Williams Lake, Canada – February 7, 2016 – The founder and owner of Pioneer Log Homes of B.C. and a star of HGTV Canada’s Timber Kings, Bryan Reid Sr., has set a World Record for “fastest motorized log;” the “Cedar Rocket,” powered by twin, 20-horsepower electric turbines, can do about 225 km/h “on paper,” but maxed out at 90 for …

St. Moritz, Switzerland – February 7, 2016 – Jamie Barrow went to the frozen lake of St. Moritz in Switzerland with the intention of writing history; on January 28, a diesel-powered Mitsubishi ASX crossover towed Jamie on his snowboard at 62.65 mph (100.84 km/h) on the out run; the return run saw the human-machine combo reach 61.45 mph (98.9 km/h); …

झर गये पात बिसर गई टहनी करुण कथा जग से क्या कहनी? नव कोंपल के आते–आते टूट गये सब के सब नाते राम करे इस नव पल्लव को पड़े नहीं यह पीड़ा सहनी झर गये पात बिसर गई टहनी करुण कथा जग से क्या कहनी? कहीं रंग है‚ कहीं राग है कहीं चंग है‚ कहीं फाग है और धूसरित पात …

यह अभियान एक निःस्वार्थ सेवा थी जिसके हीरो स्मृता के पिता राजिंदर सिंह आहलूवालिया थे। कुवैत से अचानक अपना सब कुछ छोड़ कर मुम्बई के सहारा हवाई अड्डे (अब छत्रपति शिवजी अंतरार्ष्ट्रीय हवाई अड्डा) पहुंच रहे भारतीयों के लिए वह कुछ करना चाहते थे। इस सेवा में पूरे परिवार ने साथ दिया। स्मृता उस घटनाक्रम को याद करते हुए बताती …

तुम भी कितने बदल गये हो पिता सरीखे गांव! परंपराओं का बरगद सा कटा हुआ यह तन बो देता है रोम रोम में बेचैनी सिहरन तभी तुम्हारी ओर उठे ये ठिठके रहते पांव। जिसकी वत्सलता में डूबे कभी सभी संत्रास पच्छिम वाले उस पोखर की सड़ती रहती लाश किसमें छोड़ें सपनों वाली काग़ज की यह नाव! इस नक्शे से मिटा …

Chinese Lantern Plant — Physalis alkekengi (Bladder-cherry, Chinese Lantern, Japanese-lantern, or Winter cherry; Japanese: hōzuki), is a relative of P. peruviana (Cape Gooseberry), easily identifiable by the larger, bright orange to red papery covering over its fruit, which resemble Chinese lanterns. It is native from southern Europe east across southern Asia to Japan. It is a herbaceous perennial plant growing …

Taking a cue from the Swachh Bharat movement initiated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a young IIT Mandi alumnus, Aakash Hingu, has come out with an innovative way to dispose scrap. He also reasons out why Chandigarh has lost in the race for Smart City. The idea is to “make recycling of scrap a habit,” says this 24-year-old, whose brainchild …

Chinese Parasol Tree — Chinese parasol tree is an ornamental plant or tree of the cacao, or chocolate, of the family Sterculiaceae of the order Malvales, native to Asia. It grows to a height of 12 m (40 feet). It has alternate, deciduous leaves up to 30 cm (12 inches) across and small greenish white flowers that are borne in …

Chu Xi – Chinese New Year  or Spring Festival or the Lunar New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. It is an important holiday in East Asia. The festival traditionally begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar and ends on the 15th; this day is called Lantern Festival. Chinese …

Chinese New Year Coloring Pages: Chinese New Year is an important Chinese festival celebrated at the turn of the Chinese calendar. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival, the literal translation of the modern Chinese name. Every year has a animal related to it. Click on any image you like to enlarge it. You can download this image …