evacuation for the proposed Rajaji National Park, the park authorities are in confrontation with the "van gujjars' . After they have failed to force the dwellers to leave the

Standing crops and vegetables worth more than Rs 90 crore have been damaged due to the prevalence of drought situation in Tripura. An acute scarcity of drinking water has gripped most parts of the

The Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Mr Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, today admitted at New Delhi that voluntary organisations were serving society better than the politicians.

The gruelling heatwave continued to make life miserable in several parts of the country today as 10 more people died of sunstroke taking the toll this summer to 63. The heatwave has seriously

The rising mercury and the sharp increase in the number of people stricken by gastroenteritis and cholera finally shook a reluctant Delhi Government up of its slumber today. Over 7,600 people have

Even as cases of infectious diseases continue to rise in the Capital, the government and the municipal corporation are busy passing the blame onto each other.A comparison in the figures reported

Unable to contain the forest fires of the hills, the UP government has once again decided to seek help from para-military forces. The increasing volume of media coverage on the flaming forests was