Day: August 26, 2020

Char Dham road project: Members of SC-appointed panel warn against haphazard excavations

8:26 pm August 26, 2020

Dehradun: Members of the Supreme Court-appointed panel have warned against continuing with the “haphazard” excavations on mountain slopes in Uttarakhand as part of the ambitious Char Dham road project, saying it would be a “Himalayan blunder”. Nearly 900 km of roads are to be built to provide round-the-year connectivity to the famed Himalayan temples of […]

Laura now forecast to be a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane

8:24 pm August 26, 2020

Galveston: Hurricane Laura is forecast to rapidly power up into a “catastrophic” Category 4 hurricane, even stronger than previously expected, as it churns toward Texas and Louisiana, swirling wind and water over much of the Gulf of Mexico. Satellite images show Laura has become “a formidable hurricane” in recent hours, threatening to smash homes and sink entire communities. […]

Woman ends life by jumping off from NDMC building

5:09 pm August 26, 2020

New Delhi: A 36-year-old woman ended her life by jumping off the 11th floor of the NDMC building here on Wednesday morning, police said. The woman, identified as Krishna, worked as an attendant at the office of an architect on the 11th floor of the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) building, they said. Police said […]

Phase II human trial of Oxford vaccine begins in Pune

4:58 pm August 26, 2020

Pune: The Phase II clinical trial of the Oxford COVID-19 vaccine, being manufactured by the city-based Serum Institute of India (SII), began at a medical college and hospital here on Wednesday. Two male volunteers were administered the vaccine at Bharti Vidyapeeth’s Medical College and Hospital, a senior office-bearer of the hospital said. The trial began […]

India Taekwondo announces first ever online tournament

4:55 pm August 26, 2020

Mumbai: India Taekwondo on Wednesday announced that it will host country’s first ever online national Taekwondo Poomsae Championship from September 28 to October 4. Poomsae is a defined pattern of defense-and-attack motions, vital to perfect techniques. Divided into colour belt division and black belt division, the competition will be based on individual capabilities. The colour […]