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New Delhi, July 11: The after-effects of heavy rains and floods in northern India are being felt across the country, as prices of vegetables have shot over 25 to 30 per cent.

Owing to incessant rains over the past three days in Haryana and Punjab, crops have been badly affected due to which the wholesale rates of the vegetables have gone up.

“The floods have caused a lot of problem in the transportation and due to rise in prices of crude oil twice, the transporters also raised their fares. That is why the vegetables prices have soared,” said Pintu Kumar, a vegetable supplier at New Delhi’s Azadnagar market.

Hyderabad, July 11: The Indian fish festival, INFISH 2010, is being organized in Hyderabad, which is showcasing exotic and colorful varieties of fishes.

Organized by the National Fisheries Development Board (NFDB), INFISH 2010 is aimed to promote sales of ornamental fishes and showcase the state-of-the-art production and processing techniques in use in the country.

“Basically people come here to understand what fisheries are. Secondly, they are very fascinated looking at the ornamental fishes, and those who wish to keep an aquarium at home, it is a great opportunity,” said Vasu Devappa, Senior Executive Director of the NFBD.

New Delhi, July 11 : Union Sports Minister M. S. Gill on Sunday inaugurated a tennis stadium for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in New Delhi.

The stadium has a capacity of 5,015 people and it has been built at a cost of Rs 660 million.

Built in the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium Complex, the stadium has been named after Ramanathan Krishnan, only Indian player to make it to the semi-finals of the Wimbledon twice.

Thiruvananthapuram, July 11 (IANS) The Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP), which is a part of Kerala's ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), Sunday slammed the induction of the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) in the alliance.

Addressing reporters here, RSP state chief V.P. Ramakrishnan Pillai said that the party has always been against the induction of the NCP.

Chandigarh, July 11 : The floods in parts of Punjab and Haryana has led to a spate of angry exchanges between the two states, each accusing the other of causing the flooding on their side.

Ruling political leaders of Haryana and Punjab are accusing each other for releasing water into the Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal, which has led to breaches in parts of the canal causing widespread floods in both states.

The Sutlej-Yamuna Link (SYL) canal was built to link the waters of the two rivers, but has left the neighbouring states completely divided.

Film: "Jayahe"; Director: Thriller Manju; Cast: Ayesha, Jai Akash, Gauri Pandit, Suryanarayana, Avinash, Guru Murthy and Suresh; Music: Krupakar; Rating: *

Thriller Manju is a well-known action choreographer of Kannada and Telugu films. He has also dabbled in direction many times with disastrous results. But he apparently refuses to learn a few lessons from his past mistakes. His bilingual film "Jayahe", which has been released first in Kannada, can be a torturous two-hour watch.