Day: May 28, 2020

RIL donates Rs 1.01 crore to Lord Balaji shrine on New Year eve

We will not try to sell immovable assets, says TTD Board

11:18 pm May 28, 2020

Tirupati: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) that governs Lord Venkateswara’s shrine has decided it would hereafter not try to sell its immovable assets, including the properties donated by devotees, a top functionary of TTD said. The decision was taken by the TTD Board at Tirumala, where the shrine is located, after a five-hour-long first- ever […]

Delhi's peak power demand scales new high of 7,323 MW

Power supply disrupted in parts of Madhya Pradesh

11:12 pm May 28, 2020

New Delhi/Jabalpur: Power supply has been disrupted in parts of Madhya Pradesh due to snapping of electricity transmission lines after a storm, officials said on Thursday. “Power supply is cut in some parts of Madhya Pradesh after a storm hit electricity transmission lines near Sasan and Vindhyachal,” a Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) official told […]

Locust control operations carried out in over 4 lakh hectare so far in 10 states

Locust attack alert issued for Himachal Pradesh

11:10 pm May 28, 2020

Shimla: A locust swarm attack alert has been issued for Himachal Pradesh, an official spokesperson said. The high alert has been issued for four districts of Kangra, Una, Bilaspur and Solan of the total twelve districts of the state, he added. The state Agriculture Director R K Koundal stated that a massive swarm of desert […]

No more demand for Shramik Special trains, says Railways

Migrants gather at Jokatte as train to Bengal cancelled

11:02 pm May 28, 2020

Mangaluru: Hundreds of migrant workers from West Bengal on Thursday gathered at Jokatte industrial area outside the city after getting information that a Shramik special train was scheduled to leave Mangaluru junction railway station for their home state. The migrants, who later heard from authorities that the train has been cancelled, created a scene at […]

SAD seeks independent probe into ‘seed scam’

10:59 pm May 28, 2020

Chandigarh: Alleging a scam in the supply of paddy seeds to farmers, the Shiromani Akali Dal on Thursday demanded an independent probe while terming the reported vigilance investigation as a cover-up exercise’. The party submitted memorandums to deputy commissioners across Punjab in this regard. In the memorandum, SAD leaders demanded that all those responsible for […]