Day: January 7, 2019

Delhi’s air quality improves after rainfall: Authorities

New Delhi :  Delhi recorded its lowest pollution levels this year on Monday after rains washed away the pollutants and cleansed the air, but the air quality still remained in the “very poor” category, the authorities said. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, the overall Air […]

Man commits suicide by hanging self in northeast Delhi

New Delhi : A 36-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself at his house in northeast Delhi’s Karawal Nagar area, police said Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Vijay Kumar Tiwari, they said. Before committing suicide, Tiwari recorded a video from his mobile phone accusing his in-laws […]

PoK displaced people chain dharna enters 11th day

Jammu : A chain sit-in protest by people displaced from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) demanding monthly monetary aid on the lines of Kashmiri migrants entered its 11th day Sunday. The indefinite dharna of SoS International, an organisation advocating the cause of PoK displaced persons, is being held to press for […]

Nine-month-old child reunited with family after 2 months

New Delhi :  The Delhi Police reunited a nine-month-old child with his family almost two months after he went missing from here, officials said Sunday. The child’s mother, Pooja, stays on the footpath outside the Bangla Saheb Gurudwara and her husbands is a daily wage worker, they said. A […]

Keshav Maurya rejects Akhilesh’s charge on CBI

Mathura : Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya Sunday rejected former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav’s allegation that the Centre was misusing the CBI. His reaction came as Yadav attacked the BJP a day after it emerged that the CBI may quiz him in a case of illegal […]

LS adjourns till noon amid protests over various issues

New Delhi : Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till noon on Monday following protests by the Congress and other parties on various issues. Congress members, seeking to raise the Rafale fighter jet deal, trooped into the Well of the House with placards as soon as the House met for […]

Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm after opposition uproar

New Delhi :  Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 2 pm on Monday after an uproar by opposition parties over various issues, including a CBI probe against Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on alleged illegal mining. Members of the SP and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) were up on […]

Standing tall Down Under: India win their maiden Test series in Australia

Sydney, Jan 7 (PTI) Indian cricket got its new seminal moment after talismanic Virat Kohli led the country to a maiden series victory on Australian soil, ending a 71-year wait to script a golden chapter in the game’s history. The fourth and final Test match at the SCG petered […]

Cyclonic Storm ‘PABUK’ over Andaman Sea & neighbourhood

open view web desk Cyclone warning for Andaman Islands “ORANGE MESSAGE” The cyclonic storm ‘PABUK’ over Andaman Sea & neighbourhood moved further west-northwestwards with a speed of 13 kmph in past 06 hours. It lay centered at 1430 hours IST of today, the 05th January, 2019 over Andaman Sea & neighbourhood  near […]

Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi to confer National Awards to Anganwadi Workers under ICDS Scheme

open view web desk Union Minister for Women & Child Development, Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi, in the presence of Minister of State for MWCD, Dr. Virendra Kumar will confer National Awards to 97 Anganwadi Workers(AWWs) for Exceptional Achievements for the year 2017-18, on the 07th of January 2018, in […]

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