Day: July 17, 2019

Pink Toilets at public places in Noida soon, women hope for hygiene

11:04 pm July 17, 2019

Noida (UP): The Noida Authority is planning to build “Pink Toilets” for women at public places, with facilities for sanitary napkins and baby care, officials said Wednesday. The authority’s newly appointed Chief Executive Officer Ritu Maheshwari said four such toilets would come up initially and locations for them would be finalised soon. “The Public Health […]

Bangladesh MP under fire for catching students kissing in park

10:44 pm July 17, 2019

Dhaka: A Bangladeshi lawmaker has been slammed online for calling the police on teenage lovers kissing in a park and posting their photos on social media in the socially conservative country. Ekramul Karim Chowdhury posted photos of the 18 teenagers to Facebook, where they quickly garnered thousands of comments. But most users criticised him for […]

Bihar floods death toll reaches 67; water levels recede but

10:29 pm July 17, 2019

Patna : Death toll in the Bihar flash floods, caused by torrential rainfall in the catchment areas of Nepal over the weekend, soared to 67 on Wednesday. The officials asserted that water levels have begun to recede in the inundated areas and focus has now shifted to prevention of outbreak of diseases. The death figure, […]

Air India to restart Delhi-Amritsar-Birmingham flight

10:05 pm July 17, 2019

New Delhi: The tri-weekly Delhi-Amritsar-Birmingham Air India flight would resume services on August 15, said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Wednesday after Pakistan opened its airspace for civilian planes. Pakistan had shut its airspace in February after the Balakot strike by the Indian Air Force, resulting in a significant rise of Air India’s […]

BJP expels its gun-toting MLA from party

10:03 pm July 17, 2019

Dehradun: The BJP Wednesday expelled its gun-totting Uttarakhand MLA Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion from the party for six years. “Champion has been expelled from the primary membership of the BJP for six years by the party’s central disciplinary committee,” Pradesh BJP media chief Devendra Bhasin said. His expulsion comes into effect immediately, he added. An […]