Day: October 9, 2019

Two SSD power plants produce record output this year

6:52 pm October 9, 2019

Ahmedabad: Electricity generation at two hydel power plants at Sardar Sarovar Dam in Gujarat has been the highest this year since their commissioning in 2005, owing to raising of dam’s height and good rains, an official said. The height of the dam (the top level at which water can be stored) was increased to 138.68 […]

4 killed as car falls into gorge in Uttarakhand’s Tehri

6:47 pm October 9, 2019

Dehradun: Four people were killed when a car in which they were travelling fell into a deep gorge in Uttarakhand’s Tehri district on Wednesday, police said. One person was also injured in the accident which occurred near Ulad on Kirtinagar-Silkhakhal motor road on Tuesday evening, they said. The car fell into a 300-metre-deep gorge killing […]

BJP candidate Sudhanshu Trivedi elected unopposed to RS

6:45 pm October 9, 2019

Lucknow: BJP candidate Sudhanshu Trivedi was on Wednesday elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Uttar Pradesh. He has been elected to the Rajya Sabha on the seat which fell vacant following the death of BJP stalwart Arun Jaitley. Trivedi, who had filed his nomination papers on Friday, was declared elected unopposed on Wednesday, the […]

Couple found dead at home in Rajasthan’s Dholpur

6:35 pm October 9, 2019

Jaipur: A couple was found dead at their house under mysterious circumstances in Rajasthan’s Dholpur district, police said on Wednesday. The incident took place in Kolua village under Kanchanpur police station area on Tuesday night, Assistant Sub-Inspector Bal Kishan said. He said it appears that the couple committed suicide, as the man was found hanging […]

Team co-led by Indian scientists solve 100-year-old mystery of how malaria affects brain

11 doctors test positive for dengue in Aurangabad

6:31 pm October 9, 2019

Aurangabad: Eleven doctors of the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) here have tested positive for dengue, officials said on Wednesday. From September this year, dengue has so far claimed the lives of at least seven persons in the city, they said. “The number of dengue-infected people is rising in Aurangabad. Now, 11 doctors and […]