Levees and floodwalls surrounding New Orleans — no matter how large or sturdy — cannot provide absolute protection against overtopping or failure in extreme events, says a new report by the National Academy of Engineering and the National Research Council. The voluntary relocation of people and neighborhoods from areas that are vulnerable to flooding should […]
28 people Die:Collapsed dam in Indonesia like tsunami
JAKARTA, March 27 (Xinhua) — The people of Tangerang, Jakarta’s outskirt city, Indonesia, said that they felt like tsunami stroke them when a dam collapsed and inundated hundreds of house and killed 50 people so far, local news reports said on Friday. JAKARTA (Reuters) – A dam on the outskirts of the Indonesian capital, Jakarta, […]
Gender equality, women empowerment must to transform society: Usha Vohra
Jammu, March 16 – The First Lady, Mrs. Usha Vohra has said that neglecting women power indicates waste of human resource and that change in the mindset of society vis-à-vis women is required to transform the status of women. She said that for poverty alleviation, gender equality and empowerment is an effective weapon. Mrs. […]
Do you see yourself as a Leader (or) Follower?
Dear All, As I was looking for good material and concepts around “Leadership” for a short presentation that I had to make for next week, i was looking through various thoughts, expressions and opinions on what “Leadership” is all about. The concept of Leadership has certainly attracted lots and lots of thought and meaningful debate […]
Op-Ed: Reason Returns to the White House
Like it or not, knuckle-draggers: Science is back IN. As a life-long Catholic, I couldn’t be more delighted. I’m sure the airwaves and the cable channels will soon be wall-to-wall with conservatives and Republicans and other assorted 133h-century thinkers whining and moaning and ringing their hands – probably gnashing their teeth and rending their garments, […]
What goes wrong with expectations of Doda, Kishtwar people?
Due to the lack of vision in doing surveys and ignoring the warnings of the Geologists, people of erstwhile Doda district are suffering today for everything, which they had not expected earlier. Some Urdu poet has rightly said; Tareekh Ke Ankhoon Nay Who Dour Bhee Dekha Hai; Lamhoo Nay Khata Ke Thee, Sadyoun Nay Sazaa […]
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