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135-year-old Warangal Jail slides into history
The 135-year-old Nizam era Warangal Central Jail in Telangana became history with the authorities demolishing the prison structures to build a multi super-specialty hospital.The demolition work, which was taken up on Sunday on a massive…
Dead bodies continue to be dumped into the Ganga in Bihar
The relatives of a man, who died due to snakebite in Bihar's Bhagalpur district, dumped his body into the Ganga on Sunday, despite objections of the local residents. The locals made video clips of the incident, which occurred in Kahalgaon…
Basmati to saffron, cherry to strawberry – the story of peace and development in Kashmir
As much as 60,000 hectares of Basmati agricultural land will be converted into a more productive one as the Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) administration has decided to provide good quality seeds at cheaper rates to around 7.5 lakh farmers in…
Is Centre planning ‘something big’ in J&K?
With rumours becoming rife over New Delhi planning 'something big' in J&K, top sources told IANS on Wednesday that the focus of the central government is on two important issues: whether the suspended Amarnath Yatra can be resumed and…
‘Pentagon creates world’s largest clandestine force for nefarious ops’
Pentagon has created the world's largest clandestine force in the past 10 years, which has carried out the very "nefarious" operations the US itself repeatedly condemns, according to a media report.The Newsweek magazine's exclusive report,…
Huge mystery sinkhole in Mexico growing
A massive water-filled sinkhole which opened up for unknown reasons in a field in central Mexico is getting bigger, local authorities said.The sinkhole, which was just five metres in diameter when it was first discovered in the village of…
Tribals in this MP village risk their lives every day for water
On a warm morning, Rakesh Singh walks up a jagged valley bristled with stones, carrying up a 'kuppa' (a spherical vessel) full of water on his head. It was only 8 a.m., but the sun is already blazing. As sweat trickles down his forehead,…
Bengal govt decides to demolish Vivekananda flyover
Five years after the collapse of Vivekananda flyover popularly known as 'Posta flyover' on March 31, 2016, where 28 people died, the state government - after much consultation - finally decided to pull down the flyover. The demolition work…
‘Eating Houses’ in old Kolkata shutting shops permanently
Madhusudhan Das, more popularly 'Madhu Da' of 'Office Para' in the Dalhousie area -- the traditional hub for different offices in Central Kolkata -- came to Kolkata with his father when he was just eight years old.His father used to run a…
Eight deaths in 20 days: A family in shock and grief in UP
Imalia village situated on the outskirts of Lucknow is embedded in silent shock and grief.Seven members of a family died within a span of 20 days between April 25 and May 15. The eighth member was unable to bear the shock of successive…