Month: January 2019

102 one-horned rhinos killed since 2008, 209 poachers arrested: RTI reply

Noida (UP) :  As many as 102 one-horned rhinoceros have been poached and killed in the country since 2008 and 209 poachers arrested for the crime, according to data obtained under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The maximum killings of 84 one-horned rhinoceros have been reported from Assam, […]

BJP using EVMs to suppress voice of opposition: Akhilesh

Lucknow : Latching on to the claim by a US-based cyber expert that the 2014 Lok Sabha elections were “rigged”, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Tuesday questioned the use of electronic voting machines when even the more advanced nations were not using them. He said the Bharatiya Janata Party […]

Light rains forecast for city

New Delhi : It was a cold Wednesday morning in the national capital with rains in the past 24 hours bringing down the minimum temperature to 8 degrees Celsius, a MeT department official said. The city received 27.8 mm rains till 8.30 AM, he said. The minimum temperature was […]

AP-NORC Poll: Disasters influence thinking on climate change

WASHINGTON — When it comes to their views on climate change, Americans are looking at natural disasters and their local weather, according to a new poll. Lately, that means record deadly wildfires in California, rainfall by the foot in Houston when Hurricane Harvey hit and the dome of […]

Denver teachers vote to go on strike over pay

DENVER  — Denver teachers voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to go on strike after more than a year of negotiations over base pay. Rob Gould, lead negotiator for the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, said 93 percent of unionized teachers voted in favor of a strike. The union represents 5,635 educators […]

Prohibitory orders imposed in UP’s Shamli district

Muzaffarnagar :  Prohibitory orders were imposed in Shamli district to maintain law and order and in view of the UP board examination, officials said Tuesday. Additional District Magistrate K B Singh said orders were imposed Tuesday under Section 144 of the CrPC, preventing assembly of more than four people. […]

Woman, five others held for killing husband in Jharkhand

Medininagar  : Six persons, including a woman, were arrested for allegedly killing her husband in Jharkhand’s Palamau district, police said on Wednesday. The woman’s husband, Amresh Oraon, a resident of Maknapur village under the jurisdiction of Manatu police station, had been missing from January 14. Oraon’s body was recovered […]

SC grants bail to 4 convicts in 2002 Naroda Patiya case

New Delhi :  The Supreme Court has granted bail to four convicts in the Naroda Patiya massacre case in Gujarat in which 97 people were killed by a mob during the 2002 riots in the state. A bench headed by Justice A M Khanwilkar Tuesday granted bail to the […]

Fresh snowfall in tourist spots of Himachal

Shimla :  Fresh snowfall was reported in the major tourist towns in Himachal Pradesh, the Meteorological Department said. MeT Shimla director Manmohan Singh said Shimla received 44.5 cm snowfall, Manali 30 cm, Kalpa 39.6 cm and Seobagh 1 cm. These areas recieved snow from 5.30 pm on Tuesday to […]

EC writes to Delhi Police seeking FIR against self-proclaimed cyber expert

New Delhi :  The Election Commission on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police to lodge an FIR against a self-proclaimed cyber expert for his claims that the 2014 Lok Sabha polls were rigged and the EVMs can be hacked. In its letter, the EC said Syed Shuja has allegedly violated […]

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