Bhubaneswar : The Union government is developing a Common Alert Protocol (CAP) system to warn people about impending thunderstorm and lightning strikes, which account for the second highest number of natural disaster deaths in India, a top official has said. K J Ramesh, the director general of meteorology, India […]
New Delhi : Delhiites woke up to a chilly morning with the minimum temperature settling at 5.7 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. “The maximum temperature is forecast to be 22 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal, while the minimum was recorded at 5.7 degrees Celsius,” […]
Kota (Rajasthan) : A 17-year-old boy from Uttar Pradesh was shot Friday in a tiff over money matters here, police said. The incident occurred on Friday afternoon at Rajiv Gandhi Nagar area of the city when a former friend of the injured shot him while he was returning home. […]
Jammu : The Jammu and Kashmir government has decided to give away cattle received from the military farms to the families living below the poverty line, officials said Friday. The decision was taken here at a meeting of defence representatives and officers of animal husbandry department, chaired by advisor […]
Sabarimala (Ker) : Two women of menstruating age, who attempted to trek the hill shrine of Lord Ayyappa here early Saturday, were forced to return once again after the police informed them that it would be difficult to provide security as there was a possibility of protests from devotees. […]
Sambhal : Three people, including two women, were found dead with stab wounds on their bodies in Guru Teg Bahadur Colony here, police said on Saturday. The deceased include Santosh Devi (70), her relative Kesar Singh (62) and their maid, they said. The bodies were found on Friday night. […]
Hazira (Guj) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday inaugurated the Armoured Systems Complex of Larsen and Toubro in Gujarat, the first private facility in the country where the K9 Vajra self-propelled Howitzer guns will be manufactured. L&T had in 2017 won the Rs 4,500-crore contract from the Ministry of […]
Kolkata : National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah Saturday called the EVM the “chor machine” and demanded that the ballot paper system be brought back for the sake of transparency. Speaking at the united opposition rally organised by TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee, he said, “It is not the question of […]
Shimla : The minimum temperature in most parts of Himachal Pradesh improved marginally on Saturday, the meteorological department said but warned that heavy snowfall and rain in high and mid hills of the state are likely on January 21 and 22. Lahaul and Spiti’s administrative centre Keylong continued to […]
New Delhi : Gold prices on Saturday fell further by Rs 60 to Rs 33,160 per 10 gram at the local market here owing to weak demand from jewellers, according to the All India Sarafa Association. Besides, a weak trend in overseas market dampened trading sentiment here. Silver too […]
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