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ED clears Rs.311cr to settle dues of Kingfisher staff

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday said it had cleared the release of Rs.311 crore of impounded assets that are to be used by the official liquidator of Kingfisher Airl... Read More


CM Fadnavis accepts Kokate's resignation

India, Dec. 19 -- Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis accepted the resignation of cabinet minister Manikrao Kokate on Thursday, days after a sessions court upheld his two-year imprisonment in... Read More


Chief sculptor of Statue of Unity dies

India, Dec. 19 -- Sculptor Ram Sutar, best known for designing the Statue of Unity, died at his residence in Noida's Sector 19 late on Wednesday. He was 100. His last rites were performed at the Secto... Read More


Odisha BJP seeks to reverse big pay hike

India, Dec. 19 -- Facing public anger over a legislative move that made Odisha's lawmakers the highest-paid in the country with a 211% salary hike, BJP MLAs on Thursday urged chief minister Mohan Majh... Read More


HC orders protection of 12 live-in couples

India, Dec. 19 -- The Allahabad High Court has directed police protection for 12 live-in couples, who said they faced threats from their families and had received inadequate security from the police. ... Read More


Air on verge of 'severe' again, smog hits flights

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Capital continued to be blanketed in fog on Thursday due to dipping air quality, which plummeted from the lower-end of "very poor" to around 373 by the afternoon, forcing the... Read More


worsening air quality sparks row between state govt, aap

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Public Works Department and water minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday mounted a sharp attack on the previous Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government, alleging that a decade of administra... Read More


Misting systems to be installed at all flyovers, says govt

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- Public Works Department (PWD) minister Parvesh Verma on Thursday announced a series of pollution-control and road infrastructure measures, outlining what he described as a "time-... Read More


centre to set up 4-member expert panel to tackle ozone pollution

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Union environment ministry has proposed to constitute a four-member expert panel to work on ozone (O3) pollution to assess ways to mitigate its ill-effects and also assess it... Read More


Closure notice for 5 restaurants over lack of fire safety clearances

New Delhi, Dec. 19 -- The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) has issued closure notices to five establishments and found 24 units violating safety norms during a week-long inspection drive across restaurants, ... Read More