Day: February 28, 2020

Mar-May period likely to be warmer than normal: IMD

3:17 pm February 28, 2020

New Delhi: The months of March, April and May are “likely to be warmer than normal” over northwest, west, central and parts of south India, the India Meteorological Department said on Friday in its summer forecast. Above normal heat wave conditions are also likely in the core heat wave (HW) zone during the season (March-May), […]

Lockdown: Biker drags cop for 50 metre to evade checking

New speed limits for Mumbai flyovers, highways

3:15 pm February 28, 2020

Mumbai: Mumbai traffic police have set new speed limits for vehicles plying on flyovers, bridges and highways in the city, an official said on Friday. The decision was taken in view of the rise in number of vehicles in the city and in a bid to prevent accidents, he said. Under the Motor Vehicles Act, […]

Delhi violence: Toll rises to 39, some signs of normalcy

3:05 pm February 28, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll in Delhi’s communal violence rose to 39 on Friday as clouds of smoke cleared to reveal the extent of the damage from the worst riots in the city in more than three decades and people gingerly stepped out for work and opened shops and other establishments. While civic workers swept […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

EZC meet chaired by Amit Shah underway

3:01 pm February 28, 2020

Bhubaneswar: A meeting of the Eastern Zonal Council (EZC), chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah, is underway here on Friday, with Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren skipping the meet. The 24th EZC meeting is being attended by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and his West Bengal and Bihar counterparts Mamata Banerjee and Nitish Kumar […]

President arrives in Odisha on a 3-day visit

Only 15% R&D workforce are women: Kovind

2:59 pm February 28, 2020

New Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday rued the lower number of women in the area of science and technology, and said they comprise only 15 per cent of the workforce in research and development. Kovind recalled how women scientists played a critical role in the ISRO’s Mars orbiter mission, known as Mangalyaan. “Despite […]