Day: October 14, 2020

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Delhi pollution body bans use of diesel generators till further orders

4:44 pm October 14, 2020

New Delhi: The Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) on Wednesday issued directions banning the use of diesel generators in the national capital from Thursday under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP). GRAP is a set of anti-pollution measures that come into force in Delhi and its vicinity towns according to the severity of the situation. […]

Woman, her one-year-old son die on UP in road accident

12:27 pm October 14, 2020

Mahoba (UP): A woman and her one-year-old son died here after being run over by a truck, police said on Wednesday. They said the accident took place in Kabrai area of the district on Tuesday, when Nisha (30) and her son were standing by the road and the two were run over by the truck. […]

Heavy rains kill 12 in Telangana

12:23 pm October 14, 2020

Hyderabad: Twelve people have died in Telangana in rain related incidents, following incessant rainfall that lashed different parts of the state, leading to waterlogging on roads and inundation of some low-lying areas. Ten people, including a toddler died in two wall collapse incidents in Chandrayangutta police station limits. In another incident, a 40-year-old woman and […]

Kerala Congress (M) faction decides to walk out of UDF

12:17 pm October 14, 2020

Kottayam (Ker): The Kerala Congress (M) faction headed by Jose K Mani on Wednesday announced its decision to severe its decades old ties with the Congress-led UDF and work alongside ruling CPI(M)-led LDF in the state. Party leader Jose K Mani also said he would quit his Rajya Sabha membership, won with the support of […]

Maha: Fire at sweet shop in Thane; no casualty

12:12 pm October 14, 2020

Thane: A fire broke out in a sweet shop in Maharashtra‘s Thane district in the wee hours of Wednesday, an official said. There was no report of any casualty, he said. The blaze erupted in the shop located in Diva area around 2.30 am, Thane’s regional disaster management cell chief Santosh Kadam said. As a […]

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