Day: October 5, 2019

Bihar rain: Punpun river water level starts receding

8:37 pm October 5, 2019

Patna: The water level in Punpun river, which was flowing 3.01 metres above the danger mark in Bihar has started receding, a Water Resources Department bulletin said Saturday. The river had recorded this monsoon’s highest rainfall on Friday, taking water level to 53.61 metres near Sripalpur, which is 3.01 metres above the danger mark, it […]

Lokayukta police raid properties of two brothers in MP

8:36 pm October 5, 2019

Ujjain (MP): Anti-corruption Lokayukta Police in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday raided premises of two brothers, residents of Rajgarh district, and claimed to have discovered disproportionate assets. Properties of Anand Vyas (62), former secretary of Agar-Malwa Krishi Upaj Mandi (government agriculture produce market), and his younger brother Parmanand Vyas (55), an accountant with Sujalpur Krishi Upaj […]

Govt to issue OTT guidelines soon: Minister

Aarey not forest, Javadekar defends felling of trees

8:35 pm October 5, 2019

Lucknow: Amid strong opposition from green activists, Union Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday cited a Bombay High Court order to defend the Mumbai Metro Corporation’s move to fell trees in Aarey Colony, saying it was “not a forest”. “Basically the high court has decided and ruled yesterday that it is not a forest,” Javadekar […]

Aarey protest: Conditional bail for 29 protesters

Nirupam, Deora decry felling of trees at Aarey

8:33 pm October 5, 2019

Mumbai: Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Saturday condemned felling of trees at Aarey Colony here which began in the night, and arrest of protesting activists. Milind Deora, his party colleague, called the tree cutting “stabbing yourself in the lungs”. Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation started felling trees on Friday night to make way for car shed […]

DCW chief Swati Maliwal's phone stolen, recovered

DCW says 5,000 spas in Delhi; MCDs say only 498

8:30 pm October 5, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi Commission For Women on Saturday said there are more than 5,000 spas operating in Delhi, whereas the three municipal bodies claim there are only 498 spas. The women’s panel had issued a notice to a search engine, seeking information related to the registration of spa centres on their portal. In its […]