Day: December 1, 2020

Yaas: NDRF deputes highest-ever number of teams for Odisha, Bengal; over 10L evacuated

Cyclone ‘Burevi’ to hit TN on Dec 4

10:40 pm December 1, 2020

New Delhi: Cyclone Burevi is very likely to hit Tamil Nadu on December 4, the Cyclone Warning Division of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. This is the second cyclone that is predicted to hit the state in a week. Last week, a very severe cyclonic storm, Nivar, had battered the southern state. […]

Delhi’s air quality remains ‘very poor’

10:31 pm December 1, 2020

New Delhi: Delhi’s air quality remained very poor on Tuesday and is predicted to turn “severe” this week due to unfavorable meteorological conditions. The city’s 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) was 367. It was 318 on Monday and 268 on Sunday, according to the India Meteorological Department. An AQI between zero and 50 is […]

Some respite from cold in parts of North India

10:28 pm December 1, 2020

New Delhi: Parts of North India experienced a little respite from cold as mercury rose by a few notches in some states, with the IMD on Tuesday forecasting dry weather for Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh till at least November 6. Delhi’s air quality remained “very poor” on Tuesday and is predicted to turn […]

Yogi Adityanath on 2-day visit to Mumbai

10:23 pm December 1, 2020

Mumbai: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to arrive in the financial capital late on Tuesday for a two-day visit during which he will be meeting industrialists as well as Bollywood personalities. The chief minister is also expected to attend a listing ceremony for municipal bonds issued by the Lucknow civic body at […]

Farmers’ protests: Unions reject Govt offer to set up committee; talks remain inconclusive

10:13 pm December 1, 2020

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday offered to set up a committee to look into issues raised by farmers protesting against new farm laws, but it was rejected by representatives of 35 agitating organisations during their marathon meeting with three union ministers that ended without any resolution. The meeting remained inconclusive and the government has […]