Day: September 1, 2019

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Delhi’s power demand peaks at night this summer

7:40 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: The power demand in Delhi this summer peaked at night with “cooling load” due to the use of AC, coolers and fans contributing to maximum consumption of electricity. Data from Delhi’s state load dispatch centre (SLDC) shows that on 90 days between May and August, the city’s power demand peaked during night. “Contrary […]

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

CNG price in Delhi hiked by 50 paise, third since April

7:29 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: CNG price in Delhi and its suburbs was on Sunday hiked for the third time since April due to rise in input cost following appreciation of US dollar against the rupee. “This revision in prices would result in an increase of Rs 0.50 per kg in the consumer prices of CNG in Delhi, […]

Man booked for abetting suicide of minor wife

Woman beaten up on suspicion of being child lifter

7:25 pm September 1, 2019

Ballia (UP): A woman was beaten up by a group of locals on suspicion of being a child lifter, police said on Sunday. The incident took place near a bus stand in Sikandarpur area of the district on Saturday. Police said Karishma Yadav was talking to people about computer education in Sikandarpur area of the […]

Teenaged rape victim commits suicide in Chhattisgarh

7:20 pm September 1, 2019

Korba: A 16-year-old rape victim allegedly committed suicide in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district, a police official said on Sunday. The girl hanged herself on Saturday in the bathroom of a hotel room where she was staying after appearing before members of National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR), he said. The teenager, a native of […]

Manmohan Singh to attend Kartarpur Corridor inauguration: Qureshi

State of economy deeply worrying: Manmohan Singh

3:01 pm September 1, 2019

New Delhi: Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the state of the economy was “deeply worrying” and urged the government to put aside “vendetta politics” and reach out to sane voices and thinking minds to steer the economy out of this “man-made crisis”. The Congress leader said “all-round mismanagement” by the Modi government […]