Environmentalists have urged citizens to curb water usage by celebrating dry Holi this year, which ironically comes two days after World Water Day. They claim that even the smallest of changes can go a long way in preserving the environment.
Much to the relief of thousands of commuters from Meerut and Muradnagar, a Mainline Electrified Multiple Unit (MEMU) suburban train began operation from Anand Vihar to Meerut on Saturday.
Two teenage nieces of Ghaziabad SSP were killed in a road accident on Yamuna expressway while five were injured when the speeding SUV turned turtle after its rear tyre burst and the vehicle collided with a divider.
A 61-year-old woman was tied up, gagged and beaten up in the washroom of her house in DLF-I on Monday by her two domestic helps, who cut her earlobes to snatch her solitaire earrings and broke her finger to take her diamond ring before escaping with jewellery worth Rs 25 lakh.
Three men allegedly made off with a truck carrying 10,000 kg millet on Sunday night on the Noida-Greater Noida Expressway near Sector 135. They also thrashed the driver and cleaner and dumped them near Dankaur before fleeing with the vehicle.
Two years ago, Lazreena Bajaj weighed 96kg. She had recovered from partial paralysis when doctors said she couldn't, and had won the battle against breast cancer. But she did not feel fit, and every day was a struggle as she tried everything to return to her former self.
Gurgaon: Huda has issued notices to 14 liquors shops to recover pending dues of Rs 12.63 crores in rent to fill its depleting coffer. Liquor shops were asked to clear all dues by the end of this month. FIR will be filed against the defaulters.
Ahead of Holi, doctors have warned people about consuming adulterated alcohol and bhang thandai (cannabis drink).According to the city's top three hospitals, cases of food poisoning, gastric and liver problems see a 25% rise during Holi every year.
The Noida RWA federation participated in a daylong fast and sit-in protest at the Jantar Mantar on Sunday over stray dog menace.
FamPhi, a city based start-up, is redefining the concept of family physicians, through their on-demand medical consults at homes of patients. Residents can avail the facility by booking a consult through their website www.famphi.com/famphi.
Problems of poor water supply, no burial ground, no parks, an incomplete community centre and encroachments were some of the issues addressed by MLA Vimla Batham in Greater Noida villages Yakubpur and Ilahabans as she made the next stops in her weekly ‘Vidhayak Apke Dwar' programme on
A power bill payment counter inside a substation was allegedly looted of Rs 3.59 lakh and the cashier was shot at by an armed assailant in DLF Ankur Vihar on Monday. An FIR has been lodged in Loni but the police have found some loopholes in the case.
A woman, accused of extorting money by filing false rape complaints, was arrested on Monday after a nine month search. The resident of Palwal, and her accomplices, had asked a man to pay Rs 3 lakh or face rape charges last year.
Huda employees' union was up in arms on Monday over the transfer of officials from the urban development authority to Municipal Corporation of Gurgaon (MCG), as part of the transfer of developed sectors to MCG.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1SdnDj6 ) reports that 60-year-old Leslie Shook retired after 20 years of providing the voice of cockpit warnings heard by F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter pilots around the world. Shook's insistent and stern instructions provide dozens of voice commands to help military aircraft pilots avoid disaster.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch (http://bit.ly/1SdnDj6 ) reports that 60-year-old Leslie Shook retired after 20 years of providing the voice of cockpit warnings heard by F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter pilots around the world. Shook's insistent and stern instructions provide dozens of voice commands to help military aircraft pilots avoid disaster.
JERUSALEM (AP) — Some of Yemen's last remaining Jews have arrived in Israel after a clandestine operation retrieved them from the war-torn country, an Israeli nonprofit group said Monday.
PORTLAND, Oregon - The Americans set the bar high for the world indoor championships: Bring home a record bounty of medals.
U.S. President Barack Obama staged a symbolic demonstration of his attempt to elicit reforms from the authoritarian government in Cuba Monday, taking questions from reporters and insisting that his Cuban counterpart also deliver answers to pointed queries on human rights and economic reforms.Though they both acknowledged deep disagreements on these issues, the two leaders found common ground on the topic of the economic embargo on Cuba, which both want lifted. ...
(CNN) — Paris attacks suspect Salah Abdeslam and his accomplice were traced to the Molenbeek residence where they were arrested on Friday after contacting an individual under surveillance by Belgian security services, a senior Belgian counterterrorism official told CNN. The two got in touch with this individual after escaping from their hiding place in the Forest district of Brussels during a gun battle with police Tuesday. “We have significant coverage ...
The city and fringe areas are reeling under water crisis, but the situation is even grimmer in rural parts of Pune division.
Finding common ground, US and Cuban Presidents talk about having daughters in their first bilateral meeting in Havana.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons, who led the Tigers in scoring, rebounds and assists this season, says he is leaving the Tigers to turn pro.
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons, who led the Tigers in scoring, rebounds and assists this season, says he is leaving the Tigers to turn pro.
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - LSU freshman forward Ben Simmons, who led the Tigers in scoring, rebounds and assists this season, says he is leaving the Tigers to turn pro.