The national highway to Badrinath, which was blocked by landslide at Hathi Parvat near Vishnuprayag on Friday afternoon, has opened for small vehicle on saturday. The landslide which did not result in any fatality closed this stretch of the highway to traffic. Following the incident, the authorities held back pilgrims in Badrinath while those who had departed from the pilgrimage ...

The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on May 18, 2017 was 35.622BCM, which is 23% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 24 for the week ending on May 11, 2017. The level of May 18, 2017 was 123% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 104% ...

The snow-stricken laden have become a threat to people of 14 villages settled on the border of Pithoragarh in Uttarakhand. Villagers returning to their native villages after spending the winter in lower areas are facing difficulties, adverse weather and the challenge of breaking glaciers. Large ice slabs are fluttering from the glaciers suddenly to the road, who have to make ...

Mumbai Indians proved to be the nemisis of KKR yet again as they denied the two time champions another shot at the title. Mumbai Indians (MI) defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by six wickets in 14.3 overs and advance to the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) at Bengaluru on Friday. Chasing a paltry 108 runs, MI lost three ...

Nearly 14,000 pilgrims were left stranded at various places in Chamoli district after a massive landslide blocked the Rishikesh-Badrinath highway on Friday afternoon. The landslide which occurred in Hathi Parvat near Vishnuprayag, 9 km from Joshimath, left 60 metres of the national highway damaged but there were no reports of injury to pilgrims. Confirming that the landslide had left large ...

Japan on Friday approved a bill that will allow Emperor Akihito to hand over the Chrysanthemum throne to his heir, Naruhito. The bill, which will make it possible to circumvent the imperial law that currently prevents the Emperor from abdicating, was approved during a cabinet meeting, Efe news reported. If approved, this will be the first abdication of a Japanese ...

The GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council on Friday finalised tax rates for services. Education and healthcare have been exempted from the GST regime. “India has finalised four tax rates that will apply to services including telecoms, insurance, hotels and restaurants under a new sales tax which should be rolled out on July 1,” Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. The ...

PANAJI: Two people died and several others went missing as a bridge connecting Sanvordem and Curchorem villages in South Goa district of Goa collapsed this afternoon. As the luck would have it, the victims were standing on the dilapidated bridge watching an operation to rescue a youth who allegedly jumped into the river to commit suicide. The Portuguese-era bridge across ...

Scientists say the frozen continent is likely to ‘alter rapidly under future warming, leading to major changes in the biology and landscape of this iconic region’ Plant life is growing on Antarctica like never before in modern times, fuelled by global warming which is melting ice and transforming the landscape from white to green, researchers said Thursday. Scientists studying moss ...

Setting the stage for rollout of goods and services tax (GST) from July, the Centre and states on Thursday decided on rates for specific products which may lead to lower prices for a majority of products of mass consumption. The idea is to ensure that the impact of GST is not inflationary. Rates on 1,211 items were finalised by the ...