Impoverished North Korea has been hit by a series of UN and US sanctions in recent years in a bid to rein in its nuclear and missile programmes. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed “complete denuclearisation” of the Korean peninsula in the first inter-Korean summit in more than … Read more
The government has asked the officials for taking precautions as per alert issued by the MeT department to save people. In Uttarakhand, disaster management department is maintaining vigil due to inclement weather and asked all district officers to be cautious. In Uttar Pradesh, death toll in dust wind, thunder and heavy raining related incidents has risen … Read more
According to the health institution, about a quarter of deaths from heart disease, stroke, and lung cancer can be attributed to air pollution. These numbers have remained unchanged in the past years, with, globally, outdoor air pollution remaining high and largely unchanged, while indoor air pollution has got worse, as people in many poorer countries … Read more
Sydney: The death toll from an earthquake that hit Papua New Guinea last month has topped 100 with thousands injured, Prime Minister Peter O’Neill said today, warning it will take years for the region to recover. The Pacific nation’s mountainous interior was struck by a 7.5-magnitude tremor on February 26, triggering landslides that blocked roads, … Read more
New Delhi: In what could be said to be strong words, Lieutenant Governor of Delhi Anil Baijal on Friday condemned the recent ‘unfortunate incidents’ in the national capital and said that there was no place for violence in a democracy. “Met Honourable CM Arvind Kejriwal and his Cabinet colleagues. Strongly condemn the recent unfortunate incidents. Advised … Read more
Udaipur : The technical and ministerial staff of the Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (AVVNL) in Pratapgarh district refrained from work on wednesday and gave a tool down notice to protest against a senior officer of the department. The protesting men demanded disciplinary action against Assistant Engineer P.S Bundela, whom they said, was habitual of using unconstitutional and … Read more
