Day: June 29, 2019

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Bishnu Sethi is BJPLP deputy leader

6:35 pm June 29, 2019

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha unit of BJP Saturday nominated Bishnu Sethi as the deputy leader of its legislature party and Mohan Majhi as chief whip. BJP this time has emerged as the main opposition party with 23 members in 147-member House in Odisha. The Dhamnagar MLA Bishnu Sethi has been appointed as the deputy leader of […]

Murder accused hurls slipper at judge, booked

6:25 pm June 29, 2019

Thane: A man accused of murder hurled a slipper at a judge in sessions court here, apparently as he was upset over the court’s decision to appoint a new counsel for him, police said on Saturday. The incident happened on Friday, police said. “The man, Ganesh Gaikwad, is facing a trial in a murder case […]

Man held in Delhi for stalking Telugu film actress

Man stabs girl, tries to kill himself

6:18 pm June 29, 2019

Mangaluru: A 20-year-old woman was repeatedly stabbed by a man near here on Friday, apparently angered by unrequited love, police said. After stabbing her, the attacker slit his throat in an attempt to kill himself. The 28-year-old man kept people at bay, waving his knife and asking them not to intervene,police said. Both were taken […]

Anti-tank mine detected along IB in J-K’s Samba

6:13 pm June 29, 2019

Jammu: An anti-tank mine was detected near the International Border in Ramgarh sector in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, police said Saturday. The anti-tank mine was noticed by some villagers alongside the bank of Basantar river in the Sapwal area Friday, a police official said. He said bomb disposal squad of the Army is on […]

Defence minister flags in Army’s mountaineering team that summited Mt Makalu

2:03 pm June 29, 2019

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday met the members of the Indian Army’s mountaineering team that summitted Mount Makalu in Nepal last month. “Flagging in” the mountaineering team, Singh said by summitting one of the world’s highest and most difficult peaks, the Army had written a new chapter in this area that will […]