Drought conditions continue in Marathwada
Aurangabad, Maharashtra, : Drought conditions in eight districts of Maharashtra’s Marathwada continued as the region received average 126 mm rainfall only. The rainfall received in Marathwada region is 49 per cent of expected rainfall and only 16 per cent of annual rainfall. According to Divisional commissioner officials sources, due to sparse rain, 2200 water tankers […]
Fire breaks out at Kyoto’s animation studio, 30 injured
Tokyo, : A fire at an animation studio in Kyoto city on Thursday injured more than 30 people. The fire started at Kyoto Animation’s studio at around 1030 hrs, company officials said. According to local police, there are reports that a man entered the facility, poured what appeared to be gasoline around and set fire […]
Railways have taken up 189 New Line Projects as on April 1: Govt
New Delhi, : Government on Wednesday informed the Lok Sabha that Railways have taken up 189 New Line Projects in the country as on April 1. In a written reply to a question of construction of new Lines and Road Over Bridges (ROBs) during Question Hour, Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said ‘ As on April […]
Soil Health Cards can bring in revolutionary changes in farm scene: Tomar
New Delhi,: The government on Wednesday said there ought to be substantial use of the Soil Health Card by farmers to bring about all round development of agriculture scene in the country. Replying to the debate on Demands for Grants for Ministries of Agriculture and Rural Development, Union Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said use of […]
SC interim verdict, BJP demands Chief minister Kumaraswamy to resign immediately
Bengaluru, : With the Supreme Court’s interim verdict coming in favour of the 15 rebel Congress and the JD(S) MLAs who have resigned to their seats, opposition BJP has demanded chief minister Kumaraswamy to resign from his post immediately. The Opposition BJP leader B S Yeddyurappa, who welcomed the court verdict, said on Wednesday that […]
National Trend catching up: Nagaland could witness defection drama
New Delhi, : The ‘national trend’ of gradual shift towards BJP camp in various states including Goa and Karnataka either by mass defection or otherwise is likely to leave its impact in the far-flung northeast region also. As of now the far flung north east India “understandably got priority” under Prime Minister Narendra Modi and […]
RS members for extending time to review ‘Draft Edn Policy’ by 6 months
New Delhi,: Members of the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday demanded the Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry to extend the stipulated time period by six months to review the ‘Draft Education Policy’. Raising this issue during the Zero hour, D Raja of the the CPI urged the Government to extend time because the draft policy is […]
India & China committed to peace: Rajnath, BJD MP calls for united approach
New Delhi, : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said that not only India-China border, for the entire international border the country should feel assured and safe and asserted that both the countries are respecting the existing agreements to maintain peace and tranquility at the border. “I fail to understand why he (Congress leader Adhir […]
K’taka crisis: Speaker can’t be forced to take decision within time frame
New Delhi, : The Supreme Court on Wednesday said Karnataka Assembly Speaker cannot be forced to take a decision within a time frame with respect to resignations of 15 rebel MLAs. The Apex Court also said that it cannot force the rebel MLAs to participate in the Trust Vote on Thursday. A three-judge bench, headed […]
Rainy morning in Delhi, min temp at 24.2 deg C
New Delhi, : Delhiites on Wednesday woke up to a rainy morning, with minimum temperature being recorded at 24.2 degrees Celsius, three notches below the normal. The rainfall recorded till 0830 hrs was 21.6 mm, the MeT said. However, the relative humidity till 0830 was pegged at 100 per cent. According to the MeT Department, […]