New Delhi: Four people have died and nearly 16 injured in clashes that took place in Mathura on Thursday. Eight companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and 4 companies of Rapid Action Force have reportedly reached the area and Section 144 has been imposed in the area after clashes took place over a water tanker. A few instances of arson and stone pelting were also reported. However, the situation is...
10:16 AM, Jun 02, 2012
Jamshedpur: Tata's JUSCO is a company that takes its Corporate Social Responsibility very seriously. It is the equivalent of a municipal corporation for Jamshedpur, providing 24-hour portable drinking water, uninterrupted power supply and infrastructure for the local population. For the not-so-privileged of Jamshepdur, a regular day begins stocking up drinking water from a tanker. A free service by the Jamshedpur Utilities and Services Company Limited, popularly called JUSCO, the TATA...
09:50 AM, Jun 01, 2012
New Delhi: Nokia will soon be announcing its new range of Pureview and Lumia series of handsets but that's not all Nokia is working on at the moment. The Finnish handset giant is working on the implementation of the Superhydrophobic technology that is known to repel water with its handsets. With the use of this technology, Nokia aims at making the future handsets including Lumia and Pureview smartphones waterproof. While...
12:59 PM, May 29, 2012
Mumbai: If you thought adulterating milk meant diluting it with water, heres a disgusting reality check. Cops caught four milk vendors red-handed selling milk packets mixed with sewage water to customers in Vile Parle (East) in Mumbai on Monday. The milk vendors were engaged in this act since the past six months and were using empty milk packets that they collected from garbage bins. Acting on a tip-off, Vile Parle...
12:45 PM, May 29, 2012
Toronto: Wilted, starving, thirsty houseplants could soon be getting more tender loving care thanks to a new plant sensor and app that tells owners when it is time for watering and feeding. The Koubachi Wifi Plant Sensor, which is placed in the soil of the potted plant, connects with a smartphone app that alerts users when plants need watering, misting, fertilizer or more sun or shade. "There's very little information...
03:57 PM, May 28, 2012
Chennai: After a delay of nearly three months, the much-awaited Krishna water from the Kandaleru reservoir in Andhra Pradesh will reach the inter-state border in Uthukottai on Saturday. Water Resources Department sources told City Express on Wednesday that 200 cusecs of water was released from Kandaleru on May 20 and another 400 cusecs on Tuesday. Currently, the water has covered 75 km and is expected to reach the inter-state border...
12:12 PM, May 24, 2012
In a city such as Delhi, your air conditioners should be all-weather but not if you happen to be transferred to Cherrapunjee. You may not ...
01:51 PM, May 22, 2012
Hyderabad: Hyderabadis may be facing water woes but a good number of them, particularly youngsters with pocketful of money, are guzzling beer like theres no tomorrow. Beer sales, say wine dealers, are shooting up at the same pace as the mercury, creating new records. The dealers hold individual records, so to speak but statistics furnished by the Andhra Pradesh Beverages Corporation Ltd (APBCL) give a good overall picture. According to...
12:56 PM, May 21, 2012
BANGALORE: Monsoon showers affected the civic life, with eight trees uprooting incidents across the city were reported on Tuesday evening. Interestingly, this time the Palike staff attended the complaints on time and avoided traffic miseries.However, water-logging in Okalipuram, Shivananda Circle, Mysore Road, Residency Road, Richmond Road, and Rajajinagar resulted in snail pace traffic in these areas. BBMP sources said Bangalore South was worst affected and four old trees in separate...
08:37 AM, May 16, 2012
New Delhi: The second episode of 'Satyamev Jayate' was based on the issue of child sexual abuse in India. The makers had invited some eminent guests on the show. One of them was Nishit Kumar who works for Childline in Mumbai. Kumar quoted the Anchorage case while describing the current situation of child sexual abuse in India. Surprisingly, India still doesn't have any strong law against child sexual abuse. The...
04:02 PM, May 14, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:Drinking pure water is considered one of the primary steps towards healthy life. In the households of Kerala, boiling drinking water in the kitchen at the start of a day was a common sight. When water purifiers entered the scene, many opted to switch on the machine to get purified drinking water at homes. Though both these practices are still in vogue, many city dwellers have switched to packaged drinking...
11:21 AM, May 12, 2012
THRISSUR: Finding a good location, digging test holes, and drilling through dirt and rock till you find that flash of water ripples! It is believed that only men would be able to undertake all these tasks involved in digging up a well, but not anymore.Proving that women in the state are at par with men, a group of housewives, without any previous experience, have dug a 26.5 feet-deep well in...
12:36 PM, May 11, 2012
BANGALORE: After Palikes notices to traders at Russell Market did not bear fruits, the civic body has resorted to new methods to evacuate traders from the market. The BBMP has now denied water supply to the market and has locked the toilets on the premises. Recently, the traders had pooled in funds and had arranged for generator facility, which, however, is not serving the purpose. Around 120 mutton, 40 fish...
08:58 AM, May 11, 2012
As farmer suicides and acute water shortage continues in Vidharba, villagers are migrating to Mumbai for a better life. ...
10:31 AM, May 10, 2012
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In yet another visit to the Secretariat by a City Corporation team to bring about a decision in the Vilappilsala issue, one more letter was given to Urban Affairs Minister Manjalamkuzhy Ali by Mayor K Chandrika. This time, urging him to visit the Vilappilsala waste treatment plant before taking a decision, instead of sitting inside the comfy office and be directed by others. The Mayor and the Deputy Mayor,...
11:31 AM, May 09, 2012
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