Day: August 16, 2019

Increased rainfall improves Delhi’s air quality

5:23 pm August 16, 2019

New Delhi, Aug 16 (PTI) Delhi’s air quality has been oscillating between good and satisfactory categories for the past one week, making it one of the longest spells of clean air in the national capital this year, authorities said on Friday. The authorities have attributed increased rainfall with approaching western disturbance as the main reason […]

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Constable kills self with service rifle in UP

5:18 pm August 16, 2019

Bijnor (UP): A police constable committed suicide by shooting himself with his service rifle here on Friday morning, police said. Ankur Rana (30), a resident of Baghpat district, was posted at the Bijnor district treasury and shot himself dead while on duty at 9 am, Superintendent of Police (SP) Laxmi Narain Misra said. He was […]

Woman worker found dead inside pvt school in Noida

5:13 pm August 16, 2019

Noida (UP): The body of a 36-year-old woman was found hanging from the ceiling fan inside the room of a private school here, police said on Friday. The woman, identified as Basanti, worked as a sanitation worker in the Delhi Public School located at Sector 30, a police officer said. “The incident was reported on […]

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Hong Kong cuts taxes to shore up economy amid protests

2:29 pm August 16, 2019

Hong Kong: HongKong’s government announced tax cuts and higher social spending Thursday to reverse a deepening economic slump aggravated by anti-government protests and the U.S.-Chinese tariff war. The territory’s financial secretary, Paul Chan, cut this year’s official growth forecast to 0 to 1 per cent, which could be the worst performance since 2009 during the […]

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UNSC to hold close consultations on Kashmir on Friday

2:24 pm August 16, 2019

United Nations: The UN Security Council will meet here on Friday to discuss India revoking the special status of Jammu and Kashmir after Pakistan wrote a letter on the issue to the world body. China, the closest ally of Pakistan, asked for “closed consultations” in the Council, which will meet at 10 am (7:30pm IST) […]