India

Mathura, Feb 7 (PTI) A Mathura court has issued notices to the Shahi Idgah Masjid management committee and others, seeking their stands on a fresh plea for the removal of a 17th-century mosque from near the birthplace of Lord Krishna in the Katra Keshav Dev temple complex here.

Additional District and Sessions Judge Dev Kant Shukla on Saturday issued notices after admitting the plea, ruling that the suit is "maintainable and hence admissible" for detailed hearing, District Government Counsel (Civil) Sanjai Gaur said.

New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) The country's coal import rose by 15.1 per cent to 23.63 million tonnes (MT) in December 2020 compared to 20.52 MT in the year-ago month.

Non-coking coal imports were at 15.63 MT in December this fiscal against 14.21 MT in the same month last fiscal. Coking coal imports were at 5.36 MT against 4.47 MT in December 2019-20, according to provisional data compiled by mjunction services.

New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) Melting of Himalayan glaciers has doubled since the start of the 21st century due to rising temperatures, losing over a vertical foot and half of ice each year and potentially threatening water supply for hundreds of millions of people in countries, including India, according to a study published in 2019.

The analysis, spanning 40 years of satellite observations across India, China, Nepal and Bhutan, indicates that climate change is eating the Himalayan glaciers, researchers said.

Kanpur: A wider road on main Jajmau area does not find a crowd less space on Sunday being a holiday. The road connects the road leading up to the Circuit House and even farther towards the city's Mall Road.

The reason for the big crowd is the weekly market. It occupies the space by the pathway sellers who covers the vacant space on the roadside without caring of the hindrance to the smoother traffic. 

As a tradition of the weekly market goes on the jam occurs unnecessarily on the road. The sellers encroach the space on the road.

Dehradun/New Delhi, Feb 7 (PTI) A glacier broke off at Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district on Sunday, leading to a massive flood in the Dhauli Ganga river and causing large-scale devastation in the upper reaches of the ecologically fragile Himalayas.

More than 150 labourers working in a power project are missing, officials said.

Ahmedabad, Feb 6 (PTI) SupremeCourt justice M R Shah on Saturday described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "our most popular, loved, vibrant and visionary leader".

The praise for the prime minister by Justice Shah came during a function to celebrate diamond jubilee of the Gujarat High Court.

Chitrakoot (UP), Feb 6 (PTI) Following the directives of a court here, police have registered a case against a 30-year-old man for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl, officials said on Saturday.

Bharatkoop Station House Officer (SHO) Sanjay Upadhyay said the case was registered on Friday, following the orders of Additional District Judge Pradeep Mishra on Thursday.

Citing the charge sheet, the SHO said the girl had gone to attend nature's call late on January 24, when the accused flashed a country-made pistol, dragged her to a field and raped her.

New Delhi, Feb 6 (PTI) Punjab & Sind Bank on Saturday said its net loss in December quarter 2020-21 spiralled to Rs 2,375.53 crore on higher provisions for bad loans.

The lender had posted a net loss of Rs 255.49 crore in the same period a year ago. In September quarter also, the bank had a loss of Rs 401.27 crore.

Kolkata, Feb 6 (PTI) West Bengal Finance minister Amit Mitra Saturday said the Centre is on a spree to impose cess and surcharges to deny the states from getting their share of revenues.

The Centre has increased cess and surcharges from eight to 16 per cent over and above the taxes so as not to share with the states, he told reporters here a day after the vote-on-account by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the state assembly.

SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India ended an 18-month-long ban on high speed internet services on mobile devices in disputed Kashmir, where opposition to New Delhi has deepened after it revoked the region’s semi-autonomy.

The order late Friday lifted the ban on 4G mobile data services However, the order issued by the region’s home secretary, Shaleen Kabra, asked police officials to “closely monitor the impact of lifting of restrictions.”