New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The installed capacity of the Delhi Jal Board has been augmented 12 per cent in the last 10 years, according to Delhi’s Economic Survey 2018-19 report, tabled in the Assembly, here on Saturday. The capacity has been increased to 906 million gallons per day MGD[Read More…]
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All Delhi schools have toilets, power: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) All the schools in the national capital have toilets for boys and girls, electricity connection and drinking water facilities, according to the Economic Survey Report of 2018-19, tabled in the Assembly, here on Saturday. The survey, tabled by Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia, said[Read More…]
I helped them play, and they played: Pandit on Vidarbha team
By Abhishek Upadhyay New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Vidarbha Ranji team may not be a chimera for other squads, but these days it is a griffin. There was a time when it was almost isolated and abandoned in the domestic cricket. But in the last two years the team has[Read More…]
Delhi’s economy grows 8.61% in 2018-19: Economic Survey
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) The economy of Delhi is estimated to have grown at 8.61 per cent in 2018-19, according to the Economic Survey Report tabled in the Assembly, here on Saturday. “The advance estimate of the gross state domestic product (GSDP) of Delhi at current prices during 2018-19[Read More…]
Naga students demand political solution, hold rally (Lead)
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) Scores of students belonging to the Naga Students Union Delhi (NSUD) held a protest rally here on Saturday demanding “immediate” political solution to the two-decade-old Naga peace talks. They demanded a logical conclusion, which was “honourable” and “acceptable” to the Naga people. They held a[Read More…]
Bookie killed in Gurugram for refusing to pay protection money
Gurugram, Feb 23 (IANS) A prominent bookie was shot dead in his car, allegedly by members of the Kaushal gang, on Friday here, police said. In an audio recording that went viral soon after the murder, gangster Kaushal is heard making a demand of Rs 50 lakh as protection money[Read More…]
In a first, India to attend OIC meeting (Lead)
New Delhi, Feb 23 (IANS) In a significant development, India has been invited to attend a meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) for the first time, with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj scheduled to address its council of ministers meet in UAE next month as the “guest of[Read More…]
Assam hooch tragedy toll at 98; CM announces Rs 2 lakh for kin of deceased (2nd Lead
Guwahati, Feb 23 (IANS) The death toll in the Assam hooch tragedy has risen to 98, the state government said here on Saturday. Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said this in a WhatsApp message after visitingthe Golaghat Civil Hospital and Jorhat Medical College and Hospital (JMCH). Of the 272[Read More…]
Mob torches former minister’s vehicle in Baramulla district
Srinagar, Feb 23 (IANS) Angry youths on Saturday torched the vehicle belonging to a former minister in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district. Police said former minister and Peoples Conference (PC) leader, Abdul Gani Vakil’s vehicle was attacked by a mob when it passed through a village where the funeral of[Read More…]
Women pilots fly high at Aero India
Bengaluru, Feb 23 (IANS) Women pilots flew high in the skies above the Yelahanka air base, as part of ‘Women’s Day’ celebrated here on Saturday at the ongoing Aero India air show. All-women crews flew the advanced jet trainer Hawk-i, single-engine turbine-driven chopper Chetak, Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH Dhruv) as[Read More…]
