Day: October 29, 2020

7 killed in cyclone Yaas in Bihar;Nitish orders payment of Rs 4 lakh each compensation to their families

Nitish supports population-proportionate reservation

11:20 pm October 29, 2020

Valmiki Nagar (Bihar): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Thursday backed population-based reservation for castes, but said it can only be implemented after census data is available. Addressing a poll rally here, he also attacked the RJD over its record on law and order, and ridiculed Tejashwi Yadav’s promise of 10 lakh jobs. He repeatedly told […]

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

Nagaland logs 150 more COVID recoveries, 70 fresh cases

11:17 pm October 29, 2020

Kohima: Nagaland on Thursday reported the recovery 150 more COVID-19 patients, taking the total number of cured people to 7,019, while 70 fresh positive cases pushed the tally to 8,894, Health Minister S Pangnyu Phom said. The recovery rate has improved to 78.91 per cent from Wednesdays 77.84 per cent. The states coronavirus death toll […]

UK university strikes air quality research pact with Indian institute

Penalties worth Rs 12.85 lakh on polluters in Noida

11:14 pm October 29, 2020

Noida (UP): The Noida Authority on Thursday said it has slapped penalties worth Rs 12.85 lakh on entities that were found violating anti-air pollution guidelines here. The action included a major penalty worth Rs 10 lakh on an entity found violating guidelines of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) and the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP), […]

Mayawati siding with BJP, alleges SP

11:10 pm October 29, 2020

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Thursday attacked BSP chief Mayawati, accusing her of siding with the BJP and fielding a candidate for the Rajya Sabha polls without seeking support from opposition parties in the state. The statement came hours after Mayawati suspended seven of her MLAs for anti-party activities after they opposed the nomination of […]

Man shot at for resisting robbery bid in Delhi

10:05 pm October 29, 2020

New Delhi: A 22-year-old man was shot at allegedly by three unidentified men on a two-wheeler when he tried to resist them from snatching his mobile phone in north east Delhi’s Dayalpur, police said on Thursday. The victim, identified as Mois, is a resident of Old Mustafabad and works at a barber shop in the […]