Overflowing dams in Nepal flood UP national park

Release of water from the overflowing dams in Nepal has not only flooded large parts of the terai belt in Uttar Pradesh, but it has inundated certain areas of the Dudhwa National Park, which......

Lakhimpur tense after woman succumbs to sexual assault injuries

A 20-year-old woman who was allegedly attacked by two youths with sharp-edged weapons during a sexual assault attempt succumbed to her injuries in Lakhimpur Kheri, police said on Saturday. The......

Open core areas for tourism, Khurshid tells parks

Union Minister for Corporate and Minority Affairs Salman Khurshid on Friday expressed the need for opening upthe core areas in wildlife parks to tourists.Speaking at the 'Billy Arjan Singh Memorial......

Dont rename Dudhwa after Ambedkar, Ramesh to UP CM

Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh tried to scuttle Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati's bid to namethe Dudhwa national park after Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar, urging herthat it would bebetter......

Golfer Randhawa sent to 14-day judicial custody in poaching case

Jyoti Randhawa was ranked in the top 100 of the Official World Golf Ranking several times between 2004 and 2009. IMAGE: A fire arm was also seized from Jyoti Randhawa. Photograph: Paul Kane/Getty......