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No respite for north as cold wave tightens grip

Cold weather conditions persisted in most parts of North India on Wednesday, with minimum temperatures plunging in most places in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), especially the Kashmir Valley, leading to the freezing of several water bodies and water supply lines in many areas, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

3 Dead as Crane Collapses at Guj Construction Site

Three people were killed on Wednesday after a crane fell on them at a jetty construction site at the Okha port in Devbhumi Dwarka district of Gujarat on Wednesday, police said.

No Casualties Were Reported in Either Case, a Senior Police Officer Said

No Casualties Were Reported in Either Case, a Senior Police Officer Said

Doctors Being Trained In Tackling Health Issues Due To Excessive Microplastic Use

The Union government has started training clinical researchers and other experts in identifying and managing health conditions arising out of excessive use of microplastics.

Shah Unveils 10k Agri Cooperative Societies

Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Wednesday inaugurated 10,000 newly established multipurpose primary agricultural and dairy cooperative societies or PACS, in a bid to ease farmers' access to markets, part of the government's plan to create 200,000 such rural enterprises.

RLYS Conducts Trial Run on Cable-Stayed Rail Bridge in J&K

The Railways successfully conducted a trial run of a tower wagon on India's first cable-stayed rail bridge, the Anji Khad Bridge, in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, paving the way for the start of rail services to Kashmir in January next year.

Political slugfest as Ken-Betwa project takes off after decades

PM Modi laid the foundation stone of the project, which envisages to channel excess water from the Ken river into the Betwa

Shah Unveils 10k Agri Cooperative Societies

Union home and cooperation minister Amit Shah on Wednesday inaugurated 10,000 newly established multipurpose primary agricultural and dairy cooperative societies or PACS, in a bid to ease farmers' access to markets, part of the government's plan to create 200,000 such rural enterprises.

Sexual assault in Anna varsity sparks outrage

A 19-year-old student was allegedly sexually assaulted on the campus of Anna University in Chennai, police officers familiar with the matter said, adding that one man was arrested over the incident, which triggered widespread outrage and fanned a political tussle in Tamil Nadu.

Can't dismiss speeches inciting youth for anti-national acts: HC

Petitioner has been accused of operating a madrasa in UP, which he allegedly used to radicalise the students

Guiding force who took country to new heights

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation on Wednesday in paying tributes to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his 100th birth anniversary, with the PM remembering the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stalwart as the one who \"dedicated his life to building a strong, prosperous, and self-reliant India\".

16-Year-Old Raped and Murdered in Raj, Accused Detained: Police

One person has been arrested and another detained for allegedly raping and killing a 16-year-old girl in Barmer, police said on Wednesday.

A citizen in Chawri Bazar

Conversations with an elderly labourer

4 Held for Fake Visa Racket

Four men were arrested over the past week for operating a syndicate that cheated people by issuing fake visa stickers and residence cards, the Delhi Police said on Wednesday.

Punjabi Bagh flyover set to open Friday

Chief minister Atishi is likely to inaugurate on Friday the six-lane Club Road flyover in Punjabi Bagh, officials from Public Works Department (PWD) said.

26-Year-Old Sets Self Ablaze Near Rail Bhavan, Suffers 95% Burns

A 26-year-old man allegedly set himself afire near the Parliament building, at Rail Bhavan roundabout, at 3:30 pm on Wednesday and suffered 95% burns, police said.

4-Year-Old Girl Kidnapped on Dec 1 Rescued, 2 Women Arrested

The Delhi Police on Wednesday said they reunited a four-year-old girl with her family 23 days after she was kidnapped from outside a government school in Rajouri Garden and arrested two women in connection with the incident.

'Honeytrap' Gang Busted, 3 Held For Extorting Delhi Doctor

Police on Wednesday said they arrested three members of a \"honeytrap\" gang whose women members targeted male victims, and men, impersonating police officers, \"raided\" the locations to extort money from the victims by threatening to implicate them in rape cases.

CM Inaugurates Flyover Linking Apsara Border to Anand Vihar

Chief minister Atishi on Wednesday inaugurated the 2.2km-long six-lane flyover that connects Anand Vihar to the Apsara Border in east Delhi.

Student accuses Ramjas teacher of sexual assault

A student at Delhi University's Ramjas College has accused a faculty member of sexual harassment and filed a formal complaint with the college's Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) earlier this week.

2 Former Govt Officials Guilty in '07 Land Fraud

A 23-year-old man was killed after a speeding car allegedly hit the motorcycle he was riding pillion on, causing him to fall from Noida's Elevated Road onto the road below, police said on Wednesday. A Delhi court has convicted two former government officials and three accomplices in a 2007 racket involving the fraudulent allotment of 26 plots meant for slum dwellers by using forged documents.

Alert on for more rain, dense fog; air quality improves

A dense fog enveloped large swathes of the Capital on Wednesday morning, with visibility dipping to below 100 metres at multiple observatories, even as the temperatures remained above normal for a third consecutive day.

'Misleading People': BJP Hits Out at AAP Over Schemes

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday backed the claims by two departments of the Delhi government that the Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) newly floated welfare schemes are \"non-existent\" and may misuse personal data, even as it slammed the Arvind Kejriwal-led party for \"misleading the public\".

AAP Alleges 'Cash Distribution' by Ex-MP Verma; Baseless, Says BJP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday accused Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) former West Delhi MP Parvesh Verma of \"openly distributing cash\" to voters in the New Delhi assembly segment from his residence at 20, Windsor Place, Lutyens Delhi.

AAP Councillor Joins BJP Ahead Of Elections

AAP councillor from Ghadoli ward, advocate Priyanka Gautam on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the presence of Union minister of state Harsh Malhotra.

‘MISLEADING PEOPLE’: BJP HITS OUT AT AAP OVER SCHEMES

Two departments of the Delhi government on Wednesday issued public notices warning against the registration drives currently underway for two schemes promising allowances for women and free health care for seniors - highlighting the bizarre internal discord within the administration even as the ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has made the schemes central to its campaign for the upcoming assembly elections.

Plan in motion to arrest Atishi, claims Kejriwal

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of \"conspiring\" to arrest Delhi chief minister Atishi \"in the next few days in a false case related to transport department\" and said it would be used as a cover for central agencies to raid senior AAP leaders.

No PMLA offence without proceeds of crime: Delhi court

THE COURT HELD THAT PROCEEDS OF CRIME MUST ALREADY EXIST FOR MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGES TO APPLY

Cong releases a 'White Paper'; LS alliance with AAP a mistake: Maken

THE BOOKLET OUTLINED EIGHT KEY ALLEGATIONS, INCLUDING CORRUPTION AND WOMEN'S SAFETY

2 Decades On, Survivors Still Counting Cost Of The Great Wave

Anjamma was sorting fish on the beach somewhere on the Tharangambadi coast when she saw a giant wave rise.