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Narendra Modi calls for fast-tracking infrastructure projects

Delhi : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday pushed for fast-tracking all projects that will ensure a modern infrastructure backbone in the country, as part of the targets set for the 75th year of India’s independence in 2022.”Besides a broad overview of the infrastructure scenario in the country, the meeting focused on the specific sectors […]

Nepal earthquake 2015: A week after, toll hits 7,040

Kathmandu : As search and rescue operations continued for the seventh day, the toll due to the massive earthquake that hit Nepal on April 25 rose to 7,040 on Saturday, officials said. As many as 14,087 people were injured in the 7.9 magnitude quake and its aftershocks, according to Nepal’s ministry of home affairs. Sindhupalchok […]