Новости за 30.07.2015

Two persons were arrested on Thursday for allegedly hunting and selling meat of animals belonging to the reserve forest area near here.

Notwithstanding India's objections, Pakistan and China on Thursday agreed that the early completion of the USD 46 billion economic corridor passing through PoK was a key priority for them.

Stressing the need for speedy action under the Swachh Bharat Mission, the urban development ministry has decided to install 480 public toilet seats at 80 locations in Delhi in the next three months.

Hundreds of followers and relatives of Pakistan's most feared Islamist militant leader attended his burial today, a day after he was gunned down in an assault on a police convoy.

A note left by a disgruntled intern for his former boss has gone viral on the internet, a media report said on Thursday.

India has demonstrated the capability of launching 1.4 ton class of satellites using Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) and 2 ton class of satellites using Geosynchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle (GSLV) Mk II to Geosynchronous Transfer Orbit (GTO).

Authorities in Ghaziabad have illegally cut down over 5,600 trees in the last eight years, an environmental activist claimed on Thursday.

The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has slapped a penalty of Rs. 15 lac on a former sarpanch and a gram sevak for felling 3000 trees in the forest area of a village.

Sukesh Hegde and Prashant Rai starred in Telugu Titans' fifth win in Pro Kabaddi League Season 2 as they overpowered Patna Pirates 34-22 at the Pataliputra Sports Complex here on Thursday.

Government today said that National Wildlife Board has cleared 81 projects in the past six months, of which nine fall under various tiger reserves and 27 are close to 10 km of wildlife sanctuaries.

Malaysian driver Tan Eng Joo (co-driver Tan Choon Hong) from the Force Motors Team on Thursday held on to his top position in Force Gurkha RFC India 2015 after the end of Terminator leg of the meet with 1,879 points.

Climate change is taking a toll on fishery resources with consequent ocean warming and rise in sea level, posing multiple threats to the marine ecosystem, Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), B Madhusoodana Kurup, said today.

Mangal Singh Champia earned India an individual Olympic quota berth, while Rajat Chauhan and Laxmirani Majhi remained in the gold and bronze medal hunt in the World Archery Championships here on Thursday.

A two-member FIFA fact-finding team today wound up its visit to Goa after consultations with various stakeholders about developing the sport in the state.

The trainees at the Sania Mirza Tennis Academy (SMTA) here had the opportunity to learn the tricks of the trade when Nirupama Sanjeev, former number one women's tennis player in India, visited the facility on Thursday.

More than 1,500 people, including 500 people from the city, were evacuated to safer locations due to sudden floods in the Sabarmati river after water was released from the Dharoi dam, officials said here on Thursday.

A mild tremor on Thursday night hit Nepal's hilly district situated in the east of Kathmandu.

Real Madrid goalkeeper Kiko Casilla scored with his side`s 11th penalty in a shootout, then saved from his 16-year-old AC Milan counterpart Gianluigi Donnarumma, to give the Spaniards the win after their friendly in Shanghai ended 0-0 on Thursday.

Cyclonic storm 'Komen' hit the Bangladesh coast on Thursday evening, bringing with it heavy rainfall in Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha, the MET department said.

World champion Lewis Hamilton has edged out Kimi Raikkonen as Formula One`s most popular driver in a global fan survey carried out by Britain`s Autosport magazine and associated publications.

Michel Platini’s bid for the FIFA presidency has garnered no immediate enthusiasm from Africa despite France’s strong footballing ties with the continent.

Olympic sailors are not worried about getting sick during the Rio Olympics next year in spite of reports that waters where the sailing events will take place have pollution levels equivalent to raw sewage, competitors told Reuters on Thursday. Tests conducted by the Associated Press found levels of disease-causing viruses as much as 1.7 million times the level that would be considered hazardous on a Southern California beach.