Cold wave conditions return to Kashmir
Srinagar: Cold wave conditions returned to Kashmir after a day’s respite as the minimum temperatures in most places in the valley and Ladakh region decreased with the mercury in Srinagar settling below the freezing point. The residents of the Valley had some relief from the cold wave the previous night as the temperatures rose by […]
Read More →Lokpal Bill clears Lok Sabha test; Anna Hazare ends fast, Nation Celebrates
1.20 pm: ‘People need to be vigilant, only law will not help’ “People have to be vigilant. Only then will they benefit from this law,” says Anna Hazare minutes before ending his fast. Anna also suggests creating a watchdog to check corruption. “We want to form committees of retired judges, top cops to suggest and […]
Read More →HRD Ministry Urged to Reduce Weight of School Bags
Studies showing that a school bag weighing more than five percent of the child’s weight impacts their posture, even causing disability, and guidelines being issued by the ministry of human resource development to limit the load notwithstanding, not much seems to have changed. In 2012, a Class VI student in a Delhi school fell to […]
Read More →World’s oldest Man Dies at 112
The world’s oldest man, a gin rummy-playing, one-time sugarcane worker born in Spain, has died at 112 in New York state, a funeral home said on Saturday. Salustiano “Shorty” Sanchez, recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest man, died on Friday at a nursing home in Grand Island, New York, the MJ Colucci […]
Read More →US Company Creates Plant-based Egg
WASHINGTON: Veg egg! In some good news for vegetarians, an artificial egg made entirely from plants has been developed by food scientists at a US company. The company has successfully created faux mayonnaise and a variety of baked goods using the egg substitute. The eggs are made from a “simple, but awesome species of peas,” […]
Read More →Teacher’s Day: The Guardians Tale
“A TEACHER AFFECTS ETERNITY, HE CAN NEVER TELL WHERE HIS INFLUENCE STOPS” They inspire you, they entertain you, and then you end up learning a ton even when you do not know. Such is the magic created by the teachers. A teacher`s appreciation makes the world go round for his students. The landmarks and writings […]
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