Day: June 12, 2019

Indian Army inducted 364 women officers in 2019

Two dead in storm; Flash floods in Baramulla

9:24 pm June 12, 2019

Srinagar: Heavy rains have led to flash floods in parts of Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir while a storm in Bandipora district left two women dead, officials said Wednesday. There was also fresh snowfall in Sonamarg and other higher reaches of Kashmir on Wednesday. Shareefa Begum, 33, and 18-year-old Mubeena Bano died after a […]

President to visit Odisha from March 20-22

President rule in JK to be extended for 6 more months

9:16 pm June 12, 2019

New Delhi: President’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir will be extended for six more months beginning July 3 and the Union Cabinet Wednesday gave its nod in this effect, Union minister Prakash Javedkar said. A meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, gave its approval for the extension of the central […]

Journalist Prashant Kanojia released from Lucknow jail

9:11 pm June 12, 2019

Lucknow: Journalist Prashant Kanojia was released from Lucknow jail Wednesday, a day after a Supreme Court’s directive to set him free immediately on bail. Kanojia, who spent four nights behind the bars, was arrested Saturday for allegedly making objectionable comments against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on social media. He was allowed bail after […]

ISRO gears up for ‘most complex’ moon mission on July 15

9:08 pm June 12, 2019

Bengaluru: India’s second sojourn to the moon, Chandrayaan-2, would be launched on July 15, Indian Space Research Organisation announced Wednesday, as it is all set for the most complex mission ever undertaken by it. Under the nearly Rs 1,000 crore mission, the landing on the moon near the South Pole would be on September 6 […]

Rains in some parts of Delhi brings relief from heat

Light rains bring mercury down in Delhi

9:02 pm June 12, 2019

New Delhi: Thunderstorm and dust storm coupled with light rain brought the mercury down in the national capital, bringing the much-needed relief to Delhiites reeling under intense heat for the past few days. The air quality, however, continued to remain in the poor category. Flight operations at the Delhi International Airport were suspended for around […]