Day: September 17, 2019

Nath talks tough about encroachments on water bodies

10:10 pm September 17, 2019

Bhopal: Encroachments on riverbanks and lakes would be considered a crime, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath said on Tuesday. Nath was speaking at a committee of water experts, constituted to draft the `Right to Water Act’, at the state secretariat here, a government spokesperson said. “The chief minister said encroachments on water sources would […]

Rains in parts of Himachal Pradesh

10:07 pm September 17, 2019

Shimla: Isolated places in Himachal Pradesh received rainfall since Monday evening, the Meteorological (MeT) department said. Chail received 57 mm rain since Monday 5.30 pm, followed by Sundernagar (5 mm), Seobagh and Kothi (3 mm each) and Jogindernagar (2 mm), Shimla MeT centre Director Manmohan Singh said. The highest temperature in the state was recorded […]

MNS worker arrested for `rape’

9:09 pm September 17, 2019

Mumbai: A Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) worker has been arrested here for allegedly raping, assaulting and threatening a woman colleague, the police said on Tuesday. Satish V Vaidya, the accused, is a local MNS worker from Chembur area, said a police official. The victim, also an MNS worker, had submitted a written complaint to Tilak […]

Militants open fire at security forces in J-K's Shopian

Pak rangers resort to firing along IB in Samba, Kathua

9:07 pm September 17, 2019

Jammu: Pakistan Rangers on Tuesday violated ceasefire and resorted to small arms firing in forward areas along the International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba and Kathua districts, BSF officials said. Using small arms, the rangers began firing at forward border outposts in Samban and Hiranagar sectors at 1 pm. It continued till 3 […]

NDMC issues letters to regularise 18 sanitation workers

9:04 pm September 17, 2019

New Delhi: North Delhi Mayor Avtar Singh on Tuesday handed over letters to 18 sanitation workers to regularise their employment, coinciding with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday, officials said. Out of the 18 ‘safai karamcharis’, 16 are from Rohini Zone and two from Keshavapuram Zone, they said. The mayor handed over the letters to them […]