Tsunami warning system unveiled
On completion, the Rs 125 crore Tsunami warning system will be fed by a network of 12 bottom pressure recorders placed on the beds of the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea and a network of 50 tidal gauges located along both the coasts.
Apathy denies tribals statutory rights Despite being tribal-majority villages in AP , they have not been recognised as tribal areas for inclusion in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution. This historical lapse on the part of colonial and independent India has cost them
Thousands witness Kalpa Vriksha event Thousands of devotees on Monday witnessed the procession of Lord Venkateshwara, mounted on the Kalpa Vriksha Vahana on Tirumala Hills. ..
It was lottery, reveals Pillai Was Mons Joseph chosen as minister by a draw of lots? The Kerala Congress (J) leaderships continuing silence on the manner in which it picked its cabinet representative on Friday night was broken on Monday by Surendran Pillai, MLA, who had lost out to Mons Joseph in the draw.
Cong: N-deal has only hit the pause button "The deal has hit a pause button for the time being because of political reasons, but we are confident that it will be taken forward sooner than later," highly-placed AICC sources said on Monday.
A private security guard checks patrons outside a cinema hall at Amritsar on Monday. Security has been strengthened after a bomb exploded in a packed cinema hall in the industrial town of Ludhiana on Sunday killing six people and injuring 32. AFP
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