Day: June 21, 2019

Make yoga part of school curriculum, says Vice President

1:40 pm June 21, 2019

New Delhi: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu Friday recommended making yoga part of school curriculum and said doing so is necessary in the wake of changing lifestyles and growing incidence of non-communicable diseases. Naidu was speaking at an event to mark the International Day of Yoga organised by the Ministry of Ayush and Brahma Kumaris […]

Major fire at furniture market in Delhi, metro services affected

1:34 pm June 21, 2019

New Delhi: A major fire broke out at a furniture market near Kalindi Kunj station early Friday morning, prompting authorities to stop metro services, officials said. The blaze, which was reported at 5.55 am, has been doused with help of 17 fire tenders, Chief Fire Officer Atul Garg said, adding that no one has been […]

Partly cloudy skies keep mercury in check in Delhi

Cloudy morning in city

1:30 pm June 21, 2019

New Delhi: It was a partly cloudy Friday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 28.2 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. According to the MeT department, the humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 56 per cent. The weatherman has predicted partly cloudy sky throughout the day. “The skies will remain […]

Police await medical report in rape case

1:28 pm June 21, 2019

Kolkata: The police are waiting for the medical test reports of a minor girl, who was allegedly raped by her neighbour’s relative inside her accomodation at Fort William, the Eastern Command headquarter of the Indian Army here, a senior officer said. The test results are awaited. It will help us in our investigation. Hopefully, we […]

Medicines, Mustering facilities for elderly at doorsteps,Green rebate for environmental friendly homes

India’s forest cover up in one year

1:26 pm June 21, 2019

New Delhi: India’s green cover has gone up by one per cent in the last one year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. Responding to supplementaries during Question Hour, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said for one tree chopped for development work, three to four are planted either in the same area or elsewhere. According […]