Day: September 16, 2019

DGCA issues rules for alcohol testing of airside workers

7:58 pm September 16, 2019

New Delhi: Aviation regulator DGCA on Monday issued rules for breath analyser test which will be conducted at all airports by year end for airside workers, including those handling aircraft maintenance, air traffic control (ATC) and ground handling services. According to the rules issued by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), if any personnel […]

MVA govt in Maha will complete full term: Pawar

Congress, NCP to contest 125 seats each in Assembly polls: Pawar

7:56 pm September 16, 2019

Mumbai: The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) and the Congress will contest 125 seats each in next month’s Maharashtra Legislative Assembly election, NCP chief Sharad Pawar said on Monday. Pawar announced that the seat-sharing pact between the grand old party and his 20-year-old organisation has been finalised. As per the arrangement, 38 seats will be left […]

BJP's 'Aar Noi Annay' campaign marred by sporadic violence, party demands President's Rule

BJP mocks Mamata for seeking appointment to meet Modi

7:55 pm September 16, 2019

Kolkata: The BJP leadership Monday mocked West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for seeking an appointment to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi calling it a “classic example of opportunistic politics” and “a desperate attempt to save herself from the clutches of CBI”. The appointment for the meeting was sought by the chief minister’s […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Hospitalised Lankan refugee gives police the slip

7:52 pm September 16, 2019

Coimbatore: Two Sri Lankan refugees came to blows over illegal dealings in ganja and lottery tickets and were admitted to a hospital from where one of them gave police the slip. The incident happened on Sunday night. The two, staying at the Boluvampatti camp near here, had a fight over their illegal trade and got […]

Two SSD power plants produce record output this year

PM to visit Narmada dam on birthday to mark highest water level feat

7:50 pm September 16, 2019

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who turns 69 on Tuesday, will visit the site of the Gujarat’s Sardar Sarovar Dam on the Narmada river whose water level has reached its highest mark for the first time to celebrate the feat and kick off “Namami Narmade” festival. For the first time since the height of the […]