Bollywood super star Salman Khan arrived here on Sunday afternoon, a day ahead of hearing on his bail plea here after his conviction in a 1998 blackbuck poaching case by a Jodhpur trial court.


Salman's bail plea hearing on Monday, reaches Jodhpur


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Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday requested Union Agriculture Minister Radha Mohan Singh to extend all possible support to the farmers affected by the untimely Nor'wester in Odisha.


Pradhan seeks support for storm-hit Odisha farmers


Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje has called for strengthening the state's radar system so that timely alerts can be issued for natural calamities.


Rajasthan CM calls for strengthening radar system


Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday visited the storm-affected villages, met the injured and survivors, and also presented cheques to the bereaved families, officials said.


Adityanath visits storm-hit UP villages, provides assistance


A massive quake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale jolted Hawaii residents were evacuating from their homes following a volcanic eruption that has not showed any signs of slowing down, authorities said.


6.9-magnitude quake jolts Hawaii as residents flee volcanic eruptions


The death toll from more than a month of flooding across much of Kenya has reached 112, while upwards of 260,000 people have been displaced, the Red Cross said on Friday.


Death toll from Kenya floods climbs to 112


Rome, May 5 (IANS/AKI) Italian energy giant ENI and Italy's National Research Council on Friday signed a multi-million euro agreement aimed at curbing global warming and desertification.


ENI, Italian national research council ink clean energy accord


Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday visited several villages in Bharatpur and Dholpur and met the people affected by a dust storm that lashed the two districts apart from Alwar.


Rajasthan CM meets storm-affected in Bharatpur, Dholpur


Delhi electricity distribution company (discom) BSES-Rajdhani on Friday announced it has installed the first grid-connected 100KW solar rooftop plant in a residential housing society in Dwarka locality of the city as part of its Solar City Initiative to "solarise" the area.


BSES installs first grid-connected rooftop solar plant


The Kilauea volcano, one of the world's most active, has erupted near a residential area on Hawaii's largest island, prompting a local state of emergency and an evacuation of 1,700 residents.


Emergency declared in Hawaii after volcano erupts


The weather office on Friday sounded a 72-hour alert till Monday here in Uttar Pradesh, Agra District Magistrate Gaurav Dayal said and issued a detailed advisory to manage any imminent disaster.


Agra put on 72-hour weather alert till Monday


Electricity distribution and transmission system in Rajasthan sustained heavy damage owing to the strong storm which lashed the state on Wednesday night.


Storm cripples power supply in parts of Rajasthan


Ten people were killed as heavy rains lashed Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on Thursday, officials said.


10 killed as heavy rains lash Telangana, Andhra


At least 93 people died in dust storm and lightning strikes that hit several parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan overnight, officials said on Thursday.


93 die in UP, Rajasthan due to storm, lightning


With tens of thousands of tonnes of wheat grain being exposed to rain in the past 24 hours in grain markets across Punjab due to inadequate measures for proper storage and lifting of wheat, the Punjab government on Thursday assured farmers that they (farmers) will not have to suffer losses due to the damage.


As untimely rain wreaks misery, Punjab assures farmers


The death toll in the dust storm and lightning strikes at many places in Uttar Pradesh overnight has climbed up to 62, officials said on Thursday.


Death due to storm, lightning climbs to 62 in UP


A powerful dust storm hit Rajasthan's Alwar, Dholpur and Bharatpur districts, killing 31 people and injuring another 100, officials said.


Storm kills 31 in Rajasthan


At least 105 people were injured in the 5.2-magnitude earthquake that shook Iran's western Kohgiluye and Boyerahmad province on Wednesday, media reports said.


Over 100 injured in Iran earthquake


Public protests were held in Assam on Wednesday over the Centre's decision to involve the private sector in the maintenance of public amenities at the state's four historical sites, even as authorities denied any move to hand these over to private parties.


Protests in Assam, state denies move to 'privatise' heritage sites


Air pollution levels remain dangerously high in many parts of the world with nine out of 10 people breathing air containing high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.


Nine out of 10 people globally breathe toxic air: WHO


The ever-increasing deaths of elephants as well as people in human-animal conflicts in Odisha has alarmed environmentalists and wildlife enthusiasts who blame the state Forest Department's "callous approach" for the problem and have sought an urgent action plan to prevent loss of lives.

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