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A cold wave swept through Delhi on Wednesday morning as the minimum temperature dropped to 3.6 degrees Celsius, the lowest this winter, the Met office said. “The minimum temperature was recorded at 3.6 degree Celsius, four notches below the season’s average. It is the lowest temperature recorded so far this year,” it said. Delhi has been reeling under a cold ...

Pollution in Delhi remained in the ‘severe’ level for the third consecutive day as wind speed and other meteorological factors remained “highly unfavourable” for dispersion of pollutants on Monday, according to authorities. People have been advised by the authorities to minimise outdoor activities and avoid use of private vehicles. While the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed the overall ...

After completion of six months of Governor’s rule in Jammu and Kashmir Wednesday, the state will come under President’s rule from midnight paving the way for the union cabinet to take all policy decisions related to the militancy-hit state. President Ram Nath Kovind signed the proclamation for imposition of central rule in the state, which plunged into a political crisis ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Politics was earlier seen as a dirty game , but the situation has changed after the BJP was voted to power at the Centre in 2014, Union Minister Mahesh Sharma said Wednesday. The minister of state for environment, forest and climate change (Independent Charge) made the remark during the inauguration of a three-day International Conference on Entrepreneurship, ...

Buoyed by the success of many tourism initiatives under Prime Minister’s Development Package-2015, the Government of J&K has taken yet another leap by proposing to open up more tourists/trekking routes in the region of Ladakh with the aim of recapturing the glory, rich culture and beauty of the region. With the objective of giving fillip to the tourism sector and ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union has accused the varsity of dropping the subscription of important journals over paucity of funds. Making the announcement at a press conference, the students body shared documents of the Library Advisory Committee meeting held last month. Prior to holding the presser, the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union (JNUSU) said it had ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat said that his first responsibility is to enforce rule of law and save the state from mafia. He said that during the past 20 month of his government, no complaint regarding corruption in transfers and postings have come to light.  He expressed these views during “ Aaj Tak Agenda Live “ programme held ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Forty-eight officers, including four women, were Sunday commissioned into the country’s largest paramilitary force CRPF after a passing-out parade reviewed by Vice President Venkaiah Naidu here. Naidu told the 50th batch of the Directly Appointed Gazetted Officers (DAGOs), to be appointed as Assistant Commandants in the paramilitary, to lead by example and be concerned about the issues ...

A 24-year-old man was allegedly shot dead by three bike-borne assailants while he was walking near his house in northeast Delhi’s Nandnagri area, police said Sunday. Police said the accused and the victim had a fight three days ago over some petty issue following which they decided to take revenge. The incident took place Saturday, police said, adding that the ...

Three militants and a soldier were killed in an encounter between the ultras and security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday, the Army said. The security forces launched a cordon and search operation in Sirnoo village in Pulwama district of south Kashmir on Saturday morning after receiving specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in ...