DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Union government is developing a Common Alert Protocol (CAP) system to warn people about impending thunderstorm and lightning strikes, which account for the second highest number of natural disaster deaths in India, a top official has said. K J Ramesh, the director general of meteorology, India Meteorological Department (IMD), said predicting thunderstorm and lightning might be ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU A thick blanket of fog covered the National Capital Territory this morning. All departures from Delhi Airport were on hold from 5:30 am to 7 am today and most of the arrivals were also hit due to poor visibility and bad weather. Train services have also been affected with 10 trains to Delhi running late due to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU In the backdrop of heavy firing and shelling by Pakistan troops this month, Northern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh Thursday visited forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district and reviewed the prevailing security situation, a senior Army officer said. Lt Gen Singh, Army Commander, Northern Command, accompanied by White ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Self-styled ‘godman’ Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has been sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a journalist in 2002. The three others who were convicted along with Ram Rahim in the murder last Friday have also been given the life term by a special court in Haryana’s Panchkula through video conference this evening. They are ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh has instructed all the officers to complete the work for the forthcoming Lok Sabha general elections 2019 as per the schedule given by the Election commission of India. He has issued these instruciton while reviewing the preliminary preparations for the general elections 2019 at secretariat on Thursday. Chief Secretary instructed all the ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU State Level Committee meeting of the Sports Maha Kumbh – 2018 was held under the chairmanship of Secretary, Sports and Youth Welfare Dr. Bhupinder Kaur Aulakh at Secretariat on Thursday. Sports Maha Kumbh being organized by the Youth Welfare Department was inaugurated by the Chief Minister  Trivendra Singh Rawat at Maharana Pratap Sports College. It was decided ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Limited (GCMMF), which owns dairy brand Amul, has sent a legal notice to Google India on fraudulent practices it claims to have found being carried out by individuals and organisations using the latter’s platform. The notice was issued to Google India Pvt Ltd on January 10 regarding individuals/organisations using the Google platform ...

Microsoft on Wednesday pledged USD 500 million for loans and grants aimed at ramping up construction of affordable housing in the Puget Sound area of Washington state where the US technology giant has its home. “In recent years, our region hasn’t built enough housing for the people who live here,” Microsoft executives Amy Hood and Brad Smith said in a ...

On January 22 2019, Mussoorie, Chakrata and Dhanolti could receive snowfall. Strong Western disruption will pass through these areas during this period. On Thursday, the western disturbances are once again active in the hill districts of the state. Due to this, in the next 24 hours in Uttarkashi, Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Pithoragarh, there can be snow accompanied by rains. At ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Supreme Court has eased the rules for dance bars in Maharashtra, striking down stringent laws imposed by the state. The top court said dance and liquor can go together. A provision mandating that dance bars in the state should be 1 km away from religious places and educational institutions was cancelled by the court, saying it ...