Day: September 29, 2019

IIT Delhi, Ayurveda institute to develop herbal wound dressing, fumigation device for wound healing

Hike in fees for IIT MTech courses not for existing students: HRD ministry

9:50 pm September 29, 2019

New Delhi: The HRD Ministry said on Sunday that the recent hike in fees for M Tech courses at Indian Institutes of Technology will not impact existing students. It said the hike will be applicable on fresh admissions only and “needy students” will be provided necessary financial support. “There is no fee hike for the existing students. […]

SDMC: Rs 50K fine on ‘bhandara’ organiser for thermo-plastic use

9:45 pm September 29, 2019

New Delhi: Stepping up its anti-plastic campaign, the SDMC on Sunday imposed a penalty of Rs 50,000 on the organisers of a ‘bhandara’ (community meal) in Chirag Delhi for using plastic material and littering the place, officials said. The South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) has been running a campaign to urge people to shun single-use […]

Fire breaks out at train station in Saudi city of Jeddah

9:37 pm September 29, 2019

Jeddah: A fire broke out Sunday at a train station in the Saudi city of Jeddah/Jiddah, with local media saying five people had been injured. Thick black smoke could be seen Sunday afternoon in the sky over Jiddah, a city on the Red Sea. The fire struck a train station on the line that connects […]

Death toll rises to 28 in Bihar; IAF chopper air drops relief

Bihar battered by rain for third consecutive day; 18 dead

9:26 pm September 29, 2019

Patna: Battered by heavy rainfall for the third consecutive day, Bihar lost at least 18 lives on Sunday to mishaps caused by the downpour that inundated streets, water-logged railway tracks and marooned business establishments. The state capital continued to be among the worst affected, some of its parts submerged in water levels rising up to […]

Thousands rally for political prisoners in Moscow

9:19 pm September 29, 2019

Moscow: Thousands gathered in Moscow on Sunday for a demonstration demanding the release of opposition protesters prosecuted in recent months. Police estimated a turnout of 20,000 at the Sakharov Avenue in central Moscow about half an hour after the start of the protest, which was authorised. The demonstrators chanted “let them go” and brandished placards […]

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