Day: August 20, 2019

Delhi: Water levels in Yamuna rise after heavy rains

Water level in Yamuna further rises

2:37 pm August 20, 2019

New Delhi: The River Yamuna in the city continued to swell on Tuesday and was flowing above the danger level, an official said. The river was flowing at 206 metres at 11 am. On Monday, the river breached the danger mark of 205.33 metres, the official said. More than 10,000 people living in low-lying areas […]

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Para-teachers should take classes instead of agitating: CM

2:34 pm August 20, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has hit out at para-teachers for launching agitations demanding salary hike, instead of taking classes. Para-teachers, contractual educators in government and government-aided schools of the state, had recently staged a protest in Nadia’s Kalyani demanding pay hike, following which they were allegedly caned by the police. “Para-teachers should […]

Four killed in road accidents in UP

2:31 pm August 20, 2019

Lucknow: Four persons were killed in separate road accidents in Uttar Pradesh, police said on Tuesday. Two persons were killed while three others sustained serious injuries, when a truck hit a car in Faridpur area of Bareilly district, police said. The accident took place on Monday night when the five youth were returning from a […]

IIT Mandi developing technology to convert heat into electricity

1:58 pm August 20, 2019

Mandi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Mandi are developing novel thermoelectric materials that can efficiently convert heat into electricity. While solar power has received a lot of attention, other alternative sources are equally promising, even if less known, researchers said. Generating power from heat, for example, is attractive as there is a […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

TikTok to launch campaign on safe use of user-generated content platforms

1:29 pm August 20, 2019

New Delhi: TikTok on Tuesday said it will launch an awareness campaign to sensitise Indian netizens about safe and responsible use of user-generated content platforms as the Chinese company looks to curb incidents of people risking their lives to shoot videos. The firm, which has drawn flak from the Indian government and courts on alleged […]