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January 11, 2011 9:38 AM

Cold wave further intensifies in North India

Cold wave has further intensified in North India. Intense cold conditions threw normal life out of gear in Punjab and Haryana where the minimum temperature dipped by four degrees below normal yesterday. Dense fog engulfing the region reduced visibility to just few metres, hampering movement of rail ...

January 10, 2011 9:15 PM

Sale of Republic day Parade tickets begins

The sale of tickets for general public to witness the Republic day Parade and Beating Retreat Ceremony has begun today. The tickets priced between 10 and 300 rupees can be bought from various sale counters set up across the city. They include ITDC Travel counter, DTDC Counters, Food and Craft bazaar...

January 10, 2011 9:12 PM

India, Bangladesh set to sign pact on river water sharing

India and Bangladesh today said that they have reached an understanding towards a framework for an agreement to facilitate a water sharing arrangement during the dry season water flows of Teesta and Feni Rivers. In a joint press release issued at the end of the Water Resources Secretary level meetin...

January 10, 2011 9:06 PM

Entire north India shivers under intense cold wave conditions

Intense cold wave continued to sweep North India with 25 people have died in Gorakhpur and Basti divisions of Uttar Pradesh alone. In UP the death toll continues to rise due to intense cold wave across the state. AIR Gorakhpur correspondent reports that 25 people have died in Gorakhpur and Basti div...

January 10, 2011 8:09 PM

Cold conditions in plains localised phenomenon: Experts

Experts say that the extreme cold conditions in the plains is a localised phenomenon and it will be incorrect to directly link it with climate change. Talking to AIR, Aditya Ghosh, Climate Change expert in Centre of Science and Environment however said that weather has become extremely erractic in t...

January 10, 2011 8:09 PM

Prasar Bharti dismisses reports about delegation of powers

Prasar Bharti Board has dismissed the reports published in a section of media about the delegation of powers to the Executive Member of the Board. In a statement issued in New Delhi, the Board Chairperson Mrinal Pandey said, under the Act government nominee can be delegated the powers and functions ...

January 10, 2011 8:08 PM

Income Tax Dept surveys business premises of onion, vegetable traders

The Income Tax department today surveyed business premises of onion and vegetable traders including at Azadpur wholesale market in Delhi to detect its hoarding and illegal profiteering. According to the IT sources, the officials of the I-T department began an early morning operation of checking and ...

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