Day: December 18, 2019

Delhi govt raises circle rates of agricultural land

2:58 pm December 18, 2019

New Delhi: The Delhi government on Wednesday decided to raise the circle rates of agricultural land in national capital and it will now range between Rs 2.25 crore to Rs 5 crore per acre. Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who chaired the cabinet meeting, said the circle rate has been raised from Rs 53 lakhs per […]

UP seeks ban on PFI for anti-CAA violence

Din in Maha Assembly; Speaker expunges remarks on CAA

2:54 pm December 18, 2019

Mumbai: The Maharashtra Assembly witnessed din on Wednesday when the opposition BJP objected to a Congress leader’s comments that the amended Citizenship Act should not be implemented in the state. Later, Speaker Nana Patole expunged all remarks related to the new citizenship law being ‘unconstitutional’. After the House assembled for the day, senior Congress leader […]

No displacement for bauxite mining at Pottangi: NALCO

2:41 pm December 18, 2019

Bhubaneswar: There will be no displacement during mining activity in Pottangi bauxite mine and NALCO will adopt modern technology besides sustainable practices for effective environment management, the company has said. A public hearing for environment clearance for Pottangi bauxite mines allotted to NALCO in Koraput district was held on Tuesday with villagers expressing support to […]

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

BJP hits out at MVA govt over attack on Nagpur mayor

2:36 pm December 18, 2019

Nagpur: BJP leader Sudhir Mungantiwar on Wednesday expressed concern over the attack on Nagpur Mayor Sandip Joshi and said this indicated the Uddhav Thackeray-led government’s failure to maintain law and order in the state. Joshi had a narrow escape when two motorcycle-borne persons fired at his car on Wardha Road here around 11.59 pm on […]

Will Trump's mishandling of records leave a hole in history?

Trump writes to Pelosi, says stop impeachment

2:33 pm December 18, 2019

Washington: US President Donald Trump in a scathing letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought to halt impeachment proceedings against him by the lower chamber of the Congress, which is all set to start the process with a debate on Wednesday. “This impeachment represents an unprecedented and unconstitutional abuse of power by Democrat lawmakers, unequaled […]