Day: June 5, 2019

Muggy conditions persist in Delhi

8:07 pm June 5, 2019

New Delhi: Sweltering weather conditions prevailed in the national capital Wednesday, with the mercury crossing the 42-degree mark in some parts of the city. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, recorded a high of 42.5 degrees, two notches more than normal, and a low of 29.8 degrees Celsius. High humidity levels, […]

Will buyback non-recyclable polythene: Himachal CM

8:04 pm June 5, 2019

Shimla: The Himachal Pradesh government will buyback non-recyclable polythene on a fixed price, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur while presiding over the State Environment Leadership Awards here on Wednesday. He said a scheme in this regard would be launched by the state government. The award ceremony to mark World Environment Day was jointly held […]

Modi to resolve Naga political issue in second term: BJP

8:00 pm June 5, 2019

Kohima: The BJP in Nagaland Wednesday asserted that the decades-long Naga political problem will be resolved during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second term in office. The Naga issue was left unresolved during the 35-40 years of Congress regime, BJP leader and state Deputy Chief Minister Y Patton alleged here. The Modi government signed a framework […]

NCB raids nightclubs in North Goa; five held with drugs

Assam Police posts cheeky tweet to report ganja seizure

7:54 pm June 5, 2019

Guwahati: The Assam Police has found a huge amount of cannabis and also a unique way to disseminate this piece of information to the people. “Anyone lost a huge (590 kgs) amount of Cannabis/Ganja and a truck in and around Chagolia Checkpoint last night? Don’t panic, we found it.” This is how the official Twitter […]

Gwalior Mayor resigns after getting elected as MP

7:49 pm June 5, 2019

Gwalior: City Mayor Vivek Shejwalkar Wednesday resigned following his election to Lok Sabha from Gwalior constituency on BJP ticket in recently-held polls. Shejwalkar said he submitted his resignation to Divisional Commissioner BM Sharma after consulting the party leadership. Shejwalkar said he believes in “one person one post” principle. Responding to a query that he could […]