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SoBo sees 2 banyan tree collapse deaths in 2 days
Another banyan tree collapsed in Papdy, Vasai West on Tuesday. According to fire brigade officials, no casualties were reported
Updated on Jul 03, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Delhiwale: New time for timeless Turkman
In Old Delhi's Turkman Gate Bazar, a new wall clock overlooks a mysterious grave, as the chai man Moinuddin watches over the area.
Updated on May 07, 2024 04:40 PM IST
Delhiwale: The hajamat arbour
Anwar's serene pavement stall under a luscious banyan tree in central Delhi offers haircuts and shaves. A unique haven amidst the bustling city life.
Updated on Mar 12, 2024 06:04 AM IST
The Banyans of Chevella are safe for now
As the expansion plans of NH-163 are put on hold, a civil society campaign has shown why roadside trees are as important as forests
Published on Nov 10, 2023 09:38 PM IST
Telangana: Decoding fine print of NGT order to highway authority
The NGT asked the NHAI to undertake an Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study to minimise the loss to the trees before proceeding further
Updated on Nov 10, 2023 07:32 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
Madras HC upholds conviction of 217 officials in Vachathi atrocities
Of the 269 convicts, 217 surviving officials had appealed in the high court against their punishment (ranging from one to 10 years of imprisonment), awarded by a trial court in 2011.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:06 AM IST
Divya Chandrababu, Chennai
150-year-old Banyan, imported from India, struggles to survive in Hawaiian blaze
The 46-trunk Banyan tree, called paniana in Hawaiian, was a mere 8-foot sapling when it was planted in Maui's Lahaina town in 1873.
Published on Aug 11, 2023 10:55 PM IST
PTI |
100-year-old banyan tree brought back to life in Telangana
The banyan tree, which weighed over 20 tonnes, was lifted with the help of cranes and translocated to a private land
Updated on Jul 07, 2023 12:26 AM IST
Srinivasa Rao Apparasu, Hyderabad
80-year-old banyan tree axed to give way to e-way in Ludhiana
The incident has triggered an outrage among green activists of the city
Updated on Dec 03, 2019 10:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | Mohit Khanna, Ludhiana
The Naga sadhu from Beverly Hills
One of the few non-Indian Nagas in the world, Goa-based Baba Rampuri has only one unfulfilled desire: to become an Indian citizen
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 06:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Swapan Seth
A Calmer You, By Sonal Kalra: Always in a rush. But why?
Of all the annoying species, the worst are those who impose their hyper behaviour on others, while travelling.
Updated on Aug 04, 2019 02:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Sonal Kalra
Guruvani: ‘Students should choose to excel’
The biggest challenge I face as a principal is the high expectations and standards expected by the parents. They feel that the responsibilities of being a parent end after enrolling their wards in the school.
Updated on Jul 01, 2019 10:48 AM IST
Mumbai | HT Correspondent
In SoBo, a well that served opium, cotton traders
The well, less than 400m from Bombay Stock Exchange, used to be at the centre of what was then Mumbai’s busiest exchange market for cotton and opium traders — the original Bombay Green or Cotton Green.
Updated on Jun 13, 2019 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Eeshanpriya M S
Old trees in Thane may get heritage tag
The committee will finalise the policy on heritage trees, list around 20-25 trees in the city, and send it for approval to the state government by October.
Man killed, raped neighbour’s 6-yr-old. His son, 7, helped crack case: Cops
According to senior superintendent of police, Janmejaya Khanduri, the girl and the accused were known to each other as they were residents of the same village.
Updated on Apr 28, 2019 12:19 PM IST
Dehradun | Kalyan Das
Lok Sabha polls: At 107, Padma Shri Thimmakka casts her vote in Bengaluru
Second phase of the Lok Sabha elections was held on Thursday in 95 parliamentary constituencies.
Updated on Apr 18, 2019 05:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bengaluru | HT Correspondent
Mauritius PM Pravind Jugnauth visits Kumbh, wishes stronger ties with India
Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth visited Kumbh Mela and took a dip in the Ganga on Thursday and wished for stronger ties with India.
Updated on Jan 24, 2019 09:23 PM IST
K Sandeep Kumar, Prayagraj
For British painter Howard Hodgkin, India was muse and escape
The British Council closed its 70th anniversary celebrations with a talk about a perfectly chosen landmark, its own headquarters in Delhi.
Published on Nov 24, 2018 12:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Rachel Lopez
“If not singer I’d have been a banyan tree that gives shade to people without expecting anything in return,” says Kailash Kher
The singer gives an insight into this rare choice and reveals what he misses most about Delhi, his hometown
Updated on Sep 29, 2018 09:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Lubna Salim
Delhi family found dead was trying to replicate hanging roots of banyan tree, say cops
An investigator said the notes recovered from the house made special mention of worshipping the hanging roots of the banyan tree.
Updated on Jul 03, 2018 09:28 AM IST
HindustanTimes, New Delhi | Shiv Sunny and Karn Pratap Singh
Telangana’s 700-year-old banyan tree gets saline drip for survival
The tree — touted by the state forest authorities as the second largest banyan tree in the world — is located on the outskirts of Mahbubnagar and is spread over three acres.
Updated on Apr 19, 2018 07:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Hyderabad | Srinivasa Rao Apparasu