Uttar Pradesh rivers in spate, Agra prepares for flood fury
NAT40National/EnvironmentUttar Pradesh rivers in spate, Agra prepares for flood fury LeadLucknow, Sep 22 IANS Torrential rain across Uttar Pradesh led to the swelling of several rivers, inundating fresh areas and affecting over 200,000 people, officials said Monday. Mathura, Agra and other cities along the Yamuna geared up to face floods as the water level in the river crossed the danger mark in New Delhi upstream. In the eastern part of the state, Saryu and Ghagra rivers are in spate and have inundated several villages in Faizabad, Bahraich and Barabanki districts, officials said  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
VGN Developers to build 37,700 residential units in 5 years
BUS14Business/EconomyVGN Developers to build 37,700 residential units in 5 yearsChennai Sep 22 IANS City-based VGN Developers Pvt Ltd will build 37,700 residential apartments under different segments during the next five years. The sale value of these projects will be to the tune of Rs.114 billion, a senior official said."The total sale value of the projects will be to the tune of Rs.114 billion," said company's Managing Director D. Pratish.He said the projects are planned in Padikuppam, Mogappair, Velappanchavady, Vandalur, Ambattur, among others  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
Bank manger burnt to death in Jharkhand
NAT50National/AccidentBank manger burnt to death in JharkhandRanchi, Sep 22 IANS Prakash Kumar, a bank manager, was burnt to death Monday inside the bank in the steel city Jamshedpur, police said. Kumar, manager of Gramin Bank situated near Dimna locality of Jamshedpur, died in the fire that took place in the bank Monday morning. Police said the fire broke out at around 8.30 a.m."Preliminary investigation reveals that it was a short circuit which caused the fire. We are investigating the other angles of the incident," a police official told IANS  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
Now, a sperm bank in Mumbai
NAT60National/HealthNow, a sperm bank in MumbaiMumbai, Sep 22 IANS Thousands of couples facing the infertility problem may now take heart! A Denmark headquartered company Monday set up a sperm bank in Mumbai that is expected to provide viable alternatives to start a family.“Clinical data estimates that almost 12 percent of Indian couples suffer from some form of infertility, and quality sperm banks can provide safe and viable alternative for them to start a family”, said Pushpa Mitra Bhargava,  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
Markets close nearly flat as traders grapple with data Round
BUS18Business/BusinessMarkets close nearly flat as traders grapple with data RoundupMumbai, Sep 22 IANS Lacklustre, directionless trading saw Indian equities markets close nearly flat Monday with marginal losses as investors took a breather and were still trying to evaluate the avalanche of global cues, analysts said.The 30-share benchmark sensitive index Sensex of the Bombay Stock Exchange BSE finished at 13,994.96, down just 47.36 points or 0.34 percent.The Sensex opened strong, up nearly 200 points  read more
Posted by IANS on Tuesday Sep 23
US Fed converts Goldman, Morgan Stanley into regulated banks
Washington, Sept.22 ANI: Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the last surviving big investment banks on Wall Street, have become regulated banks.In a statement issued at 9.30 p.m. local time Sunday the Federal Reserve said it had approved their applications to become bank holding companies, subject to regulation by the Fed.According to the Financial Times, during the transition period the Fed will make loans to both entities and to the broker-dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch against collateral acceptable for posting either by a bank or a securities firm  read more
Posted by aniin on Tuesday Sep 23
Kolhapur
State: Maharashtra  Main languages: Marathi, Hindi and Gujarati   History:   The city of Kolhapur is situated in the south west corner of Maharashtra, India. The city is located on the banks of river Panchganga and is the home for the famous Mahalakshmi Temple  read more
Posted by subhasis on Thursday Sep 04
Kanpur
State: Uttar Pradesh District: Kanpur District Main languages: Urdu and Hindi   History:   The city of Kanpur is one of the most populous cities in the north India and the most populous within the state of Uttar Pradesh  read more
Posted by subhasis on Tuesday Sep 02
Haridwar
State: Uttarakhand Main languages: Hindi History    Haridwar is a holy city and municipal board in the Haridwar District of Uttarakhand. The name of the city also implies Dwar of Hari or Gateway to God  read more
Posted by subhasis on Wednesday Aug 27
Hampi
State: Karnataka Main languages: Kannada and Telugu   History:   The village of Hampi is situated in the northern Karnataka state, India. The village gets its name from Pampa, which is the old name of the Tungabhadra River  read more
Posted by subhasis on Wednesday Aug 27
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