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`NE should prioritise issues of rehab of manual scavengers`

Wasnik said that north-eastern should prioritise issue like unsanitary latrines and rehabilitation o...

`Even cavemen used social networks`

Scientists claim to have discovered a "prehistoric version of Facebook" used by Bronze Age tribes to...

Size matters for European dung flies when it comes to mating

European and North American black scavenger flies as their larvae develop in the faeces of vertebrat...

Our ancestors used fire a million years ago: Study

The ash and burnt bone samples found there suggest fires frequently burned in that spot, researchers...

Remains of 167 people found in Mexican cave

Mexican authorities have found the remains of 167 people in a southern Mexican cave.

Amarnath yatra too short, say religious groups

Some Hindu groups and businessmen have again said the duration of Amarnath yatra should be not less ...

Deepest terrestrial animal found in Krubera-Voronja cave

Scientists have discovered four new species of primitive eyeless insects, one of which they describe...

Forces recover arms, ammunition from cave hideout

A natural cave set amid the high altitude mountainous Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir turned ou...

Why Mexican cavefish turned blind

Several populations of cavefish have constantly and independently, lost their eyesight and pigmentat...

`Humans skilled anglers 42,000 years ago`

The artefacts -- nearly 39,000 fishbones and three fish hooks -- were found in a limestone cave in J...

Protest against black marketing of plane tickets

Shiv Sena and Dogra Front protested against the alleged black marketing of tickets of helicopters f...

Ice Age cave painters were realists

Cave painters during the Ice Age were more like da Vinci than Dali, sketching realistic depictions o...

Stone Age paint kits found in South Africa

An ochre-rich mixture stored in two abalone shells has been discovered at Blombos Cave in Cape Town,...

In African cave, signs of an ancient paint factory

A team has discovered the 100,000-year-old workshop at the Blombos Cave, 200 miles east of Cape Town...

Ancient human remains found in Sardinia

A group of speleologists in western Sardinia have discovered human and animal remains believed to da...

Manual scavenging still practised in Karnataka

Manual scavenging has not been totally eradicated and those engaged in it are yet to be fully rehab...

Britain`s Cavendish abandons Tour of Spain

British sprinter Mark Cavendish pulled out of the Tour of Spain during fourth stage, his team said.

Karnataka: NHRC seeks report on manual scavenging

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday sought a report from the Karnataka Governm...

Cavendish heads list for 2012 Olympics test event

Britain`s Mark Cavendish, the Tour de France`s most successful sprinter, will head a provisional fie...

Fresh batch of 426 pilgrims leaves for Amarnath

The 34th batch of pilgrims comprising 426 people Tuesday left for the Amarnath yatra from here amid...

Fresh batch of 911 pilgrims leave for Amarnath

Amid tight security, a batch of 911 pilgrims Wednesday left for the Amarnath yatra from here, polic...

Batch of 1,021 pilgrims leave for Amarnath

Amid tight security, the 27th batch of 1,021 Amarnath yatra pilgrims Tuesday left for the holy shrin...

Record 5.58 lakh pilgrims visit Amaranth shrine

A record number of 5.58 lakh pilgrims offered prayers at the 13,500-ft high Amarnath cave shrine so...

Record number of devotees to visit Amarnath

The number of pilgrims visiting the Amarnath cave shrine is heading for a record after crossing the ...

Contador vows to revert to usual attacking style

Recovery permitting, Alberto Contador will revert to his usual attacking style in the Alps with his ...

Mark Cavendish wins 15th stage of Tour de France

Mark Cavendish overcame high wind and "bashing" in the pack to collect his fourth stage victory at t...

Cavendish goes green before mountain climb

Mark Cavendish beat hail, rain and rival sprinters to snatch the 11th stage of the Tour de France an...

Greipel lets bike do talking at Tour de France

After all the feuding and hard words, Andre Greipel finally got what he wanted and it had nothing to...

Stage 11: Cavendish poised to resume usual service

Mark Cavendish should have his usual lead-out train in full throttle again as he chases his 18th Tou...

Cavendish back on favourable terrain in Tour

Sprinter Mark Cavendish has two days before the Pyrenees to score points in his quest for the Tour d...

Devices to be powered out of thin air

Researchers have discovered a way of harnessing energy from the air around us.

Adam relishing Liverpool role

New Liverpool recruit Charlie Adam says he is relishing playing for a "massive football club".

Tour takes Mark Cavendish home to Chateauroux

Mark Cavendish will complete a full circle in the Tour de France when Friday`s 218-km seventh stage ...

How to trek to Amarnath cave?

So far, over 150,000 pilgrims have performed the yatra from both the north and the south Kashmir rou...

Cavendish wins crash-filled fifth stage

Briton Mark Cavendish became one of the top 10 stage winners in the Tour de France when he raced to ...

Pumped-up Cavendish ready to silence critics

Mark Cavendish will be out to silence his critics when the fifth stage takes the peloton on a trek f...

Stage is set for Cavendish and rival sprinters

Mark Cavendish could get the chance to shine in Monday`s 198-km third stage of the Tour de France.

Bad weather halts Amarnath yatra

The Amarnath Yatra was halted on Sunday due to landslides and bad weather along the route to the Kas...

Mark Cavendish sticks to his plan in green jersey

World-class sprinter Mark Cavendish will not change his strategy in his bid to become Britain`s firs...

Amarnath yatra begins with 2,096 pilgrims in first batch

The annual Amarnath yatra began on Tuesday amid tight security.

NGO helps rehabilitate women manual scavengers

Earlier, they removed human excreta with their hands and were shunned by society as `untouchables` ...

Cuttack: Panic in villages as embankment caves in

Panic gripped riverside villages located near Mahanadi on the eastern limits of Cuttack city when ...

Cavemen grew GM rice over 10,000 years ago?

Even cavemen were growing the GM variety more than 10,000 years ago, a new study has found.

Cavendish signs off with a win as Giro heads for hills

Britain`s Mark Cavendish bade farewell to this year`s Tour of Italy by sprinting to his second stage...

Cavendish shrugs off claims to take Giro stage

British sprint ace Mark Cavendish won the 10th stage of the Tour of Italy, a 159km ride from Termoli...

Jordanian cave image could be first-ever portrait of Jesus

Researchers have found a 2000-yr-old portrait hidden in a Jordanian cave, which resembles Jesus Chri...

70 books, 2,000 years old, found in Jordan

A total of 70 books, made of lead and dating back to over 2,000 years, have been found in a cave in ...

Two labourers buried alive as earth caves in

Two labourers were buried alive when they were digging the soil at the depth of fifteen feet and t...

States slow in abolishing manual scavenging: NHRC

Expressing concern over slow pace of abolition of manual scavenging and dry latrines, NHRC on Saturd...

Centre asks states to eradicate manual scavenging

A survey conducted by Safai Karamchari Andolan (SKA) has provided the Government a list of 4,833 pe...

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