Nepali man bites snake to death in revenge attack
August 23rd, 2012 - 9:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Katmandu, Aug 22 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was currently reported that a man bit a snake as sign of revenge. This was so astonishing to the people around the area where the incident ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Soon, Philippines farmers to get rice-growing advice via text messages
July 10th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 10 (ANI): Farmers in the Philippines will soon have nutrient management advice tailored specifically to their rice crops delivered to their mobile phones.Dr. Roland Buresh, part of the International Rice ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Indonesian man claims cow seduced him for sex!
June 17th, 2010 - 6:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 17 (ANI): In a bizarre incident, a man has claimed that a cow seduced him after he was caught having sex with it on a popular resort island.According to ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Orissa celebrates harvest festival
August 24th, 2009 - 5:34 pm ICT by ANI
Deogaon (Orissa), Aug 24 (ANI): People in Orissa on Monday offered the first crop of the season to their presiding deities in celebration of the harvest festival of 'Nuakhai'.Nuakhai is a ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Cyclone-affected victims in WB to get UNICEF aid
June 5th, 2009 - 5:42 pm ICT by ANI
South 24 Paraganas (WB), June 5 (ANI): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), along with its partners, Ramakrishna Mission Lokshiksha Parishad, a NGO, is providing relief facilities for the cyclone-affected victims in ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Indonesian military plane crash kills 97 (Third Lead)
May 20th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 20 (DPA) At least 97 people were killed when an Indonesian military plane with more than 100 people on board crashed Wednesday into a residential neighbourhood in East Java province, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Kerala asks centre to provide funds for farm loan waiver
September 9th, 2008 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Kalpetta (Kerala), Sep 9 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Tuesday said cooperative banks in the state are facing a crisis as the central government has not yet provided them funds under ... Read more...
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Labour crunch makes Kerala fancy rubber instead of paddy(Feature)
June 9th, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Jeevan Mathew Kurian
Kozhikode, June 9 (IANS) Muthoran is a 70-year-old farmer. He used to grow rice paddy in about three acres of his land, but he disposed it of two years ... Read more...
Posted in Business |