Day: June 30, 2019

RSS-affiliated body demands ban on glyphosate

11:58 pm June 30, 2019

New Delhi: The RSS-affiliated SJM on Sunday demanded ban on use of glyphosate, a commonly used herbicide, which it claimed to be carcinogenic. Swadeshi Jagran Manch’s co-convener Ashwani Mahajan said soon the organisation will approach Home Ministry and will submit a memorandum in this regard. In 2015, International Agency for Research in Cancer (IARC), a […]

Yogi warns officials against stray cattle menace

11:57 pm June 30, 2019

Moradabad (UP): Cattle should not be seen roaming the streets unsupervised, nor in the fields, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath warned state officials on Sunday. Adityanath said proper arrangements should be made for cattle, according to an official release here. Reviewing the development programs in Moradabad division, Adityanath said benefits of central and state […]

Hot Sunday in Delhi, light rains predicted for Tuesday

11:52 pm June 30, 2019

New Delhi: It was a hot and humid day in Delhi on Sunday as the maximum temperature settled at 42.2 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal. Some parts of Delhi saw a drizzle on Sunday while Narela received rains, Kuldeep Srivastava, Head of Regional Weather Forecasting Centre, said. The national capital recorded a minimum temperature […]

BCCI condoles death of Rakesh Shukla

11:49 pm June 30, 2019

New Delhi: The BCCI Sunday condoled the death of former India all-rounder Rakesh Shukla who passed away on Saturday here following prolonged illness. He was 71.India all-rounder Rakesh Shukla Shukla played one Test for India — against Sri Lanka in 1982. He did not have the best of Test debuts, finishing with just two wickets […]

J-K DGP reviews security arrangements for Amarnath Yatra

11:45 pm June 30, 2019

Srinagar: Director General of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh Sunday took stock of security arrangements on the Srinagar-Jammu National Highway for the Amarnath Yatra, a police spokesperson said. The DGP also reviewed the arrangements made for smooth traffic management on the highway during the 46-day pilgrimage which will commence on Monday, he said. Singh […]

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