Two dead and one missing after a coal mine collapsed in Meghalaya's Mooknor. S Nongtnger, SP, East Jaintia Hills, says "It is suspected that boulders hit them while they were trying to extract coal. The investigation is underway to identify the owner of the quarry."
All BJP MPs to protest in front of Gandhi statue at the Parliament tomorrow at 10 am against the attack on BJP Rajya Sabha MP, V. Muraleedharan's residence in Thalassery, Kerala.
Varanasi Airport Director: A Boeing 737 Max, Spicejet flight on Hongkong-Delhi route made an emergency landing due to a snag in the left engine at the Varanasi airport at 10am today. All 140+ passengers are safe. More details awaited.
Telangana: 67 schoolgirls brought to the hospital after complaining of stomach ache and vomiting. The students are from a Govt residential school in Ranga Reddy district.
Punjab MLA Sukhpal Khaira resigns from the primary membership of Aam Aadmi Party. In a letter to Arvind Kejriwal, Khaira says 'party has totally deviated from the ideology and principles on which it was formed post Anna Hazare movement.'
Full emergency was declared at Kolkata airport yesterday night after fuel leakage on Air India flight AI-335 from Bangkok to Delhi. All passengers were safe.
5000 kg 'Khichdi' being cooked for BJP's 'Bhim Mahasangam Vijay Sankalp' rally in Delhi's Ram Leela Maidan later today. The rice and lentils have been collected from Dalit households.
IMD: Cyclone warning(orange message) issued for the Andaman Islands. The cyclonic storm ‘PABUK’ over Andaman Sea & neighbourhood moved north-northwestwards with a speed of 20 kmph during past 6 hours.
A Singapore-Bengaluru flight and a Goa-Bengaluru flight diverted to Chennai due to fog at Bengaluru airport. 50 flights scheduled between 6 am-9 am were also delayed.
Chirag Paswan, LJP: I feel Ram Mandir should not be on our agenda, only development, farmers, jobs should be given priority. Same thing I had said when results of the three states came recently.
Delhi: People take refuge at night shelters as cold wave intensifies in the national capital. Drizzling observed in parts of the national capital.
New Delhi, January 6: The preparations for Ardh Kumbh Mela in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj are in full swing. Luxury tents have been set-up in Prayagraj as part of the preparations. The 'Kumbh' is set to get underway from January 15. Meanwhile, authorities have ordered the closure of 24 big industrial units in Ghaziabad during the Kumbh Mela to keep the Ganga clean and prevent the release of untreated effluent and wastewater in the river.
In Hyderabad, the new Telangana legislative assembly will commence its proceedings on 17th January. A day before, on 16th January 2019, MLA from Charminar Constituency Mumtaz Ahmed Khan will take oath as Pro-tem Speaker in Raj Bhavan.
The National Testing Agency (NTA) has announced the UGC NET 2018 December exam result. The First UGC NET Examination was conducted by NTA from 18th December 2018 to 22nd December 2018 across 235 cities.
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