U’khand sees season’s first snowfall
Dehradun: Weather took a sudden turn in the Hill State of Uttarakhand on Monday evening as the Kedarnath valley witnessed the first snowfall of the season, weather officials said. The snowfall brought down the temperature and heralded the winters, said the officials, adding that heavy rainfall also took place in Haridwar, state capital Dehradun, Kotdwar and Pithoragarh. Despite the sudden cold turn, 419 pilgrims visited the Kedarnath shrine, officials said.
Gujarat proposes Rs15,375-cr Devp plan
New Delhi: The Gujarat Government has proposed a Rs15,375 crore comprehensive action plan to ensure basic infrastructure in 31 cities under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) in the next five years, said a statement from the Urban Development Ministry. Of this, 42 per cent is to be spent on providing water supply connections to all urban households in the AMRUT cities, 30 per cent on providing sewerage connections to all households and 12 per cent on ensuring drainage services to the extent of 50 per cent and the rest on urban transport and provision of green spaces and parks.
SC rejects Ranjit Sinha’s plea
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the plea of Ranjit Sinha not to allow the court-appointed panel access to the alleged original visitors’ diary of his official residence during his tenure as CBI Director. A bench of Justices Madan B lokur, Kurian Joseph and A K Sikri stood by its September 30 order through which the plea of former CBI Special Director M l Sharma, seeking original visitors’ diary of Sinha’s official residence, was sent to the bench headed by Chief Justice Hl Dattu.