Day: June 24, 2019

Import of plastic waste banned from August this year: Javadekar

7:56 pm June 24, 2019

New Delhi: The government has banned import of plastic waste from August 2019, Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said in Rajya Sabha Monday while listing out steps taken to curb pollution. Replying to a query during Question Hour, the minister informed that about 20,000 tonnes of plastic wastes get generated every day in the country and […]

Maharashtra: 22-year-old man hangs self from tree

3 killed as jeep rams tree in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu

7:51 pm June 24, 2019

Jaipur: Three persons were killed after the jeep they were travelling in went out of control and rammed a tree in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu district on Monday, police said. The deceased Satveer Meghwal (36), Vijay Sain (36) and Mahendra Prasad (45), from Dev Road falling in Pilani Police Station area, were going to Chidawa when their […]

Congress slams Bihar govt over encephalitis deaths

7:48 pm June 24, 2019

New Delhi: The Congress Monday hit out at the NDA government in Bihar led by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over the deaths of more than 100 children in Muzaffarpur due to the outbreak of acute encephalitis syndrome. The Bihar Health Department has put the total number of AES casualties across 20 districts at 152. These […]

Apollo Hospitals inks pact with IMA Lady Docs’ for organ

7:46 pm June 24, 2019

Hyderabad: Apollo Hospitals Monday announced it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Woman Doctors Wing of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) to drive organ donation across the country. Under the terms of the MoU, Apollo Hospitals would work with the IMA Woman Doctors Wing to promote organ donation among the public and […]

Police traces 16-year-old girl who eloped with lover

Lovers end lives by jumping in front of train in UP

7:41 pm June 24, 2019

Kanpur (UP): Two lovers committed suicide by jumping in front of the Lucknow-Jabalpur Express near the Bhimsen railway station here on Monday morning, police said. They took the extreme step after their parents did not agree to their marriage, they said. Both of the deceased were residents of Rampur village, Sachendi, and wanted to marry […]