Day: October 4, 2019

Rains in some parts of Delhi brings relief from heat

Overnight rains bring mercury levels down in Delhi

8:47 pm October 4, 2019

New Delhi: Overnight showers brought down the mercury levels to three notches below normal on Friday even as humidity levels shot up to 100 per cent. “The maximum temperature was recorded at 31.4 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal while the minimum temperature settled at 19.8 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal,” a MeT Department […]

DMRC stops Phase-4 work after forest dept notice

Delhi Metro’s Dwarka-Najafgarh corridor inaugurated

8:44 pm October 4, 2019

New Delhi: The over 4.2 km-long Grey Line of the Delhi Metro, connecting the urban village area of Najafgarh to the rapid transit network for the first time, was opened for passengers on Friday evening. Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Hardeep Singh Puri and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal flagged off a train on the corridor […]

Ex-MD of PMC Bank arrested

8:39 pm October 4, 2019

Mumbai: Former managing director of Punjab Maharashtra Cooperative Bank, Joy Thomas, was arrested on Friday in connection with the alleged Rs 4,355 crore scam at the bank by the Economic Offences Wing of Mumbai Police. Thomas was summoned to the EOW office at the city police headquarters and arrested after questioning, a police official said. […]

Yellow weather warning issued for Himachal Pradesh

Rains in parts of Himachal

8:36 pm October 4, 2019

Shimla: Parts of Himachal Pradesh received light to moderate rainfall in the last 24 hours, the meteorological department said on Friday. Jogindernagar received 29 mm of rains, followed by Baijnath (24 mm), Chamba (19 mm), Kalpa (13 mm), Pandoh (10 mm), Manali (9 mm), Gaggal (8 mm), Bhuntar and Saloni (7 mm each), Sujanpur Tihra […]

Musharraf approaches Pak SC to suspend death sentence ruling by special court in high treason case

Ailing Musharraf plans to return to politics on October 6

8:32 pm October 4, 2019

Islamabad: Pakistan’s former military ruler Pervez Musharraf plans to return to politics on October 6 after remaining inactive for over an year due to his deteriorating health, according to one of his top aides. General (retd) Musharraf, 76, who has been living in Dubai since March 2016, is facing the treason case for suspending the […]