‘Mandakini water enters Kedarnath temple '
New Tehri: After a brief hiccup, the authorities have resumed the pilgrimage to Kedarnath but contrary to claims being made by the State Government, the situation at Kedarnath leaves much to be desired. In case of heavy rain, the water now enters the Kedarnath temple area as the old course of the Mandakini river has been altered due to the disaster experienced here in June last year.
Mild tremors in delhi, stronger in wB, odisha
New Delhi: Mild tremors were felt in Delhi around 9:50 pm on Wednesday as an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 on the Richter Scale hit Eastern India. Strong tremors were felt in Odisha and West Bengal, but Delhi and Chennai were affected too. Bay of Bengal was the epicentre of the earthquake. Several South Bengal districts including Murshidabad, Haldia Midnapore,Digha, Burdawan and Bankura felt the tremors too. However, no casualties have been reported from any State.
Noida residents’ stir against encroachment
Noida: After growing incidents of encroachment in the region, resident's welfare associations and other local bodies of Noida have demanded action against the squatters. In a meeting with Noida Authority officials, representatives raised serious concern over surge in illegal possession of land in and around residential sectors.
Black money: Centre moves SC for more time
New Delhi: The Centre on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking extension of deadline by a week to implement its order on issuing a notification on reconstitution of the SIT to probe all cases of black money by appointing its former judge MB Shah as chairman. The application was filed a day before the three-week deadline, set by the apex court on May 1.