Uttarakhand

3 kept in isolation ward in Delhi-NCR for possible coronavirus exposure

7:59 pm January 28, 2020

New Delhi: Three Delhi-NCR residents with a travel history to China have been kept under observation in an isolation ward at RML Hospital for possible exposure to the deadly novel coronavirus, officials said. The three — all men aged between 24 and 48 — were admitted on Monday and their samples have been sent for […]

Fresh snowfall in Uttarakhand

3:52 pm January 28, 2020

Dehradun: The higher reaches of Uttarakhand received fresh snowfall while lower areas were lashed by rain on Tuesday. The skiing slopes of Auli, the Himalayan shrines of Badrinath and Hemkund Sahib, Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary spread over Chamoli and Rudraprayag districts were covered by thick white sheets of snow. The […]

COVID-19 testing begins at SAIL's Rourkela plant in Odisha: Pradhan

India to see Rs 4 lakh cr investment in gas infrastructure: Pradhan

7:49 pm January 23, 2020

New Delhi: India will see an investment of over Rs 4 lakh crore in development of gas supply and distribution infrastructure in the next five years as it chases the target of more than doubling the share of the environment-friendly fuel in its energy basket to 15 per cent by 2030, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan […]

Kayaking, canoeing training facilities added to Khelo India Centre in Srinagar

Maharashtra continues to rule in Khelo India Youth Games

10:48 pm January 16, 2020

Guwahati: Defending champions Maharashtra continued to rule the Khelo India Youth Games, adding five more gold to their tally on the back of a strong show by their weightlifters, here on Thursday. Second-placed Haryana kept snapping at Maharashtra’s heels, picking up five gold, including two at the shooting range. Maharashtra have a clear lead in […]

10,349 farmers committed suicide in 2018: NCRB

7:51 pm January 9, 2020

New Delhi: At least 10,349 people working in the farm sector ended their lives in 2018, accounting for 7.7 per cent of the total number of suicides in the country which was 1,34,516, according to the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). The 2018 figure is less in comparison to 2016 when 11,379 farmers committed suicide, […]