Pranab resigns as Bengal party head
Senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, on Sunday, resigned as president of the party's West Bengal unit "due to his heavy government responsibilities".
By HT Correspondent | IANS, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 27, 2010 03:47 PM IST
Senior Congress leader and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, on Sunday, resigned as president of the party's West Bengal unit "due to his heavy government responsibilities".
Announcing this in New Delhi, party general secretary Janardan Dwivedi said: "The Congress president Sonia Gandhi has also appointed Manas Ranjan Bhunia as the new president of the party's West Bengal unit with immediate effect."
Bhunia is the leader of the Congress legislative party in the West Bengal assembly.
Farmers’ protest: Key Delhi borders remain closed, traffic diverted
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan
UPDATED ON MAR 05, 2021 09:56 AM IST
Motorists travelling towards Delhi from Uttar Pradesh cannot cross the Ghazipur border and the Delhi Traffic Police have advised them to take alternative routes which pass through Anand Vihar, DND, Loni and Apsara borders
22-yr-old dies as Mercedes rams car at Delhi’s Dwarka crossing
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON MAR 05, 2021 09:05 AM IST
The two men, Akash Rana and Rahul Rana, who worked for a life insurance company, were returning from a party hosted by their employers at a prominent hotel around 1am, when the accident occurred at a traffic junction between Sector 6 and 7 of Dwarka
Delhi: Air quality poor, temperature could reach 35°C by Monday
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Zara Khan
UPDATED ON MAR 05, 2021 08:34 AM IST
CPCB data showed that on Wednesday the overall AQI had deteriorated to 278, categorised as “poor” in the AQI scale. On Tuesday, the overall AQI in Delhi was 175, in the “moderate” category
MPI: NDMC ranks 1st, says it sought 'outstanding' quality of life for citizens
Posted by Prashasti Singh | PTI, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 08:25 AM IST
This year's ranking comes as a remarkable jump from the NDMC's 65th spot in the 2019 MPI.
461 bullets, 4,000 tear gas shells used by cops to quell Delhi riots
By Prawesh Lama, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 04:00 AM IST
- As part of their investigation, police have till date arrested 1,753 persons, which includes 820 Hindus and 933 Muslims.
Civil defence volunteer accidentally shoots himself
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 03:36 AM IST
- The accused man, 30-year-old Sujeet Kumar, remains hospitalised and the police are waiting for him to recover before they pursue “suitable action” against him.
Court warrant against MCD union members
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 03:31 AM IST
- A bench of justice Vipin Sanghi and justice Rekha Palli also asked the members of the striking union to not put under siege the municipal corporation or throw garbage on the streets.
MBA in family business helping people across India, says Sisodia
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 03:27 AM IST
- Manish Sisodia also interacted with students enrolled in the course to know their experiences.
Local sources behind high pollution in north, east Delhi
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 03:23 AM IST
- Jai Prakash, north Delhi mayor, said that all efforts of the municipal agencies this winter were focused to control local pollution sources.
Police claim to foil plot for murder of riots accused in Tihar jail
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 05, 2021 03:20 AM IST
- No Delhi police officer commented on the incident on record, but senior police officers aware of the development said on condition of anonymity that the two men who were on the target, are lodged in Tihar for their role in the northeast Delhi violence.
Earthmover accidentally dumps soil, kills 14-year-old boy in Shahbad Dairy
By HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 03:15 AM IST
- Like several other curious onlookers, the boy too was watching the earthmover in action when the mishap took place, the police said.
Delhiwale: Life in an auto-rickshaw
By Mayank Austen Soofi, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 02:44 AM IST
- Considering the possibility of quitting this occupation, he observes that “one of the good things of being an auto driver is that all your income is made in hard cash.
Most cities low on economic ability
By Abhishek Jha, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 01:58 AM IST
- The last, which has a weight of almost one-third in the rankings, is a completely subjective parameter.
Mohankrishna Bohara wins Bihari Puraskar
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 01:27 AM IST
- The Bihari Puraskar is one of the three literary awards instituted by the KK Birla Foundation in 1991.
Centre not utilising vaccine doses adequately: Delhi HC
By Richa Banka
PUBLISHED ON MAR 05, 2021 01:13 AM IST
- It also asked the Centre why it was donating or selling Covid-19 vaccines to foreign countries at a time when the drive to inoculate Indian citizens was not optimised.