Day: November 16, 2019

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Arunachal CM welcomes Centre’s initiative to solve Naga problem

7:03 pm November 16, 2019

Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday welcomed the Centre’s initiative to solve the decades-old Naga problem and categorically stated that there will be no compromise on the territorial integrity of the state. The Arunachal Pradesh government will make clear its stand on the Naga peace process to the Centre when […]

Delhi records lowest October temperature in 26 years

Smog dissipates as high-velocity winds bring relief

7:01 pm November 16, 2019

New Delhi: Strong winds on Saturday abated the smog lingering over Delhi-NCR for the last four days, resulting in a decline in pollution levels. The air quality index of the national capital read 357 at 4pm on Saturday, around 100 notches less than Friday’s AQI. The suburbs of Ghaziabad (347), Greater Noida (309), Gurgaon (360), […]

WB assembly adjourned for two days as bills slated to be placed yet to get governor's nod

Nobody should cross the ‘lakhsman rekha’ : Dhankhar

6:59 pm November 16, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar fired yet another salvo at the West Bengal government on Saturday saying that nobody should cross the ‘Lakhsman rekha’. The governor and the Mamata Banerjee government have been involved in a war of words. “As the governor of the state it is required that I adhere to the mechanism […]

Arunachal convenes cabinet meet on Monday to discuss CAB

6:57 pm November 16, 2019

Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh): Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Saturday said the state government has convened a cabinet meeting on November 18 to discuss the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which is likely to be tabled in the Winter Session of Parliament. Khandu, participating in the National Press Day celebrations here, said the special cabinet […]

Govt will emphasize on public participation to reduce air pollution in Delhi: Gopal Rai

Air quality ‘very poor’ in Punjab, Haryana

6:50 pm November 16, 2019

Chandigarh: The pollution level continued to remain a cause of concern in Haryana and Punjab on Saturday, with several districts reporting air quality indices in the ‘very poor’ and ‘poor’ categories. Gurgaon and Faridabad in Haryana were the worst-affected cities, reporting air quality index (AQI) at 372 and 369 respectively, according to the Central Pollution […]