Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Heat wave forces schools to extend summer holidays in West Bengal

Heat wave forces schools to extend summer holidays in West Bengal

Heat wave forces schools to extend summer holidays in West Bengal

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:10 PM PDT

After reports of over 30 deaths, apparently due to intense heat wave in southern West Bengal, the state administration has started taking precautionary measures. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has ask...

Planning Commission spends Rs 35 lakh to renovate two toilets in Delhi

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 09:03 PM PDT

Planning Commission, which is mired in a controversy over what constitutes the poverty line, has spent a whopping Rs 35 lakh for renovation of two toilets in New Delhi, an RTI reply has revealed.

Five people arrested for robbery in Delhi

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:51 PM PDT

Five people, including two domestic servants, were arrested on charges of robbery and Rs.6.54 lakh in cash and some jewellery recovered from them, police said Tuesday.

Two-day-old girl child found abandoned at bus stand

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:50 PM PDT

Police in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh town are looking for parents of an infant girl who was found abandoned at a bus stand on Monday evening barely two days after her birth, officials said on Tuesday.

Heat wave kills 30 in West Bengal

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 11:29 AM PDT

After reports of over 30 deaths, apparently due to an intense heat wave in southern West Bengal, the state administration has started taking precautionary measures. "We have received reports of 16 unn...

Sanjay Gandhi Zoological Park declared plastic free zone

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 10:23 AM PDT

The state government declared the Sanjay Gandhi Zoological Park as polythene and plastic free zone on the occasion of Environment Day.Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said that there would be a...

Summer far from over for Chennai

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 10:13 AM PDT

The summer may be far from over for Chennai and its surroundings as the mercury continues to hover over the 40 degree Celsius mark.The city recorded 42.2 degree Celsius on Tuesday.

Girls top Uttar Pradesh Class 12 board exams

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 08:46 AM PDT

Two girls from the same college jointly topped the Class 12 exams of the Uttar Pradesh Intermediate Board, results of which were announced on Tuesday. Girls outperformed the boys by a margin of over 1...

Floods hit Assam, over 15,000 affected

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 08:21 AM PDT

Over 15,000 people across Assam were affected by floods triggered by incessant rains in the last two days, officials said on Tuesday. Water levels of major rivers, including Brahmaputra and Barak, are...

Two arrested after child drowns in Mumbai pool

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:23 AM PDT

After the supervisor and trainer of the facility were arrested on charges of causing death by negligence, police say they are scrupulously probing all allegations made by parents of the 7-year-old dec...

16-year-old drowns in school swimming pool

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 07:10 AM PDT

A schoolgirl from Mumbai's suburb Thane drowned in a swimming pool after she was reportedly stuck in a suction drain. The incident occurred in the swimming pool of the prestigious Cathedral Vidya Scho...

Delhi showers bring relief from searing heat

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 06:32 AM PDT

After a hot a uncomfortable day, Delhiites got some relief today as evening showers brought down the temperature. And there is more good news as the weatherman has forecast rains for tomorrow too.

Giant hairy spiders spark panic in Assam

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:14 AM PDT

Officials say that colonies of giant biting spiders have attacked the villagers and sparked panic in Assam. But they say that the locals' attempts to treat the painful swelling caused by the bites ma...

Students arrested for leaking Mumbai University exam papers

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 04:02 AM PDT

Six people including students have been arrested by the crime branch of the Mumbai police for interrogation in connection with the leak of questions from two engineering exams last month.

Light rains bring respite to Delhi

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 03:51 AM PDT

Light showers in the national capital brought down the temperature considerably, bringing relief to the residents who have been reeling under intense heat for the past few days.

World Environment Day: Tamil Nadu to act against plastic waste soon

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 03:12 AM PDT

In a bid to create a clean environment in the state, the Tamil Nadu government would soon take steps to clean up plastic waste strewn in public places and tourist hubs.

Man writes complaint on kurta against civic body

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 02:40 AM PDT

For the past two years, 65-year-old Vyankat Genba Gaikwad has been coming to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) office on Lokshahi Din (Democracy Day), an open hearing of grievances, with a written ...

Smugglers abandon baggage at customs screening counters

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 02:28 AM PDT

Being tipped off about the tight security at the luggage checking counters in the green channel of the international airport, the criminals are leaving behind their consignments unclaimed after remo...

Man arrested in Bangalore for posing as administrative officer

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:55 AM PDT

A man who allegedly cheated people with the promise of jobs by posing as Karnataka Administrative Service and Bangalore Development Authority has been arrested in Bangalore, police said.

Delhi gears up to watch century's last Venus transit

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:32 AM PDT

Sky gazers in Delhi are all set to witness a rare celestial event on Wednesday with Venus - the second planet from the Sun and the Earth's neighbour - crossing the Sun's face in what will be a once-in...

Most expensive Mumbai skywalk to cost Rs 50 cr

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 01:07 AM PDT

Mumbai is set to get the most expensive skywalk, worth Rs 50 crore, at Grant Road. The structure, touted by the MSRDC as 'unique in the country,' is all set to represent the latest innovations in arch...

Monsoon rains cover Nicobar, expected to reach Kerala by June 1

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:48 AM PDT

Monsoon has hit parts of Andaman and Nicobar islands and is expected to reach Kerala by June one and Delhi by June 29.

World Environment Day: Is there any hope for the Yamuna river?

Posted: 05 Jun 2012 12:01 AM PDT

The present state of the Yamuna river from Delhi to Agra, a distance of roughly 250 km, is alarming. Described now as a huge sewage canal, Yamuna water is unfit for human consumption. It cannot even s...

Nawanshahr drug seizure: Delhi techie among three held

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 11:02 PM PDT

Three women, including an IT professional from Delhi, were on Monday arrested in connection with the recent seizure of drugs, used in rave parties, from the Nawanshahr district.
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