Following landslides and sinking of road, the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway remained closed for the third consecutive day on Wednesday.


Jammu-Srinagar highway remains closed


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The forest fire in Karnataka's Bandipur national park, raging since Friday, has been brought under control, a top official said on Tuesday.


Karnataka forest fire under control: Official


Delhi Finance Minister Manish Sisodia on Tuesday allocated Rs 100 crore for the State Electric Vehicle Fund in the Budget for 2019-20, a measure termed a "positive start" by E-vehicle manufacturers.


Delhi Budget: Rs 100 cr for State Electric Vehicle Fund in 2019-20


Indian Navy divers on Tuesday located the fifth body from inside the 370-feet deep flooded coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district, where over a dozen miners remain trapped since December 13, 2018, an official said.


Navy locates fifth body in Meghalaya coal pit


Landslides along the Jammu-Srinagar highway on Tuesday blocked the major traffic artery of the state.


Jammu-Srinagar highway blocked due to landslides


Faced with challenges in penetrating the residential and the SME market space, the solar rooftop sector would fall short of its target of installing 40,000 megawatt (mw) capacity by 2022, say developers and experts.


Solar rooftop installations to fall short of 2022 target: Developers


Six persons were killed and normal life disrupted as rains accompanied by thunderstorm lashed Kolkata and other southern West Bengal districts on Monday, officials said.


Six dead as rain, thunderstorm disrupt life in Bengal


Three persons, including a girl, were killed and normal life was disrupted as rains accompanied by thunderstorm lashed Kolkata and other West Bengal districts on Monday, officials said.


Three dead, gust disrupts life in Bengal


Delhi Lt. Governor Anil Baijal here on Monday asked agencies for proper collection of construction and demolition waste, its scientific disposal and proper utilisation of the processed products.


Delhi LG stresses scientific disposal of waste


The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) on Monday said the Rs.32.5 crore, 1.19 km long check dam it is building across the Palar river in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram district will be ready by March 2020.


Atomic Energy Department building check dam in TN


Karnataka intensified efforts to contain a raging wildfire in the Bandipur forest area in the Chamarajanagar district bordering Tamil Nadu, an official said on Monday.


Karnataka battles raging wildfire in Bandipur


A day after snowfall halted the search operation for five troopers, who went missing last week after an avalanche hit Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, the operation began again on Monday, officials said.


Himachal avalanche: Rescue operation for 5 missing troopers resumes


The Karnataka High Court has quashed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) order freezing the bank accounts of Greenpeace India, the Indian arm of the international environmental watchdog said on Saturday.


Karnataka court quashes ED freeze on Greenpeace bank accounts


Unknown to many, India's renowned cardiac surgeon Dr. Ramakanta Panda - who performed a heart bypass surgery on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh 10 years ago - harbours a private and consuming passion: Wildlife and nature photography.


India's top cardiac surgeon Panda's heart beats for wildlife photography


A fire that broke out at the Brahmapuram waste plant, created a blanket of smoke over this city, prompting Mayor Soumini Jain and Congress legislator P.T. Thomas on Saturday to demand a probe.


Kochi blaze continues, probe demanded


One person was rescued on Saturday after he was trapped in an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, authorities said, adding that there was no one else missing.


One rescued in J&K avalanche


Six people were suspected to be trapped following an avalanche in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, a disaster management official said on Saturday, adding that a rescue operation was ongoing.


6 suspected trapped in J&K avalanche


With the weather clearing up on Saturday following days of snowfall, rescuers sped up their search efforts near the Tibet border in Himachal Pradesh, where an avalanche killed a soldier and five more went missing earlier this week.


Himachal avalanche: Trace of 5 missing soldiers speeds up


The government has envisaged three projects to give intent to its decision to stop its share of water from three eastern rivers of the Indus system - the Beas, Ravi and Sutlej - from going to Pakistan.


Three projects can stop India's share of water going to Pakistan


In a move to promote energy efficiency, Delhi power distribution company (discom) BSES on Friday signed an agreement on a strategic partnership with Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) to launch a 12-month pilot  "Energy Efficient Appliance Program".


BSES-EESL join hands to offer Delhiites energy-efficient appliances


Thirty houses were damaged by an avalanche that hit Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez border area. No casualties have been reported so far, officials said.

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