Cities

Struggling to pay a debt, all six members of a family died by suicide after consuming poison in New Area of Nawada district in Bihar, the police said on Thursday. As per the police, the family of Kedar Lal Gupta was continuously harassed by a lender who gave them some money. It was immediately not […]

Pointing out the ill effects of pollution on the health of school children, India’s top child rights body on Wednesday issued a notice to the Delhi government over its “failure” to curb pollution and recommended the closure of schools till the situation improves. The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) accused the Arvind […]

A policeman and three others were feared dead after back-to-back landslides hit a mega power project site in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir Saturday evening. A police sub-inspector and a few other people were rescued in injured condition following the incident at the Drabshalla-Ratle hydroelectric project. The body of one person has been recovered while three […]

A delegation of BJP’s Delhi unit met officials of the air quality management body even as it stepped up its attack on the AAP government over the rising winter pollution in the national capital. The air pollution levels slipped into the “severe” category from “very poor” on Saturday evening, as per official data. Led by Delhi BJP […]

MP's Nanaji Deshmukh Veterinary Science University has decided to reserve 17 seats in the undergraduate courses at various colleges for the children of displaced Hindu families from Kashmir, including children of Kashmiri Pandits.