Day: February 9, 2020

IMD warns cold wave in 9 Odisha districts, Phulbani coldest at 7.5 degree Celsius

At 1.5 deg Celsius, Adampur coldest in Punjab & Haryana

7:33 pm February 9, 2020

Chandigarh: Punjab and Haryana reeled under intense cold on Sunday, with Adampur recording the coldest place at 1.5 degrees Celsius, six degrees below the normal. The minimum temperature in Halwara settled at 3.1 degrees Celsius, followed by Ludhiana 3.5, Amritsar 4.6 and Bathinda and Faridkot at 4.2 degrees Celsius. Chandigarh recorded a low of 6 […]

Raveena Tandon joins ‘KGF: Chapter 2’

7:29 pm February 9, 2020

Bengaluru: Bollywood actor Raveena Tandon is set to star in the Kannada action drama “KGF: Chapter 2”, the makers announced on Sunday. Directed by Prashanth Neel, the film is a sequel to the 2018 period action movie starring Yash in the lead. Neel took to Twitter to announce Tandon’s coming on board. “The lady who […]

10 bus passengers electrocuted to death in Odisha

5 killed, 30 injured after bus catches fire in Odisha

7:20 pm February 9, 2020

Berhampur (Odisha): Five persons were killed and 30 people injured, some of them seriously, when a bus caught fire after coming in contact with an overhead power transmission line near Golanthara in Odisha’s Ganjam district on Sunday, police said. The Chikarada-bound bus coming from Jangalpadu came in contact with an 11 KV power transmission line, […]

Public can operate home appliances on Sunday night: TNEB

Peak power demand sets record in city this winter

3:36 pm February 9, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi’s peak power demand this winter set a new record, crossing last year’s high of 4472 MW on 25 times as consumption of electricity for heating purposes soared due to prolonged cold spells. During the winter season (November-December-January), Delhi’s peak power demand increased by over 19 percent to set a new record of […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

7 Bangladeshi nationals held in UP’s Jhansi

3:34 pm February 9, 2020

Jhansi (UP): Seven Bangladeshi nationals were arrested here in Babina area of the district as they did not have any valid documents, police said on Sunday. Jhansi Senior Superintendent of Police D Pradeep said, “As many as seven Bangladeshi nationals were arrested during a routine checking in bus stand area of Babina on Friday.” They […]