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PWD sets up camp office to expedite building acquisition for Dal Mandi road project in Vns

Varanasi, Oct. 15 -- In a bid to accelerate the building acquisition process for the Dal Mandi road widening project, public works department (PWD) officials set up a camp office at the Chowk police s... Read More


Study: Metabolic syndrome ups risk of gynaecological cancers

MUMBAI, Oct. 15 -- A new ICMR-NIRRCH study has found that women with metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions including obesity, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and abnormal cholesterol, ... Read More


Man, his wife and son booked for Rs.50L fraud from Kaura Devi Trust

Haridwar, Oct. 15 -- Three members of a family, including a trustee, have been booked for allegedly embezzling Rs.50 lakh from the Mahant Raghuvanshpuri Kaura Devi Trust, police said. According to off... Read More


The changing ground in Bihar

India, Oct. 14 -- The subtext of the seat deal announced by the NDA for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls is that the Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) is no longer in pole position. Since 2005, the JD(U) ... Read More


Between New Delhi & Kabul, a fine balance

India, Oct. 14 -- On December 24, 1999, an Indian Airlines flight (IC 814) operating between Kathmandu in Nepal and New Delhi was hijacked, and after moving through a few cities, eventually taken to K... Read More


Roads to perdition for pedestrians

India, Oct. 14 -- Nearly 100 pedestrians die in road accidents every day in India. Against this backdrop, there is an urgent need to implement the directives on making Indian roads safe for those on f... Read More


Why India does poorly in building large companies

India, Oct. 14 -- We had in an earlier article ('Superman entrepreneurs driving the Indian economy', August 24) described how Superman entrepreneurs (SEs), a force-of-nature kind of entrepreneur, had ... Read More


India's drug regulation is stuck in a time warp

India, Oct. 14 -- Earlier this month, at least 20 children died in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan after consuming Coldrif cough syrup, which tested positive for diethylene glycol (DEG) - a highly toxic ... Read More


Locals flag rapidly shrinking glaciers in Uttarakhand's Bhagirathi region

Sukhi, Oct. 14 -- It is a clear October day, high up near the glaciated regions of Bhagirathi eco-sensitive zone. But, there is barely a speck of snow on these peaks. They stand bare, with exposed gre... Read More


Cough syrup deaths: ED raids IN Chennai IN PMLA CASE probe

New Delhi, Oct. 14 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday launched raids in Chennai in connection with a money laundering investigation related to Coldrif cough syrup, linked to the deaths of a... Read More