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Moderate to dense fog in parts of Delhi

NEW DELHI, December 30 (PTI): Moderate to dense fog was witnessed in parts of Delhi on Saturday morning, even as visibility improved in several areas, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The visibility was 200 metres at Safdarjung, Delhi’s main weather station, and 500 metres at Ridge. According to an advisory issued by the IMD for Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, north Rajasthan and north Madhya Pradesh, fog may affect visibility at some airports, highways and railway routes. Train services were impacted due to fog for the fourth straight day with 30 Delhi-bound trains delayed. The minimum temperature

Ayodhya bossoms as workers Adorn Streets for Temple Grand Opening

AYODHYA, India, Dec 29 (Reuters): Less than a month before a grand Hindu temple opens, India’s northern town of Ayodhya is buzzing with activity as finishing touches are put on a project seen as the centrepiece of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election campaign. Once a sleepy temple town in the most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, Ayodhya has received a new airport and roads in a $6-billion facelift as Modi prepares to inaugurate the temple to Lord Ram, one of Hinduism’s most revered deities. A day before Modi was set to inaugurate the airport and a renovated train station, workers

Nearly 13,000 teachers’ salaries deducted in last 6 months for remaining absent from duty in Bihar

Patna, December 29 (PTI): The Bihar Education Department has deducted the salaries of 12,987 school teachers, who were found absent from duty during inspections, in the last six months, a senior official said on Friday. The department has also suspended 39 others for various teaching violations committed in the last six months, while 13 educators have been dismissed from service for allegedly remaining absent from duty for periods between six months and two years without prior sanction, and also violating provisions of teachers’ recruitment regulations. ”In the last six months (till December 23), the department has so far deducted salaries

Nitish Kumar elected JD(U) president

New Delhi, December 29 (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was elected Janata Dal (United) president at the party’s national executive meeting here on Friday, with incumbent Lalan Singh stepping down and proposing his name, party leader K C Tyagi said. The national council meeting of the party, scheduled to be held later in the day, is likely to ratify decisions taken in the executive meeting. Sources said most key leaders within the party were of the view that Kumar being its most prominent face should take charge of the organisation at this crucial time in the run up to

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