Day: November 19, 2019

Pb: Four days after death, Dalit man cremated in Sangrur

9:14 pm November 19, 2019

Sangrur (Pb): The mortal remains of a Dalit man, who was forced to drink urine and died after being mercilessly thrashed, were consigned to flames four days after his death on Tuesday at his native village of Changaliwala in Punjab’s Sangrur district. Earlier in the day, the post-mortem of 37-year-old Jagmel Singh was conducted at […]

Odisha is a model state: Kamal Haasan

9:03 pm November 19, 2019

Bhubaneswar: Hailing Odisha as a “model state” with many ideas, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Tuesday said he is seeking knowledge and experience from the state to be replicated in Tamil Nadu. The founder president of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) party said this after being honoured with an Honorary Doctorate by a private university of technology […]

TMC member speaks on pollution wearing mask in Lok Sabha

9:00 pm November 19, 2019

New Delhi: Seeking to emphasise the seriousness of air pollution, Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) participated in a discussion in the Lok Sabha on air pollution and climate change wearing a mask on Tuesday. She demanded that the government should also launch a “Swachh Hawa Mission” (clean air mission) on the lines […]

CBI books customs official for bribery in Chennai

8:56 pm November 19, 2019

New Delhi: The CBI has registered a case against a customs official for allegedly accepting a bribe to give clearance to imported goods at the Chennai Port, an official said on Tuesday. The customs official — Munusamy — works as an appraiser for the Customs Department and allegedly accepted a bribe of Rs 40,000 in […]

Rising pollution, surge in COVID-19 cases: Hospital beds in Delhi begin to fill up fast

Delhi BJP MPs blame Kejriwal for not taking steps to curb pollution

8:54 pm November 19, 2019

New Delhi: BJP members from Delhi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Lok Sabha over pollution in the city, saying he has not done anything to curb air pollution and is instead blaming farmers of neighbouring states for it. Participating in a discussion on “Air pollution and climate change”, […]