Winter grips North India
North India continues to reel under severe cold conditions and adding to the winter chill is the dense fog, which has restricted vehicular and flight movement and thrown normal life … continue reading
Winter
Glendora fire – Colby fire above Glendora burns homes, spews smoke over LA Basin
A wildfire burns in the hills just north of the San Gabriel Valley community of Glendora, Calif. on Thursday, Jan 16. Southern California authorities have ordered the evacuation of homes … continue reading
Cold wave conditions continue to sweep North India
Piercing cold wave conditions continued to sweep North India as temperature plummeted at several places in the region. In Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of minus 1.6 … continue reading
Conservation Work of Shri Kedarnath Temple
After the flashfloods of 16 – 17 June, 2013, that destroyed much of Sri Kedarnath Dham, Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) was requested to undertake the restoration of Sri Kedarnath … continue reading
ASI stops Kedarnath temple restoration due to winter
The Archaeological Survey of India ASI has stopped restoration work of Kedarnath Temple, which was ravaged by the flash floods in June, after the doors of the sanctum sanctorum was … continue reading
3 astronauts return to Earth bringing Olympic torch back from ISS
Three astronauts returned to Earth today, following a 166-day mission, bringing the Olympic torch back from the International Space Station after a historic space walk. The trip completes the most … continue reading
Olympic torch aboard Russian rocket
Russia today launched a rocket carrying Russian, Japanese and US astronauts and an Olympic torch for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi from its Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. In a … continue reading
Airports Authority of India Adopts Villages in Uttarakhand
Airports Authority of India (AAI), as a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) commitment, has decided to undertake rehabilitation of communities in couple of villages which are worst affected … continue reading
Beyond 2012: Our World Won’t End
Dec. 21, 2012, won’t be the end of the world as we know, however, it will be another winter solstice. Contrary to some of the common beliefs out there, the … continue reading
Winter Holidays in Srinagar
By December the winter season starts to fall and covers the kashmir valley to hibernate. But at the same time skiing at Gulmarg and the Himalayan chakore & Wild duck … continue reading