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Hailstorm ravage Valley's orchards

Srinagar, May 24 -- The back-to-back hailstorms in various parts of Kashmir have caused heavy damage to fruit industry with the growers urging the government to declare the 2026 as a disaster year. On... Read More


AC fault causes fire on 27th-floor flat at Noida high-rise

Noida, May 24 -- A fire broke out at the 27th floor apartment in the Lotus Boulevard high-rise in Sector 100 on Friday night allegedly after a short circuit in an air-conditioner, fire officials said,... Read More


Man, 55, guides Census team to neighbour's home, shot at

India, May 24 -- Ghaziabad: A 65-year-old man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly shooting at his 55-year-old neighbour for guiding a census team to the suspect's house at Adarsh Colony in Muradnag... Read More


Missing 15-year-old boy found dead in Gr Noida

Greater Noida, May 24 -- A 15-year-old boy who had been reported missing from a village in Greater Noida on Thursday was found dead in an empty plot in Jewar's Rohi on Friday night, officials said. Po... Read More


Tailor held for arson during workers' stir

NOIDA, May 24 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar police have arrested a 45-year-old for allegedly setting multiple vehicles on fire during the labour protest in Noida's Sector 63 last month, officials said on S... Read More


South Haryana power use jumps 33.5% amid heatwave: Discom

Gurugram, May 24 -- The 12 districts of southern Haryana catered to by Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (DHBVNL) recorded their highest electricity consumption of the season on Friday at 153... Read More


Power infra holds up work on Dwarka e-way

Gurugram, May 24 -- Construction of the Dwarka Expressway service lane has been delayed due to at least 25 electricity poles obstructing the stretch, officials of Gurugram Metropolitan Development Aut... Read More


The joy of sadness in children's stories

India, May 24 -- Bernadette's daughter asks her not to come to her school theatre performance because she wouldn't be able to handle its heightened emotions. My husband and I looked at each other imme... Read More


Sikkim and five treasures of the Khangchendzonga

India, May 24 -- As school students, many of us first encountered Sikkim through geography textbooks and atlases that spoke of the mighty Khangchendzonga. The "mountain massif" stood before our imagin... Read More


Sorry, it is very British & means many things

India, May 24 -- Sorry is a word we hardly ever use in India. Even when it's necessary, we tend to avoid it. Apologies are not our forte. In Britain, on the other hand, it trips off the natives' tongu... Read More