New Delhi, January 16The Safdarjung Observatory — a Delhi’s primary weather station — recorded a minimum temperature of 1.4 degrees Celsius.A punishing cold wave swept Delhi on Monday morning with the minimum temperature at the Safdarjung observatory, the city’s base station, plunging to 1.4 degrees Celsius, the lowest in the…
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Sikh boy dies after he lost control of his vehicle due to bad weather in Canada
Toronto, January 16 A 17 year-old Indo-Canadian student died after he lost control of his vehicle due to bad weather conditions and crashed into a utility pole, media reports said. Taren Singh Lal was driving home when his Tesla crashed into a utility pole near the intersection of Fraser Highway…
View More Sikh boy dies after he lost control of his vehicle due to bad weather in CanadaRelease arrears of funds under welfare scheme for fishermen now: Centre
Due to the non-release of the third instalment, the fishermen are reluctant to enrol in the current year’s scheme as a token of protest. Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Release arrears of funds under welfare scheme for fishermen now: CentreIcy winds whip northern plains; cold wave to intensify further
At minus 4.7 degrees Celsius, Fatehpur in Sikar district of Rajasthan recorded the lowest minimum temperature over the plains of northwest India Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Icy winds whip northern plains; cold wave to intensify furtherIcy winds lash region, minus 1°C in Faridkot
Karam PrakashNew Delhi, January 15With the minimum temperatures dropping to sub-zero in the northwest region, mainly in Rajasthan and Punjab, ground frost appeared in several parts, posing a threat to wheat and vegetable crops.Agriculture experts have suggested farmers to irrigate the fields to alleviate the potential damage. The Indian Meteorological…
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Kathmandu, January 15 Sixty-eight persons were killed when a Nepalese plane with 72 people onboard, including five Indians, crashed into a river gorge while landing at the newly opened Pokhara airport in Nepal on Sunday in the country’s deadliest plane crash in more than 30 years. Yeti Airlines’ 9N-ANC ATR-72…
View More 68 killed as Nepal plane crashesDefence strong at LAC, ready for any contingency: Army Chief
New Delhi, January 15The Army is maintaining a “strong defence posture” along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), and is ready to deal with any contingency, Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Pande said on Sunday.Operational readinessWe are planning to convert battle contingents into integrated battle groups, which will contribute…
View More Defence strong at LAC, ready for any contingency: Army ChiefAugustus honored by LSU with statue at arena
Former LSU Tigers women’s basketball player Seimone Augustus was honored by a statue that was unveiled outside the program’s arena, the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, on Sunday in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Read More | Source: ESPN…
View More Augustus honored by LSU with statue at arenaFog plays spoilsport in Gangasagar pilgrim management
Even after the timing of the holy dip, thousands of pilgrims kept tricking at the beaches of Sagar on Sunday evening where the river Ganga meets the sea. Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Fog plays spoilsport in Gangasagar pilgrim managementTerror suspects held in Delhi were asked to target right-wing leaders: Delhi Police
They killed a middle-aged Hindu man last year in December only to demonstrate their capabilities to their Pakistan-based handler, police said. Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Terror suspects held in Delhi were asked to target right-wing leaders: Delhi PoliceCalcutta HC directs DM’s to take appropriate action in MGNREGA imbroglio
Wages to workers under MGNREGA have not been paid since December 2021 and the PBKMS, a union of agricultural workers had filed the petition before the High Court on November 28. Read More | Source: The Hindu…
View More Calcutta HC directs DM’s to take appropriate action in MGNREGA imbroglioFour of the five Indians who died in Nepal plane crash were planning to visit Pokhara for paragliding
Kathmandu, January 15 Of the five Indians who were feared dead in the plane crash in Nepal on Sunday, four were planning to participate in paragliding in the popular tourist hub of Pokhara, a local resident said. At least 68 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines passenger plane with…
View More Four of the five Indians who died in Nepal plane crash were planning to visit Pokhara for paraglidingFour of the five Indians who died in plane crash in Nepal were planning to visit Pokhara for paragliding
Kathmandu, January 15Of the five Indians who were feared dead in the plane crash in Nepal on Sunday, four were planning to participate in paragliding in the popular tourist hub of Pokhara, a local resident said.At least 68 people were killed when a Yeti Airlines passenger plane with 72 people…
View More Four of the five Indians who died in plane crash in Nepal were planning to visit Pokhara for paragliding‘I’m going to beat Magnus Carlsen’
Eight-year-old Rheyansh Annapureddy from Point Cook wants to be the world’s number one chess player – by the age of 15. Read More | Source: Sydney Morning Herald…
View More ‘I’m going to beat Magnus Carlsen’‘Be future-ready’, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tells army
Bengaluru, January 15Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked the army to be future-ready at a time when lessons should be learnt from the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Speaking at the 75th Indian Army Day event at the Army Service Corps (ASC) Bengaluru, he called upon the armed forces to enhance their adoption…
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