Day: October 27, 2020

Environmental norms adhered during idol immersion: KMC

9:28 pm October 27, 2020

Kolkata: Adhering to environmental guidelines of the pollution board to check river water contamination, around 500 Durga idols were immersed in the Hooghly in the city on Tuesday, a senior official of Kolkata Municipal Corporation said. While 2,000 idols were immersed on Bijoya Dashami on Monday, the number was far less today, member Board of […]

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

1 dead,many injured in firing,violence during Durga idol immersion;Tejashwi,Chirag attack Nitish

9:19 pm October 27, 2020

Munger (Bihar): One person was killed and over two dozen people, including security personnel, were injured in firing and stone-pelting during goddess Durga idol immersion here, police said Tuesday, a day before the first phase of polling in the district and some other parts of the state. The police said the incident happened late Monday […]

Delhi govt to provide govt job to brother of IB employee who lost his life during riots

Delhi riots: Court grants bail to man in 4 cases

9:12 pm October 27, 2020

New Delhi: A court here has granted bail to a man in four separate cases related to February’s communal violence in northeast Delhi, saying there were no independent witnesses, CCTV footage or video-recording to show his involvement in rioting and chanting slogans against a community. Additional Sessions Judge Vinod Yadav granted the relief to Neeraj […]

Penalties worth Rs 10.82 lakh on polluters in Noida

9:06 pm October 27, 2020

Noida (UP): The Noida Authority on Tuesday said it has slapped penalties worth Rs 10.82 lakh on entities that were found violating guidelines to combat air pollution here. The action included a major penalty worth Rs 5 lakh each on two entities that had kept construction material uncovered in violation of guidelines of the National […]

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Kerala first state to fix floor price for vegetables: CM

9:03 pm October 27, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala on Tuesday became the first state to fix the floor price for vegetables, which would be 20 per cent above the production cost, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said here on Tuesday. The scheme would come into effect from November 1, he said. Launching the scheme online, he said this was the first time […]