Day: May 15, 2019

Won’t apologise for sharing Mamata’s photo: BJP activist

3:35 pm May 15, 2019

Kolkata: BJP youth wing activist Priyanka Sharma, who walked out of jail on Wednesday after being arrested for posting a morphed picture of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Facebook, said she would not apologise. “I don’t have any regrets. I have not done anything for which I will have to apologise,” Sharma told […]

Anti-national forces misguiding youth, farmers: Goa CM

Govt to e-auction iron ore dumps lying in Goa: Sawant

3:31 pm May 15, 2019

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has said his government would conduct an e-auction of the piles of low-grade iron ore lying across the state, as a first step towards resumption of the mining industry. Sawant held meetings with mine owners and government officials on Tuesday to work out a solution for the resumption of […]

Delhi almost covers monsoon rain-deficit

Monsoon likely to arrive 5 days late on June 6

3:27 pm May 15, 2019

New Delhi: The monsoon is likely to be delayed this year as its arrival expected on June 6, five days after its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. “This year, the statistical model forecast suggests that the monsoon onset over Kerala is likely to be slightly delayed,” the IMD said. “The […]

10 mountaineers from Maharashtra summit Mt Kangchenjunga

3:24 pm May 15, 2019

Mumbai: Ten members of a mountaineering club from Pune in Maharashtra Wednesday summitted the 8,586- metre Mount Kangchenjunga, the world’s third highest peak. With this, the club members have summitted seven peaks, including the world’s highest Mt Everest, in the list of 14 mountains that rise above the formidable altitude of 8,000 metres. The Giripremi […]

Fire breaks out at a garment shop in Nangloi

3:16 pm May 15, 2019

New Delhi: A fire broke out at a garment shop in outer Delhi’s Nangloi area, Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials said Wednesday. The fire department received a call about the blaze at around 9.55 am after which four fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire was brought under control by 10.40 am. No […]